Thread: GSM Cellphone booster.

I used a 6310i wth a fly lead on Vodafone but CDMA was the way to go

I had very limited success with GSM boosters/repeaters back in the UK, so I'd save your money there. I bought an old car phone off eBay (MUCH higher power levels than a handheld) and used a 6dB gain GSM/CDMA/UMTS aerial mounted on the bullbar.

Phone gives far better coverage than any of the handhelds I compared it to, and the difference between the normal glassmount aerial and the higher gain one on the bar was very noticble when I tested in a marginal reception area.

However, that was over a year ago just after I moved here. I think now I'd be more tempted to try a NextG (UMTS850) handset with a flylead to the same high gain aerial, but I'm guessing that's not really relevent to you in NZ?

Hi Dougal
Are others picking up Vodaphone in the same area,or using different carriers??? In Aussie Vodaphone are well known for their lack of coverage in fringe/country areas.
Andrew