Re: Re: cell phones out in the booners

I live right by 126 - Just thought I'd throw that in.

Nancy in So. Cal

--- futar61 <futar@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Pete and Bill. I live out on the coast and come
> over your way by 
> 126. I have been using cell phones in the MH for
> many years, first 
> with the 3 watt bag phone now the little hand held.
> A good external 
> antenna is the best and cheapest solution. I have
> two of them. One is 
> an Antenna Specialist and the other is a Wilson.
> They both make high 
> gain 7db ones. I will say that Wilson is great for
> service and 
> warranty even after the warrantee period is up.
> Here's what I do. My 
> roofs have been aluminum so I wanted them on the
> roof as a ground 
> plane. Unfortunately that would require a hole in
> the roof. What I 
> did was get a magnetic one and glued it to the roof
> with contact 
> cement. Wilson also makes a truckers model which is
> expensive but is 
> very very good. It has a built on ground plane. 
> 
> I have been with AT&T now Verizon with the small
> hand helds and they 
> really work much much better with the roof antennas.
> 
> 
> Good luck
> 
> --- In toyota-campers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "pcmentor29"
> <pcmentor29@...> 
> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > Here's some ampifiers,  I was thinking of getting
> an external 
> antenna
> > myself too.
> > 
> > Amp
> > <http://www.wpsantennas.com/index.asp?
> PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=164>
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Pete
> > 
> > 
> > --- In toyota-campers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "bill
> guldager" 
> <speederbill@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > i have been a watcher for several years and have
> gotten a lot a 
> good
> > > advice and am looking for a cell phone answer .
> i have service 
> through
> > > cingular and have a old 3 watt cell phone that
> gets out when 
> others do
> > > not but all cell phone company's have wished me
> to get rid of 
> it . if
> > i
> > > have to change to one of these 3/10th of a watt
> cell phones and 
> stay
> > > with cingular (my company' service ) then i am
> looking for the 
> tiny
> > > cell phone that reaches out that extra bit . i
> am willing to put
> > > external anntenna's on my cars and toyota motor
> home ( sunrader ) 
> but
> > > want to get a phone that works to connect most
> of the time . i 
> live in
> > > the willamette valley (coburg oregon ) and when
> i go to bend 
> oregon i
> > > only lose signal on one corner when others with
> small phones lose 
> it
> > > just out of springfield . can i hear from others
> the good / the 
> bad /
> > > the ugly / the do not connect phone company . i
> have told cingular
> > that
> > > if i am in another phone company's cell phone
> area that i still 
> with
> > to
> > > get out even if i have to pay access fees .
> phone service without
> > > access is no good .i do not have the money for
> satellite service .
> > > please email me off line or on the toyota-camper
> site as i am 
> looking
> > > for good positive info on cell phone's that
> reach out in the 
> booners .
> > > thank you a head of time .
> > >
> >
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 


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