best kept secret..smart phone with patch lead!

Eureka....I have found it !!!!

Have been very dissapointed that you could not get a smart phone with a dedicated patch lead socket.....and so have been hoarding my old Samsung A411 and the C5220 for a fall back.....BUT I have stumbled on this little gem of knowledge

Here we are

The Samsung Galaxy S 2 has a hidden one inside the back battery cover!...It is there for technicians to hook into to do whatever they do in there BUT it doubles as an antennae socket..

Here is what to do when you are out there and want to hook into your antennae / patch lead

...get a silicon cover and punch a small hole in the back of this opposite to the socket.

Take off the battery cover (unless you decide that a small hole drilled in there is acceptable ..I dont).

Insert the phone into the silicon case and plug your patch lead in.....works a treat...the silicon cover keeps the battery etc. in place and clean and dry as obviously when in this state the phone will be inside a vehicle / 'van and out of the elements of dust and moisture etc.

When you are back in normal hand held range...simply dissconnect all and put the battery cover back on and use another silicon case or the same with the hole...your choice

FYI

The patch lead that fits is a Cellink that suits the Samsung U900T/C3050/i9000T/S8300T

Yes it does work........... 2 bars to full bars on my test

cheers