Posted: 5/28/2003 9:36:17 AM EDT
| I need range, not small, no games, no pics, no computer hook up, just range, which one has range, or are they all the same ???? |
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My cellphone has a range of at least 5,200 miles, as tested by calling my mother in Germany just this morning :-) Seriously though, they all range between 30 to 50 clicks line of sight (in analog mode). The best range was achieved by the old bagphones, but I don't think you can activate those old analog only phones anymore. So any tri-mode (CDMA/TDMA/Analog) phone would fulfill your needs. Check www.phonescoop.com for details. |
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Do you need "coverage" or "range" ? Having a phone with a ten mile range is great, but if there's not a compatible tower in your area you're screwed. Generally in the US, you'll have better overall coverage with a TDMA based phone rather than an CDMA. A good multimode phone will have an analog option as well, but only as a secondary feature. As an earlier poster said, nothing beats the old analog phones for range. |
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Ditto what Kar98 and TexasEd said. CDMA / TDMA / Analog (or straight analog) with a fifteen-dollar window antenna will get you maximum legal range. [i](If space & weight aren't factors, the bag-phone isn't a bad idea either - those things really reached-out!) [/i] |