cdma phone coverage

cheers thanks for that..crap isn,t it all the money teltra have made from us think that would be at bit more advanced in technology..
cheers once again

maroni, compare it to the GSM network, then you'll see why you use CDMA. What extra money? Telstra charges me the same rates for my CDMA as it does for GSM.

One thing that map show though it how important it is to have an external arial on your CDMA phone!

"One thing that map show though it how important it is to have an external arial on your CDMA phone!
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Cor blimby what was I dribbling there!!

Hang on I'll try again:

One thing that map shows though, is how important it is to have an external arial on your CDMA phone to get the most out of it. ;-)

Yeah but pity non of the new Nokias accept an axternal arial!! They are all re-radiating arials and nokia state they are not compatable with the clark 126 car kit!!!

Nokia are not very "up there" with CDMA. Motorola and Kyocera are probally the two to chose from. The higher end LG's have external antennas too.

When I bought my CDMA I had the same problem, even the older Nokias did not support high gain antennas through car kits. That's why I went motorola... Been bloody good too, don't regret it.

Nokia are doing themselve a disservice on what they state in their website. I have the Nokia 6225 and the website says it doesn't support a proximity antenae, yet the sales rep supplied my genuine car kit with one and I can get over 90 kms range from a base station. Go figure?

How many other Nokia phones are capable of using a high gain antenae but Nokia don't advertise it?

Cheers

Captain

I'm with Jeff:
Motorola and Kyocera are the ones we use.
Car areail and in-car kit are, in my opinion, essential.

Hi AVA,

I had a Kyrocera with full car kit before I got the Nokia 6225. The performance between them was esentially identical, but the Nokia had far more user features (camera etc...).

Both are good phones and I was not expecting the Nokia to be as good range wise as it only had the proximity connector, unlike the Kyrocera "plug in" antenae. Was suprised how good the proximity connector was, but others have had different results on other model Nokia phones.

Fully agree that aerial and car kits are essential.

Cheers

Captain

Opps, forgot to add that Thargomindah is last coverage on the Strezlecki.

The public phone box at Birdsville opposite the pub works well too!

Hi Patrick,

It really depends on what deal you can get. The retail price for the Nokia car kit is around $250 + antenae (~$150 with prox module). But the kit is often on special for $49. As for the phone, it varies from shop to shop, but would expect to pay a few hundred unless you sign up for a plan.

Cheers

Captain

Cheers, might have to upgrade soon, those prices are'nt to bad

Patrick

We have a 2280 and was told no car kit available but we were able to purchase one from Olbis Rocklea QLd and we have just done all of Western Australia with coverage in a lot of the areas that are listed on the CDMA Maps. Definately worked in the car with the aerial but not in the camper at night in some of the places where we could get in the car. We couldnt at the time get by the best aerial and had to get a duel CDMA/GSM but it gave us good coverage in lots of places.When we get to upgrade the2280 all we have to do is change the cradle of the hands free kit. Being able to get the calls while driving, we had the speaker in the middle of the car so that the navigator or driver could talk was certainly the way to go.

I travel a great deal in the outback including punting my OKA across the Centre from Broome to NSW and back via various routes at least once a year - mostly to give seminars at CMCA Rallies.

I've found that the Telstra maps that show CDMA coverage to be surprisingly accurate. In essence outback coverage is almost non-existent outside most population centres (as the maps show). I would add that an external antenna will extend the range where coverage exists - but for a lot of OZ there's none at all.

Right now satellite is the only convenient telephone system - HF radio is fine but does not offer the convenience or immediacy of a satphone.
Collyn Rivers