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royc,
Thanks for the good post. You seem to have the exact same problem I
am trying to deal with. I previously had a Motorola analog phone -
connect it to the booster in the truck with an antenna and it worked
great. Now, with the a 7868 the service/coverage has not been nearly
as good. The DA400 is now shown as $279. Still need an antenna and
install. But not too bad a deal - if it works. I suspect coverage in
Eastern Ohio is better than in Eastern KY, but the ideal of
improvement is what I'm looking for. Thanks again for the report.
Regards
Charley
clouston@sprynet.com (royc) wrote in message news:<24b3719b.0405181818.3dbca147@posting.google.com>...
> I have a DA4000 3 watt booster amplifier that I use with a StarTAC
> 7868 on Alltel. It *does* help. I live in eastern Ohio. The terrain
> is hilly. You can start driving up a creek valley and go from 5 bars
> to no service and be only 3 miles from the tower. With the DA400 I
> can extend the range another mile or two in CDMA digital mode. In
> analog mode, I can get a call out 8-10 miles from the tower, where I'm
> in a fairly low spot with hills all around. The call is noisy, but
> usable.
>
> On the hill tops, getting out with analog is easy. Digital is
> sometimes still not possible if I am more than about 7 miles from a
> tower due to pilot pollution. There is a location in my county where
> I am about 7-12 miles from a half dozen different Alltel sites and I
> cannot establish a digital call (with or without the amp). I think
> that if there was only one or two towers, I could.
>
> I like the DA4000 because it also amplifies the 1900 MHz frequencies.
> I sometimes roam on Sprint in Muskingum County, Ohio. Sprint's system
> (actually their affiliate, Horizon PCS) along I-70 is pretty mediocre.
> They put antennas on gas station sign posts, wood poles -- no decent
> towers. The amp helps in the weak spots between their antennas.
>
> Also the DA4000 works on CDMA, CDMA2000 (1X), TDMA, GSM and analog so
> if I changed carriers (except for Nextel, which uses different
> frequencies), I could still use the amp.
>
> A general rule of thumb is that if you have any signal at all without
> the amp, the amp will probably let you get out at least in analog. If
> you have "no service" the amp may not help.
>
> royc
>
>
> T <Southbayman@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<7jgka0527qtkpe1qkkuet5v82qrooltbma@4ax.com>...
> > Well I know where to check it out....I'm asking does anyone have any
> > experience using any of these...do they really work??????