Improving cell phone reception in house?

Per Tropical Haven:
>If you are really technically oriented, you can take a handset with Test
>Mode and read/interpret the data from screen.

Dunno how technically-competant I am, but I'm technically-oriented.
Can this be done with GSM phones too? Specifically Moto v180.
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PeteCresswell

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> Per Tropical Haven:
> >If you are really technically oriented, you can take a handset with Test
> >Mode and read/interpret the data from screen.
>
> Dunno how technically-competant I am, but I'm technically-oriented.
> Can this be done with GSM phones too? Specifically Moto v180.
> --
> PeteCresswell

I don't know too much about the Motorola handsets, but I know the Nokia ones
are easy to use.

TH

> >> It doesn't have to cost $700. I spent less than 1/2 and got the same
> >> results.
> >
> > Depending on the area...there are hundreds of markets in which a cellular
> > carrier does not have PCS coverage, and roaming while in the home market
> > is not
> > permitted.
> >
> > TH
> And what does that have to do with this subject??
>
> Steve

This means that if you buy a PCS antenna, and you are in a cellular market and
you don't have access, to, for example, T-Mobile's network, the antenna will do
you no good, because the antenna will only work with 1900 mHz and your service
will only work 850 mHz.

TH

Originally Posted by [email protected]

How can you tell if your area is covered by 850 or 1900?

If you can tell me the service provider and the zip code, city and state you live in, I can tell you whether you have 850 or 1900 service

"rfzenyen" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> [email protected] Wrote:
>> How can you tell if your area is covered by 850 or 1900?
>
> If you can tell me the service provider and the zip code, city and
> state you live in, I can tell you whether you have 850 or 1900 service
>
>
>
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> rfzenyen

Provider: Cingular
City: Los Angeles
State: California
Zip: 90020 (near Western and 6th Street)

Thanks.

Steve

Steven,

Cingular in your zipcode has 1900MHz service only.

Provider: Cingular (but much of the area by the house roams on Dobson
Cell One)
City: Hopewell Junction
State: NY
Zip: 12590 (I know they don't match) this zip is for Wappingers Falls,
but I don't live in that town. USPS can't get ti straight

Thanks!