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Posted: 2/20/2021 4:41:14 PM EDT
I think I need an lte desk phone.
A landlines from the telco is noisy. Cell phones are a problem since the stuco makes an rf cage. Even the cellphone booster doesn't work the greatest.
VoIP is out since the internet connection drops packets.

I'm thinking if I could get a lte desk phone with external antenna ports I could put up a small tower for the antennas.

Has anyone seen anything like this? Can anyone suggest a better plan?


I'd love to get an isdn line but centurylink will only supply POTS to my area.
Link Posted: 2/20/2021 4:52:05 PM EDT
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Our Panasonic cordless phones can link to a cell phone via bluetooth and make calls with it.  We have Ooma for VoIP, works really well for us, but we have 100mbit synch. fiber to the house.
Link Posted: 2/20/2021 5:03:29 PM EDT
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Here's another idea:  https://www.ebay.com/itm/114574444849
Link Posted: 2/20/2021 6:00:05 PM EDT
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Our Panasonic cordless phones can link to a cell phone via bluetooth and make calls with it.  We have Ooma for VoIP, works really well for us, but we have 100mbit synch. fiber to the house.
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My cell phone gets horrible service because I'm inside of the mesh of the stucco. I need to get the antenna outside of the mesh.
Link Posted: 2/20/2021 7:09:14 PM EDT
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Yea, a two way amplifier (cell booster) would help.  If you just need voice, it'll be cheaper than getting one that does LTE or 5G.
Link Posted: 2/21/2021 4:24:40 PM EDT
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I have a Verizon LTE phone adapter I'd sell ya for next to nothing.
forgotvi had it and found it when packing to move.
Link Posted: 2/21/2021 7:20:29 PM EDT
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I have a Verizon LTE phone adapter I'd sell ya for next to nothing.
forgotvi had it and found it when packing to move.
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Does it have an external antenna port?
Link Posted: 2/21/2021 10:32:31 PM EDT
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Does it have an external antenna port?
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I have a Verizon LTE phone adapter I'd sell ya for next to nothing.
forgotvi had it and found it when packing to move.

Does it have an external antenna port?
Yep. I believe it does.
Link Posted: 2/23/2021 8:06:04 PM EDT
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My father ditched his land line for a Straight talk home phone connect box, and the later version is voice over LTE.  $17 a month after taxes, unlimited calling (non-international calls)

He's happy because he gets to keep his cordless with the speaker phone option.
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