Telstra Smart Phone With Antenna Jack

[tonic]

Hi All. If any of you are like me and work in fringe areas you were probably looking for a smart phone with an external antenna port.

I am hopless with IT and other black magic but from a quick look the new Telstra Touch 4g with external antenna jack looks pretty good.

Might not have all the the stuff of some of the others but will work where they wont.

Anyway, that's about all I can tell you, worth a look I think.

[tonic]

This might help

http://www.telstra.com.au/mobile-phones/mobile-phones/telstra/telstra-easytouch-4g/#tab-features

telstra-2012-easy-touch-4g-10 - Gadget Guy Australia (http://www.gadgetguy.com.au/telstra-serves-up-4g-on-a-platter-this-holiday-season/telstra-2012-easy-touch-4g-10/)

[goingbush]

only problem is the Telstra rhetoric is a bit of a con job, 4g only works in major population centers, dark blue on the map Mobile Broadband Coverage - Telstra (http://www.telstra.com.au/mobile-phones/coverage-networks/our-coverage/mobile-broadband/)

its advertised as Blue Tick but in rural / fringe areas the phone drops back to next g = 3g then gsm (no data) on the fringes

I have the previous NextG blue tick Telstra Active touch (with antenna port) & it only has one bar in my house where my new (non blue tick) Motorola Defy+ has 4 bars, and it also has the External Antenna port & FME patch lead

[Eevo]

the galaxy s2 has an internal antenna that can be used

use this to access it
Patch Lead and Back Cover Combo for Samsung Galaxy S2 i9100 (http://telcoantennas.com.au/site/patch-lead-and-back-cover-combo-samsung-galaxy-s-ii)

[Utemad]

You will find a lot of smart phones have a test port that can be used for an external antenna. However some are very fragile looking.

I'd like a robust antenna port on mine but nothing would get me to pay good money for a Telstra branded phone. They are just cheap and nasty.

I have never had much success with cheap aftermarket passive patch leads/cradles but the Burey passive cradle in my work car is great. It is a multi phone adjustable model.

[tonic]

the galaxy s2 has an internal antenna that can be used

use this to access it
Patch Lead and Back Cover Combo for Samsung Galaxy S2 i9100 (http://telcoantennas.com.au/site/patch-lead-and-back-cover-combo-samsung-galaxy-s-ii)


Mates got that, does not work. Its a 50/50 gamble. It will work on some but not others.

[tonic]

only problem is the Telstra rhetoric is a bit of a con job, 4g only works in major population centers, dark blue on the map Mobile Broadband Coverage - Telstra (http://www.telstra.com.au/mobile-phones/coverage-networks/our-coverage/mobile-broadband/)

its advertised as Blue Tick but in rural / fringe areas the phone drops back to next g = 3g then gsm (no data) on the fringes

I have the previous NextG blue tick Telstra Active touch (with antenna port) & it only has one bar in my house where my new (non blue tick) Motorola Defy+ has 4 bars, and it also has the External Antenna port & FME patch lead


Yer thanks mate, know about the g thing. In our line of work we are always in fringe and just need more coverage from time to time.

[scarry]

I have a mighty smart Telstra tough:p

Yes i know i have to move up to something smarter,that's why i am watching the thread.

I use it with an external antenna mounted on the roof rails of the D4,and the reception is way better than my wifes HTC smart phone with no external antenna.At times the HTC will have no reception,but mine will have 3 bars.

You can use a cradle for many smart phones for use with an external antenna,but you lose some reception,so not as good as an antenna plug.

These guys are very helpful www.telcoantennas.They deal with this kind of stuff all day.

[tonic]

I have a mighty smart Telstra tough:p

Yes i know i have to move up to something smarter,that's why i am watching the thread.

I use it with an external antenna mounted on the roof rails of the D4,and the reception is way better than my wifes HTC smart phone with no external antenna.At times the HTC will have no reception,but mine will have 3 bars.

You can use a cradle for many smart phones for use with an external antenna,but you lose some reception,so not as good as an antenna plug.

These guys are very helpful www.telcoantennas.They (http://www.telcoantennas.They) deal with this kind of stuff all day.

I have a HTC and work in fringe areas, you get reception but it drops in and out so I am looking to get better reception.

[scarry]

I have a HTC and work in fringe areas, you get reception but it drops in and out so I am looking to get better reception.

You may be able to get a special cradle that connects to an external antenna for the HTC.The Telcoantennas guys would know the best option.