I actually live in Tennessee. That's why I started this dialog. As for the need/improvment, both my wife's high dollar Motorola phone and my LG VX1, they both have a place for an external antenna. We sell verision here at the store, and have to have a receiver/transmitter set up ($900.00), to get out of the store. BIG metal building. Walter --- teltek2 <teltek2@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Unique cases like that, I would agree. But as a > rule distribution of the > number of transponders these days, should not be > a problem. Tennessee, alot > of Mountains, this could quite well be the case. > > -Ed- > Tel-Tek Electronics > Ontario-Canada > > teltek2@xxxxxxxxxxxx > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "J Silverman" <greentron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 3:39 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Cell Phone Antenna > Questions > > > > > > There are a variety of cell phone passive > receiver/transmitter antennas > that > > pick up the signal inside the car and release > it outside the car. How much > > good they do is arguable. Might be of some > value in certain locations. > > I do know that on a trip I stopped on a > mountaintop in Tennessee and tried > > to make a call. Couldnt get enough signal > strength inside the car but got > > enough to make the call by stepping outside the > car. > > Jerry Silverman > > Greentron Inc > > 4 Newland Ave > > Greenville SC 29609 > > 864 232 3889 > > Fax 271 2080 > > mailto:greentron@xxxxxxx > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "teltek2" <teltek2@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 1:08 PM > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Cell Phone Antenna > Questions > > > > > > > > > > Walter; > > > Shouldn't be necessary to have an external > antenna for these flip phones > > any > > > more. > > > Transponders are so closely grouped that the > built in antenna should be > > > fine, providing you don't shove the phone in > your glove box, athough > most > > of > > > them are plastic. > > > Sit in your vehicle and just monitor the > signal strenth, should be > plenty. > > > These phone are passed of from one > transponder to the next, and probably > > > working with less than a couple of miles. In > blind spots not even an > > > external antenna will help. > > > > > > -Ed- > > > Tel-Tek Electronics > > > Ontario-Canada > > > > > > teltek2@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "walter wood" <wwood_38478@xxxxxxxxx> > > > To: "Tech Assist" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 12:47 PM > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Cell Phone Antenna > Questions > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I recently got a small flip phone after > having a > > > > bag phone for 10 years. > > > > I have a "glass mount" outside antenna on > my > > > > vehicle. > > > > If I can find the adaptors to hook this > antanna to > > > > my new phone (Tri-Mode phone), will it > help?? > > > > Maybe a better question is "will it help"? > > > > We have the little stick on antennas for my > phone. > > > > I understand that there is no "standing > wave", on > > > > phones like it was on C.B's and Ham radio, > but I > > > > could be mistaken. > > > > Can anyone advise me??? > > > > Thanks > > > > walter > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ===== > > > > Walter Wood > > > > Future Tech Home Center > > > > 2786 Hwy. 43 N. > > > > Lawrenceburg Tn. 38464 > > > > 931-829-3337 > > > > Fax 931-829-4044 > > > > mailto:wwood_38478@xxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > > Yahoo! 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