Nextg phones with external antennas

Thanks for the info, I wont spend that much on a car kit though which is probably why I only ever got the patch lead for my Kyocera as CDMA car kits were pricey too. I'll either go for the A701 or the LG with patch lead, thanks again,
Peter

Interesting to see that your LG had to be repaired. I had an LG CDMA phone and had nothing but trouble for the two years I had it.

The optus shop told they are the phone that give them the biggest trouble.

Telstra agreed but reckon the new LG nextg phone will give you no troubles ????

I was pleasantly surprised how much better my sumsung nextg phone reception was compared to my cdma phone on the farm when I got it home in December.
Testra said it would only get better in January but instead I can hardly even get a single bar now.

Telstra country wide are looking into ????

Thanks all for the good info,
Peter

Peter,

I have the same experience as Graham and Ann and I live in rural SA. I am still using my analog aerial! Worked well CDMA and now probaly better with Next G.

regards

Mike

The other day I was out in the Flinders standing next to a person who was using the old CDMA in an area where a signal was detectable. She had a signal and my F850 Next G, nothing. I take all these CDMA phones with a pinch of salt and use my Satphone if I need to ring someone.

Cheers

Thanks Mike, I take it that you are using the LG tu500, are you using a car kit or patch lead with it? cheers,
Peter

Willem, You are right not to rely on them if you really need to talk to someone. Makes me chuckle a bit at how some people let the mobile phone rule there life, I wonder what they did back in "the good old days"!

Yes I do and I got the car kit for free when switching over. Easy to install as it used all the "old" wiring. Slightly OTT I also use a Next G card in my lap top as required. That too is a lot better than CDMA used to be - full broadband.
I carry Sat phone mainly to receive text messages from the family when solo in the bush.
Mike

An external antenna give you a lot more range and less drop outs in hilly or fringe areas.

Think about it you are using you phone in a vehicle made of steel with the phone attatched to your ear in a not so vertical position.......very poor radiationg qualitys.

If we had not to worry about external antennas then we would be using UHF handhelds not uhf vehicle mounted radios with external antennas.

Is your life only worth the price of and external antenna?

Thanks Doug, I have found that the external antenna on the CDMA did make a fair sort of difference though in some areas and not very much in others. I've managed to get up to 80km (as the crow flies) from Meeka with the CDMA + antenna on a ridge and no hope of getting reception anywhere within cooee of that without the antenna. I just thought seeing as though I have the antenna on the bullbar I probably should be utilising it, even if it doesn't get the range of my CDMA (which is excellent!) what choice is there when it's getting switched off :(
Peter

Oznuggets
I am heading up to near Newman tomorrow , will try mine and see how far from Meeka I get service , I still don't see the need for an Antenna, besides I'm forking out more bloody dollars for a hands free kit just to have an Ext' Ant' when I got a damn good set up now , some blokes are amazed just how good it is , as the Truckie who went and got a Nuvi as soon as he got home from a trip , I guess he has shelved the Navman or passed it over to his Mrs

That would be good to see how far it gets Doug, also if you go through Tuckanarra (Nth of Cue) see if you get a signal there, cheers!
Peter

I guess Doug the issue comes if you are working in a marginal area. I tend to agree with you though if you are travelling at 100km/h and only lose coverage for a few min why would you bother?

A few years ago I was north of Broken Hill moving about on properties to the west of the Silver City Highway. With my phone in the car kit connected to the antenna I had good signal. With the phone in my hand, not connected to the external antenna I had no signal. For me it was one day and I could certainly afford to have missed the few calls I got, but for the property owner who works there every day it would be well worth having the improved reception.

To all the others questioning coverage think on this. During the time I lived in Broken Hill and used CDMA I watched the signal improve steadily. Late last year I travelled from the Hill to Sydney and back via Dubbo. I had CDMA coverage all the way. The next weekend I travelled to Adelaide and back, coverage all the way. When I first moved to the Hill I lost coverage before I got to the SA border and about 30km east of the Hill on the way to Sydney.

I reckon NextG will only get better. Trouble is once it gets good enough to keep most of us happy most of the time..................they'll change to something else.

Duncs

Thanks Scrubcat, So much for new technology hey, who is kidding us all? I haven't heard of that model phone though is that a new model number?
Peter

" ...If an external really is essential then you can get bluetooth kits that will connect any mobile that doesnt have an external arial jack...personally I wouldnt bother "

Bluetooth does not have anything to do with external antenna and NO Bluetooth kits have antennas, nor transmitting facilities built in.

Regards Richard

Thanks Richard

Your correct...My wording could have been better...I knew what I was trying to say but on reflection it didnt read quite right

....what I was attempting to write was that you can get a hands free car kit with the external arial connected to a base station in the car...that base station connects via bluetooth to your phone

Regards

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