[Rhodes22-list] Cell Phone Issues

[Michael Meltzer]

I heard the sprint story before, Verizon does better then att along the east coast, in the Midwest/west it can be more spotty(i.e.
pick up "roaming" charges).
The mast mounts help on the coast, but in this case I would check a topography map, it might be a 500 foot ridge line that is the
problem their. And the carries do not see feel the market is their to install a station to get around it. if you go for the mast
mount a couple of subjections. You need a combustions antenna that does 800mhz/1800mhz/1900 mhz. The VHF/cell phones will not do it,
run a dedicated "car" antenna that will. The other thing is make sure the phone you get has the option to sit in a car kit that will
boast the power to 3 watts, the forty feet of antenna wire will "kill" the 0.06(or is it 0.6) watts handles are allowed to put out.
And use good wire.

MJM

BTW what every did you do about light in the end?

----- Original Message -----
From: "brad haslett" <flybrad@yahoo.com>
To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 7:14 PM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Cell Phone Issues


> We're in the process of shopping for a new cell phone
> server.  Sprint PCS has turned out to be an expensive
> "beeper" service.  We live 1.3 miles from the nearest
> Sprint antenna but the phones don't work from our
> home.  I can't call home from downtown Philly,
> Portland, LAX area, the list goes on and on.  My
> friends call me and hang up knowing that I'll find a
> payphone and use the caller ID to figure who to call
> back.  Enough!  We get a company discount on Verizon
> and AT&T.  What's your experience with these services?
>
> Second question:  Has anyone hooked up their cell
> phones to the boats VHF mast antenna?  The marine
> catalogs list cell phone antennas that look simular to
> a standard VHF one.  Every service I've looked at show
> a blank area in the Pickwick Lake area.  The "no
> service" band is narrow and follows the TN river so
> I'm wondering if an elevated antenna might help.  I'd
> like to just leave the phone behind but that won't
> always be possible.
>
> PS:  MJM, I promise not to talk on the phone during
> thunderstorms.
>
> Brad Haslett
> "CoraShen"
>
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