View Single Post
Old 03-11-2004, 09:28 PM   #1
RockyMtnRay
TrailManor Master
 
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Posts: 816
Default "Smooth Talker" cellphone amplifier reviewed by TrailerLife

For those like me who venture deep into areas where cellular phones seldomly work, there is a now a way to dramatically improve cellphone functionality...the relatively new "Smooth Talker" cellphone bidirectional amplifier /antenna system.

This month's issue of Trailer Life (just arrived in my mailbox today), has a pretty scientific test of this amplifier/antenna system that shows dramatic improvements in both the receive and transmit capabilities of a cellphone (on the order of 40 db of signal strength...which is huge!) when used in areas where a cellphone either barely shows any signal or no coverage at all. And even cooler (for me anyway ) is they did the testing with a Motorola V60 phone which is exactly the model I have!!! Unfortunately this article apparently is only in the print issue of TL so I can't provide a web link to it.

This is not a cheap system (runs around $350 to $400 depending on choice of antenna(e)) but if you regularly get into remote areas and still want connectivity this is the best solution I've ever come across. I'm ordering one within the next 45 days and will provide a report of my experiences by mid summer (after I've had a chance to take it into very remote areas). As I mentioned in the thread on internet connectivity here , I really need this soluton.
RockyMtnRay is offline   Reply With Quote