Re: Hanging on to a signal.

On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 14:24:48 -0000, R. Mark Clayton <nospamclayton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


"JonPhred" <junkman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:op.s4q5xh1nrzk9co@xxxxxxx
A friend is looking at 100% cashback deals involving V220, K300i, Nokia
6030 and the like but he lives in a valley with low signal strength. All
networks are on a nearby mast located just the other side of the (wooded)
hill from his home. Call set-up seems to work OK but the voice quality is
rubbish and calls are frequently dropped.

<snip>
If you know or can find out where the base station is then a directional
antenna (Yagi, like TV) pointing the right way would definitely help.

If the house has upper floors, so will going upstairs.

If there is not aerial socket (e.g. for car kit) then on modern phones part
of the antenna is inside and external is unlikely to help.

<snip>

I've found an Ericsson R320s at the back of a drawer which seems to be the only handset in my possession with an external antenna connection (though a V220 and A1018s have screw-in stubs) but I don't see that connectors are readily available so that may be a non-starter.

I know exactly where the base station is located but, although standing at an upstairs window on the appropriate side of his house does help a bit (the walls are massively thick stone), this is far from convenient and the improvement isn't great.

Looks like he'll have to let calls go unanswered and go upstairs from time to time to collect messages or identify missed calls so he can return calls by landline instead of using included minutes. Perhaps QxTelecom would be of use in this latter situation.

Thanks.
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JonPhred
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