Best NextG Phone with external aerial
Submitted: Saturday, May 09, 2009 at 22:37
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StormyKnight
Looking for a next G phone for the 4WD
My wish list
1. A cradle so it can charge in the car
2. I can see the screen whilst driving to indicate if i have signal or not...i.e. no stupid screen savers or clocks.....signal level is much more important....
3. The screen backlight can be selected to be on all the time whilst in the cradle so I can read it during the day or at night
4. It will accept an external aerial preferably hardwired but I may consider a passive if people here find they function
well.
5. The battery life is in days not hours...fancy colors screens are not required....
6. Blue tick (Regional/Remote) certified or equivalent
I will have an external aerial on the bullbar for the phone & run the cable back thru the firewall.
Oh & I just need to make phone calls on it & SMS, that's it!
I've been happy before with Nokias, but I don't think they have one at the moment with an external aerial connection. The advantage of a Nokia is that the crade has an insert that can be changed with new models so i have been told.....
Thanks
Reply By: Member - Royce- Sunday, May 10, 2009 at 11:58
Sunday, May 10, 2009 at 11:58
I did lots of research after dropping my last phone in a bucket of water!
My first aim was to get one with THE BEST COVERAGE.
Then... I looked at all the features.
I found a few U-beaut phones, but the A411 was reputed to be the best coverage... I decided to get one.
It is dirt cheap to buy outright, so if you lose it ...it's not the end of the world.
Big numbers as you dial.... great.
Stumpy little aerial.... sticks in your pocket... but you don't lose it so easily.
I'll wait for the U-beauts to drop a little in price.
So far, in my travels, I have barely ever found a place where this tuff little fone duznt work! :-]]
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