Thread: Next G Aerials

Yep the antenna will work as both the cdma and nextg use the same freq thats why telstra closed the cdma network so they could use the freq one of telstra big mistake if you ask me other than for internet access cdma gave better range and clarity

Originally Posted by weeds

i'm guessing only certain phone have the ability for an external antenna??

Cobber ... anything from Telstra with a Blue Tick has a socket for an external aerial.

Not all blue tick phones have an external antenna socket. My wife just got a Motorola Defy and it doesn't have one. Got the phone on Saturday and returned it today as it resets itself every few minutes. Seems to be a common fault.
It is the only blue tick smart phone according to the Telstra catalogue.

Originally Posted by Rosco

Cobber ... anything from Telstra with a Blue Tick has a socket for an external aerial.

Nope, I have a Nokia which I bought specifically because it is a "blue tick" phone. No aerial jack .

Originally Posted by Rosco

Cobber ... anything from Telstra with a Blue Tick has a socket for an external aerial.

I did some research on this a month ago and discovered :-

(a) The Telstra Blue Tick indicates a phone with greater sensitivity but not necessarily an external aerial connection.
(b) None of the Nokia phones have an external aerial connection.
(c) There is no smartphone with an external aerial connection.
(d) The mobile phones from Telstra with an external aerial connection are pretty basic.

Back in November I was down in the Kunderang gorge with my boss. I had my iphone on the cradle in the Defender and the induction coupler in it was attached to my 6.5dB antenna mounted on the bullbar. In most areas he had no reception on his identical phone & I had 2-3 bars of service and was able to access the net.
So even though an antenna socket would be preferred, the couplers do work okay

I have had a Next G phone for several years with external aerials.
I have a ZTE basic phone with an antenna input and a hard wired Car kit.

I initially had a 6Db antenna which was initially used for CDMA.

What I found with a high gain antenna is that while you can receive signals for a long way and your bars may be much better, you cannot relaibly transmit as the high gain antenna transmits a narrow beam that may not pass over hills etc. In undulating country this can be frustrating as when you go into dips the other party loses your signal.

So after I broke the 6db , I bought a 4db gain "stubby" 4inch long antenna and fitted it in the middle of my roof to provide a good ground plane.

The performance of the "stubby" is excellent and you can talk reliably while travelling in undulating country and the reception is just about as good, bearing in mind that the higher the antenna the better.

Just as an example at Yardie Creek Station on Ningaloo, nobody with 6db antennas on their vans could get reception due to the mountains between there and Exmouth and there was a guy selling 20 foot poles to raise them.
I couldn't either but if I drove 200 metres down the entrance road , I could converse well with my little stubby. I doubt if a 6Db would do that as its beam depth would have hit the mountains.
And the stubby clears carparks on my RRC.
Regards Philip A