GSM antennas?

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Originally Posted by jik22

True...and as my employer pays for my data, I've just invested in a lead (From that link you gave) for my JasJam which is on order...will see how good it is.

Also got a lead for the wife's Nokia so she can pacth into what will be the "old" external aerial once I fit the new RFI one!

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Let me know how it goes, I will need to replace my RFI antenna soon when i get my new phone.

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Originally Posted by matbor

Let me know how it goes, I will need to replace my RFI antenna soon when i get my new phone.

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It won't be scientific, but I think I'll drive somewhere until I'm just out of handset coverage, and then try both external aerials and see what reception they give with the patch lead. Then go a bit further until the handset with even the good aerial is out of range and then plug it into the car phone and see if I get reception back.

Hopefully, I won't have wasted $hundreds and it will make a difference! :)

Well, just thought I'd update this, as I've now finally fitted the aerial, and got a new toy to test it with.

Recently moved from Voda to Telstra with my work phone, and as it happens, the Telstra reception where I am isn't great (2 bars on display). Also bought a neat little adapter that plugs into the aerial socket on my (also new) JasJam and has a female socket on the other end to plug into a std GSM aerial connector.

Just went outside, stood by the aerial on the bullbar, and plugged this little contraption in, and signal went straight from 2 to 4 bars. Unplugged, and back to 2. If it can do this in-range of a cell, it should be quite good at extending the range of a cell. Will report back next time I am somewhere with no reception, and will then re-test.

Aerial also does 800-960MHz (As it's dual CDMA and GSM) so with any luck, that will cover the NextG frequencies for data too...which I think are 850MHz here.