By the way ED, I tried to respond to your origional reply privately, and message was returned. But it wasn't the symaatico address. Over quota. Thanks Walter --- teltek2 <teltek2@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Walt; > If you're in Tennessee, that may be different. > Acouple of years ago we went > thru the Black Hills. Reception about 10% of the > time, I would think > improvements have been made since then. If you > have an external antenna plug > on the phone..use it. Can't hurt. Do some tests. > with and without external. > > -Ed- > Tel-Tek Electronics > Ontario-Canada > > teltek2@xxxxxxxxxxxx > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "walter wood" <wwood_38478@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 4:42 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Cell Phone Antenna > Questions > > > > > > 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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