If You're Up Country With A Cell Phone

[phazey]

I've been researching low cost wifi stuff over the past few months, and came across this little gem:

http://www.usbwifi.orcon.net.nz/cellbear.jpg

not completely practical - but if you *need* to make that call .....

./P

[dr_Pat_Pong]

I've been researching low cost wifi stuff over the past few months, and came across this little gem:

http://www.usbwifi.orcon.net.nz/cellbear.jpg

not completely practical - but if you *need* to make that call .....

./P

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Love it. Get me one too.

[Totster]

Well....

At my Wifes house we have a kind of small ariel/antenna on the roof, looks a bit like a TV ariel. It has a lead running into the house and a small cradle attatched. This then fits over the top of the mobile and increases the signal from nothing to 4 or 5 bars.

It is meant to be used for Nokia handsets but works perfectly well with my Samsung ( using elastic bands ) and I guess for any mobile with an internal antenna.

Cost about bt1500 if I remember correctly

totster

[dr_Pat_Pong]

Well....

At my Wifes house we have a kind of small ariel/antenna on the roof, looks a bit like a TV ariel.  It has a lead running into the house and a small cradle attatched.  This then fits over the top of the mobile and increases the signal from nothing to 4 or 5 bars.   

It is meant to be used for Nokia handsets but works perfectly well with my Samsung ( using elastic bands ) and I guess for any mobile with an internal antenna.

Cost about bt1500 if I remember correctly 

totster 

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An amazing inventive mind Necessity has always been the mother of invention.

[jayenram]

Phaze,

I remember a few years ago when I couldn't make contact with 3 of the senior people in my company as their handphones were "not available". I finally contacted my MD who informed me that they were in London (the original one) and the reception was not good there. I explained to him that I was on the Thai/Khmer border in a paddy field with buffalos for companions, so tell me another one!