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Best Wireless Range Extender

March 29, 2008 14:44:49

Wilson Trucker antenna in a residential installation.
Repeatedly my neighbors and friends have asked me “What can I do to improve my cell phone reception at home or in the car? This is the single, most cost effective solution. You need to use an external antenna.

For this to work, you must first have some signal present. If you are in an area where your cell phone never works, then you might be so far out of range that practical antennas won’t make a difference. But if you can see a bar or two on your phone’s signal meter, if you can occasionally make or receive a call, then an external antenna is exactly what you need. If you routinely drive through areas of weak coverage, an external antenna will make the difference between talking and saying “Huhh?”



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Living In The Cell Phone Fringe

January 12, 2008 19:55:22

Definitions of fringe on the Web:

  • periphery: the outside boundary or surface of something
  • outskirt: a part of the city far removed from the center; “they built a factory on the outskirts of the city”

A Motorola Bag Phone, circa late 80's.
I’ve lived in a rural environment most of my life. With the exception of the 25 years I spent engaged in my chosen occupation, I’ve lived in the country


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