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"Larry" <noone@home.com> wrote in message
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> "Roughrider50" <corkyf56@hotmail.com> wrote in
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>> Anyone here use the Wilson cellular amp?. I just bought one to hook
>> into my VX6100 I have on Verizon. I have 15 days to decide if this was
>> a prudent investment before the refund grace period runs out. I have a
>> few questions that maybe someone can answer.
>> 1......are these things supposed to run very warm, bordering on hot,
>> even when the phone isn't being used?
>
> Absolutely not! Something is wrong with that unit.
>
>> 2.,.....If these things get such superior range(up to a 50 mile
>> increase) why would it, in a prime area(Waterloo, IA), go from a full
>> signal indicator to a no signal & drop the call & then back to full
>> signal in less than a block?
>
> The amp isn't going to solve dead zones caused by things blocking cellular
> signals, like buildings, bridges, mountains, etc. It isn't magic.
>
>> 3.......Do these things really work as well as Wilson claims, or is
>> this a high dollar high tech version of the stick on cell booster?
>>
>>
> I've got the DA4000 from www.cellantenna.com and it works very well out in
> the country on CDMA and AMPS. It's not used here in the city.
>
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> Larry
I also posted this message on another NG & received this reply from this
gentleman regarding the use of these amps.:
"RR50,
As someone who designs cellular testing instruments I do need to chime in on
this, as I am sure that allot of truckers have thought about using an amp.
Cell phones today are VERY different of the older types (going back some 10
~ 15 years), the newer GSM units typically run at 850/910 & 1900 Mhz and
have very low power output. The real issue with good reception is not your
phone being able to "hear" the base station, its the base station being able
to "hear" your phone due to its limited output power. This is where the idea
of an AMP came from, and its a very real headache for the cellular industry.
Cell works by containing the RF from multiple phones into small "cells",
which hand off the single to a different cell base "radio tower" as you move
from one area to another. When you use an AMP significant problems arise
particularly in prime areas with lots of towers - many towers hear your
phone at the same time with an AMP and it causes massive congestion on the
backbone. And YES the cell company does run reports to detect this, its an
indicator that an AMP is in use which is not legal.
Do they really work, yes they do but there use is really only of importance
when you are a long way from a cell station. They are great for outback
Australia but driving across America they really should not be used due to
their nature of disrupting the network as a whole - which as you could
imagine also disrupts fellow cell phone uses and drives the cell providers
crazy.
Will the police turn up, NO - but you may find your service turned off or
cancelled if you continually cause disruptions to the backbone. They know
who is causing the problem as your SSN (subscriber serial number) is
transmitted on a regular basis.
I would just like to plead to all truckers not to use these products.
Regards
Fred."
He sounds very knowledgeable........any comments?
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CorkyF