T&T: Cell phone amplifiers

[Jim Barrentine]

At 01:28 PM 5/30/2008, you wrote:
> >Does anyone have experience with Digital Antenna's Power Max 
> Digital  antenna
> >& 50 db amplifier package sold by West Marine as their SKU # 8759375  ?
>
>Save your money.  I have one and it is worse than useless.  Buy a
>wired amplifier, not a repeater.

Where do you find a cell phone these days with an external antenna jack?

My setup is about 4 years old.  I have a Digital Antenna 3 watt wired 
amplifier connected to an older Motorola phone that does have an 
external antenna jack.  I have the phone connected to a Dock N Talk 
(http://www.phonelabs.com/prd05.asp) and that is connected to a 
Panasonic cordless phone.

I would like to upgrade the phone but can't find any Verizon models 
that have external antennas.  My Dock N Talk is hardwired to the 
phone, but they have models with Bluetooth capability.

My setup works fine and I can definitely see signal strength 
improvement when I connect the antenna and turn on the amplifier.

Jim

Jim Barrentine
Endeavour Trawlercat 36 "Down Time"
Marathon Yacht Club
825 33rd Street, Gulf
Marathon, FL  33050
216-496-2008
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