Probably a dumb question, but one of curiousity...

I know Verizon had a requirement that forbid internal antennas, not sure if they got rid of that or not.....

 

I've often wondered what it would be like if I had a retractable antenna on my v60g. Pulling up the antenna on the T720 makes a world of difference in low signal areas.

 

That's a good question 714tmobile, i would be curious as to know this too. My nokia 8260 from cingular did not have an antenna either and now being with verizon all of their phones do have antenna's.

 

when i put my cdma sprint phones in field test mode i can see a gain of about 5-9db with the antenna all the way up which can make or break the difference between a robovoice call and a clear one in fringe signal areas.

 

Wow. Here in Orange County I rarely ever extend my antenna and calls are just as good with it up or down. I guess when you have a strong signal it doesn't really make much difference.

 

It doesn't anywhere in California or Nevada I've been either, except in fringe areas, where it can make the difference between a usable signal and nothing.

 

There is no technological requirement for extendable/retractable antennas. CDMA carriers do this for two reasons: 1) simply because it's just good practice, the longer the antenna the better the reception(if only a miniscule difference) 2)Because CDMA operates at a lower power than GSM and TDMA which throws us back to reason number 1.

Personally I rarely extend my antenna and even when I do I don't notice a difference in reception, but hey, it's still a good idea. I personally like the external antennas(keeps the RF away from my head more than an internal antenna).