Thread: deciphering phone tech talk 3G GSM etc

Originally Posted by richard4u2

go with telstra nextg with the country blue tick and they all have a place to plug in an aerial , ask any pimple face kid, obviously they have more knowledge then you do, thats why they are working there and not you dick smith was a pimple face kid once

I agree with going with Telstra NextG.

But not all country blue tick phones accept an external antennae directly. Some do, some will via a hands free car kit, others can by using re-radiating devices.

I used to have an LG TU??? blue tick and could only use an external antennae with a hands free car kit. It didn't have anywhere to plug in an antennae.

I now have a Telstra T165i like Scott. I connects directly to an external antennae via a patch lead. Reception is excellent even without an external antennae.

A lot of phones still have an external antenna port. I just got a phone for my wife on a $20 plan so it is not an expensive phone and it has the antenna port. It is a next G and it has a blue tick but I have not got an external antenna for it. Main reason for the selction apart from price is the large key pad so SWMBO can use it without glassess.

what make and model phone was that slugburner

Originally Posted by 2_door

what make and model phone was that slugburner

The Telstra branded phones (made by ZTE) have the external antenna. A mate has the antenna on the mast of his yacht so he can sit in the concrete hull and still talk to people!

They are basic phones but like most others work well if they are not bashed about. Wife has the F852 flip which is no obselete.

Originally Posted by 2_door

what make and model phone was that slugburner

It is a Telstra Easy Touch Dicovery 2.

It is a flip phone. SO far so good although have only had it for about two weeks.

I have an LG TU500. It does have a connection for the external antenna - it is on the back and is covered by a rubber plug.

Howard

Originally Posted by Bush65

I agree with going with Telstra NextG.

I used to have an LG TU??? blue tick and could only use an external antennae with a hands free car kit. It didn't have anywhere to plug in an antennae.

Originally Posted by Bush65

I agree with going with Telstra NextG.

But not all country blue tick phones accept an external antennae directly. Some do, some will via a hands free car kit, others can by using re-radiating devices.

I used to have an LG TU??? blue tick and could only use an external antennae with a hands free car kit. It didn't have anywhere to plug in an antennae.

I now have a Telstra T165i like Scott. I connects directly to an external antennae via a patch lead. Reception is excellent even without an external antennae.

Originally Posted by HowardSmall

I have an LG TU500. It does have a connection for the external antenna - it is on the back and is covered by a rubber plug.

Howard

My bad

Thanks for the correction Howard.

I have zte165 on next g with external broomstick ant has plug on back of phone but i use it in a cradle hands free makes calls legal while driving.
3g has 3 freq and nextg has 4 the 850 mghz (lower of the 4 freq) makes it next g also gives better range in remote ares.The 165 phone is very basic but works well in remote areas have a n95 for city work not aware of any nokia phones that currently have an ant socket