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Just the opposite here in Los Angeles -- my Nextel works fine in many places where my wife's Verizon doesn't. -- J.S.
Let's see if this paste works: http://forums.wirelessadvisor.com/general-wireless-discussion/61578-measuring-reception.html Yes, it does --...
See the thread below on "Measuring Reception" for a way to get the latitude and longitude of the site your phone is using.
Another thing that may be helpful is to know where the cell sites are that your phone is trying to use. In test mode on the Motorolas (mine's an...
We need to get a couple messages that were left on my wife's cell phone transferred to a permanent recording, such as a CD. This is for...
Thanks, I didn't know that. Another thing you might try if you're near the tower in question is selecting TX Status in trace mode. That'll...
When I turned on my Nextel phone this AM, I noticed it had all 4 bar, where before it was 2 or 3. Checking TX Status, it's up to -81 dB from -105...
Do they have Mil Spec 810-F phones? I thought Nextel was the only one, and only the Moto's. -- J.S.
I have the i530 with the stock battery. After going thru all the meus and turning off all the unnecessary power drains, especially backlighting,...
Water makes a really nice ground plane, and wave patterns on the surface of the water can do some unusual things. When the wind and waves are...
Maybe you're in a place where the system is doing hand-offs all the time. You can find out by using the test mode for your phone. The Wilson...
Thanks, I've bookmarked that site. Is there any way to find out the direction to the cell site without having the Yagi and repeater? I'd...
Do any of them have a way to place bets using cell phones? That would sure get them interested in having great coverage.... ;-) -- J.S.
Thanks for the info. Do you have repeaters that are approved by Nextel? At our daughters' house, we get like -105 in the back yard. It's a...
The brick may be unreinforced, and the stucco may have chicken wire in it. In the under 2 GHz range, chicken wire is much closer spaced than a...
Good and bad reception happens on a much smaller scale than the whole coast of New Hampshire. F'rinstance, my reception sucks at Home Depot, even...
Ah, yes. This is the very list I found and referred to in the first post of this thread. It tells you how to get into the various test modes,...
Then have a look at: http://tx.mb21.co.uk/features/ostankino/index.asp Probably the all time transmission tower fire. -- J.S.
I went with Nextel, which I guess counts as Sprint. At least that's what I picked in the poll. -- J.S.
