Greetings, I'm a new member here and I hope I can get better help here than given by Verizon Sales or Support.
I live in the Ocala National Forest area of North Central Florida. If you look at all coverage maps....its the area of "WHITE" on the map meaning little or no coverage. There is no cell tower within 20 miles in any direction of where I live. Previously I was on Alltel and used an Alltel-Toshiba-Audiovox phone which had an antenna connector on the bottom with the power connector. Coverage was still spotty, but I had thought to get an amplifier in the future when I had the money.
But now it seems, no new phones have antenna connectors! :flamemad: I had to switch to Veriizon and I choose a Samsung SCH-U450. My profile lists another phone because this model wasn't listed. I have no way to connect to my WILSON Trucker Antenna which is mounted on the roof of my SUV. I know they sell amplifiers which require no wires.....but one....I can't afford them right now....and two...I don't feel like sharing my bandwidth with every cellphone user on the highway with me.
Does anyone have a solution for me? I'm so desperate I'd be happy to use the old analog " 3 watt Bricks" if they were usable.
It seems the cellphone industry is going backwards instead of forwards. They don't sell complete kits where the cellphone clicks onto a mount which not only charges and allows handsfree, but provides an antenna/amplfier solution. Hey Verizon, with your CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? Come to my area and put up a stupid tower so that a major recreational area can have cell phone service!
Thank you for anyone who can help me in this matter.
Pete
I live in the Ocala National Forest area of North Central Florida. If you look at all coverage maps....its the area of "WHITE" on the map meaning little or no coverage. There is no cell tower within 20 miles in any direction of where I live. Previously I was on Alltel and used an Alltel-Toshiba-Audiovox phone which had an antenna connector on the bottom with the power connector. Coverage was still spotty, but I had thought to get an amplifier in the future when I had the money.
But now it seems, no new phones have antenna connectors! :flamemad: I had to switch to Veriizon and I choose a Samsung SCH-U450. My profile lists another phone because this model wasn't listed. I have no way to connect to my WILSON Trucker Antenna which is mounted on the roof of my SUV. I know they sell amplifiers which require no wires.....but one....I can't afford them right now....and two...I don't feel like sharing my bandwidth with every cellphone user on the highway with me.
Does anyone have a solution for me? I'm so desperate I'd be happy to use the old analog " 3 watt Bricks" if they were usable.
It seems the cellphone industry is going backwards instead of forwards. They don't sell complete kits where the cellphone clicks onto a mount which not only charges and allows handsfree, but provides an antenna/amplfier solution. Hey Verizon, with your CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? Come to my area and put up a stupid tower so that a major recreational area can have cell phone service!
Thank you for anyone who can help me in this matter.
Pete