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Hey, Wally....I just made a 245 mile call on my cell phone. Signal was loud and
clear. Antenna height, over 6' at my ear. Height above phone, 1/2 inch! RB |
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Bobsprit wrote:
Hey, Wally....I just made a 245 mile call on my cell phone. Signal was loud and clear. Antenna height, over 6' at my ear. Height above phone, 1/2 inch! You have a cellphone which has the antenna sticking out?? How last century! Get up to date! -- Wally www.makearatherlonglinkthattakesyounowhere.com Things are always clearer in the cold, post-upload light. |
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You have a cellphone which has the antenna sticking out??
How last century! Get up to date! My last phone...full color, slipped and sank because it's smooth antenna-less body was like glass! I replaced it with a thick phone with an Antenna...and it has fewer dropped calls! RB |
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You must have a 5000 watt cell phone for it to penetrate
about a foot of solid bone like that . . . "Bobsprit" wrote in message ... Hey, Wally....I just made a 245 mile call on my cell phone. Signal was loud and clear. Antenna height, over 6' at my ear. Height above phone, 1/2 inch! RB |
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You must have a 5000 watt cell phone for it to penetrate
about a foot of solid bone like that . . . I said MY EAR, not MY PENIS. Sheesh! RB |
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Bobsprit wrote:
My last phone...full color, slipped and sank because it's smooth antenna-less body was like glass! Sounds like you bought a poor design! I replaced it with a thick phone with an Antenna...and it has fewer dropped calls! How long does it take for the valves to warm up? -- Wally www.makearatherlonglinkthattakesyounowhere.com Things are always clearer in the cold, post-upload light. |
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My last phone...full color, slipped and sank because it's smooth
antenna-less body was like glass! Sounds like you bought a poor design! Top of the line with web browser, color screen. I'm now using a "cheap" version along with a unit that lets me browse and do e-mail from the boat without the HP notebook. Pretty cool. RB |
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I have a cellphone with extensible external antenna too. It's a CDMA
rig with a lot more range than the useless outside metropolitan areas GSM phones. PDW In article , Wally wrote: Bobsprit wrote: Hey, Wally....I just made a 245 mile call on my cell phone. Signal was loud and clear. Antenna height, over 6' at my ear. Height above phone, 1/2 inch! You have a cellphone which has the antenna sticking out?? How last century! Get up to date! -- Wally www.makearatherlonglinkthattakesyounowhere.com Things are always clearer in the cold, post-upload light. |
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In article , The Captains
Master wrote: On Thu, 04 Sep 2003 09:54:14 +1000, Peter Wiley wrote: I have a cellphone with extensible external antenna too. It's a CDMA rig with a lot more range than the useless outside metropolitan areas GSM phones. Ahh Tasmania..... :-) Yep. GSM is useless. It's useless in most of NSW too, geographically. In fact it's useless in most of Australia. The ads give coverage by percentage of population, not geographical area. CDMA works 40 nautical miles out to sea off southern Tasmania to my certain knowledge. GSM doesn't. Fine for high density areas like cities, not elsewhere. I liked the old AMPS system. We used to have an antenna on the mast that could pull in a signal from 80 nm to sea, and a 3 watt Motorola rig that could punch that far. Was great for coming home, saved a fortune on INMARSAT calls to the spouses telling them when to be down at the wharf and to kick whoever was in their bed, out again. Must buy an Iridium handset one of these days. We have a few at work and they work quite well. PDW |
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There's nothing like surfing the web while on the highway. :-)
"Peter Wiley" wrote in message . .. CDMA works on my NSW country place, GSM doesn't. Better highway coverage too. When I got a new work phone, I got CDMA because of the better coverage. For cities, I agree GSM works fine; all a matter of cell density. The new 3G phones leave me cold, tho the data bandwidth might be nice. As for pictures/video - nah, not interested. The old AMPS system had to go for all the reasons it was so good in rural areas - as you say, x-talk and dropouts due to overloaded cells. Had great range but that's about all it had going for it. PDW In article , The Captains Master wrote: On Thu, 04 Sep 2003 13:10:40 +1000, Peter Wiley wrote: In article , The Captains Master wrote: On Thu, 04 Sep 2003 09:54:14 +1000, Peter Wiley wrote: I have a cellphone with extensible external antenna too. It's a CDMA rig with a lot more range than the useless outside metropolitan areas GSM phones. Ahh Tasmania..... :-) Yep. GSM is useless. It's useless in most of NSW too, geographically. In fact it's useless in most of Australia. The ads give coverage by percentage of population, not geographical area. Yep, cities, most large towns and along main highways. The rest, forget it. CDMA works 40 nautical miles out to sea off southern Tasmania to my certain knowledge. GSM doesn't. Fine for high density areas like cities, not elsewhere. Looked at CDMA but never bothered, GSM is fine for me but if I lived anywheer else, even on Lake Macquarie I'd go for it. I liked the old AMPS system. We used to have an antenna on the mast that could pull in a signal from 80 nm to sea, and a 3 watt Motorola rig that could punch that far. Was great for coming home, saved a fortune on INMARSAT calls to the spouses telling them when to be down at the wharf and to kick whoever was in their bed, out again. Yeah but dropouts and X talk were abundant in the city. Must buy an Iridium handset one of these days. We have a few at work and they work quite well. Had a lend of one on appro a while back...very very good except for the delay. Maybe when the kids are off to Uni/College and I can pull my roots again :-) PDW Oz1...of the 3 twins. I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you. |
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Glad I'm not paying your phone bill! Mind you it's not a bad idea if it kills off the 'Are we nearly there yet??' every 5 minutes or so.... peace is worth paying for. Always thought towing a trailer was the best way of touring with kids. My old man obviously thought the same - we travelled in the back of the ute under the canopy. Pity it's illegal nowadays. Ah well, too nice a day to be indoors. PDW In article , The Captains Master wrote: On Thu, 4 Sep 2003 09:08:35 -0700, "Jonathan Ganz" wrote: There's nothing like surfing the web while on the highway. :-) My kids do it all the time via GSM. Oz1...of the 3 twins. I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you. |
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In article , The Captains
Master wrote: On Fri, 05 Sep 2003 09:03:25 +1000, Peter Wiley wrote: Always thought towing a trailer was the best way of touring with kids. My old man obviously thought the same - we travelled in the back of the ute under the canopy. Pity it's illegal nowadays. Heh heh, should have taken you on that red dirt road through the Menindie Lakes...would have cured you of that. Did it in a ute with a suitcase in the back. The dust got into a closed suitcase!! Yeah, know what you mean. I used to go hunting out that way back when I was a uni student and had decent vacations. Dust as fine as talcum powder and it doesn't wash out. Ah well, too nice a day to be indoors. You betcha, the Seawind is beckoning. I can see her down there bobbing around in the powerboat wakes on an oily looking river but the breeze is slowly filling in from the coast...should be a nice day. Was. Lunch with a woman I travelled south with a couple of seasons ago that ended up being all afternoon in a glorious Sydney spring followed by dinner with another woman I worked with in a past life. I've done my shopping, spent time out on Pit****er, had lunch on the beach and caught up on my social circle. Getting close to sailing and it feels pretty good. All debts paid or cancelled when the shore lines are cast off. PDW |
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