mobile reception

[matt]

my mobile phone reception varies at home (where i work )to the point
that my phone disconnects calls and misses calls etc.

i am with telstra and use motorola V600 phone it seems to have got
worse since recently switching to telstra although with optus it wasnt
that much better previously. im in a suburban area of brisbane and can
often get better reception at one end of my house - any suggestions or
gadgets to improve my reception ?

thanks.

matt

[Rod Speed]

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> my mobile phone reception varies at home (where i work ) to
> the point that my phone disconnects calls and misses calls etc.

> i am with telstra and use motorola V600 phone it seems to have
> got worse since recently switching to telstra although with optus
> it wasnt that much better previously. im in a suburban area of
> brisbane and can often get better reception at one end of my
> house - any suggestions or gadgets to improve my reception ?

Make sure that the problem isnt the phone
by seeing what others get in your house.

Does the handset work well outside the house ?

If it does, see how Vodafone works in your house,
by getting a RedSim starter if necessary.

[John Henderson]

"Simon Templar" wrote:

> If you really need to use the mobile phone at home you may
> need to consider an in car kit with external antenna to
> improve reception. If that is achieved the phone will not
> have to switch cells to improve signal and you should be able
> to maintain a connection.

This option becomes much more workable if you have a Bluetooth
phone and headset. Nominal headset range is 10 metres, but my
Siemens S55 works at well over that, even through a couple of
walls.

John

[matt]

hi guys thanks heaps for all your suggestions :)

i have bluetooth on the V600 so will investigate the antenna options as
the bluetooth headset and handset work very well when im out driving.

Just to clarify this option - are you suggesting i fit an antenna to
the car and operate the phone via headset with the phone left in the
car ?

matt

[John Henderson]

"matt" wrote:

> hi guys thanks heaps for all your suggestions :)
>
> i have bluetooth on the V600 so will investigate the antenna
> options as the bluetooth headset and handset work very well
> when im out driving.
>
> Just to clarify this option - are you suggesting i fit an
> antenna to the car and operate the phone via headset with the
> phone left in the car ?

I'll let Simon correct me if I'm wrong, but I think he meant
fitting a basic car kit to the house. I've done that - an
outside whip antenna wired to an antenna cradle within the
house.

But you might not need to go that far. You might find a spot in
the house where the phone works well as is. Park it there and
use Bluetooth to where you want to hold the conversation.

John

[matt]

Thanks again simon and john much appreciated - will post back and let
you know how things work out.

rgds matt.