External Phone Antennas - Do They Work?

[@wr5610]

Thanks for sharing. Good to see local content!

[@TheOldaz1]

My experience is about the same. I was using the built-in plug on the back of the telstra "dave" phone, updated to a strike cradle for the new sony , works fine.

[@WesternAustraliaNowAndThen]

We have been using an external antenna for a long time and yup, they are really worth having. Although reception can be pretty patchy depending on terrain even with an antenna. At a campsite about 4km from Dwellingup we got no reception but way out at Camel Soak on the way to Rothsay we got excellent signal so you never quite know what it will be like until you get there.

[@DutchAussieProductions]

Thanks for the video Michael. I did not know I could do that. I have a 3G antenna so I will have a look for an adapter.

[@AssaultWolf]

I have one on the back of my Lancer. works well with the old CDMA phone while sitting in its cradle. Now days I use one of those portable wifi modem 4GX.

[@BlackJack-pf8kd]

Miss this blokes vids

[@fbwqmyxd6j]

you need Telstra in remote W.A because it gets the best and sometimes the only reception.

[@chiphood2966]

Ive both Telstra and optus. Through out NT and QLD with both identical phones, Optus will show no service but works where Telstra will show service but doesn't work. Thats without any external antenna. And for the money a sat sleeve was a great investment. And doesn't require my vehicle so can carry in my pack in the boat etc or hiking.

[@songforguy1]

Sat sleeve?

[@chiphood2966]

@@songforguy1 yeah, best to KZbin or Google it for a better understanding.

[@songforguy1]

@@chiphood2966 OK thanks, cheers!

[@LittleStrongBoy]

Super helpful video, just finished installing my bury and gme external cellular antenna 🤙🏼

[@lomasck]

Miss your Video's.Please come back.

[@Jacksirrom]

Australia is to internet as America is to health care.

[@Bobodeman]

Im with Aldi. They run off Telstra lines, cover the same areas as Telstra and are a ton cheaper

[@asyrafshazaf831]

Aldi runs on Telstra Wholesale network, the coverage isn’t as great as Telstra Retail network. My personal phone is on Aldi whilst my work phone is on Telstra. Couldn’t get a signal on personal phone but I was making phone calls in Gascoyne Junction with work phone. You could see the coverage map on Telstra Wholesale vs Telstra Retail on their respective websites.

[@jamesdavies432]

Hey Mate, just wondering if you’re still using the same setup or you’ve upgraded?

[@scooterguy9302]

The down side of inductive connections is the loss associated with it. The best way around it is to use a ZTE Tough Max as there is a antenna connection on the back of the phone and thus you minimize your loss to a absolute minimum.

[@paulbeany7034]

Have you used one ?

[@Boswell341]

I connect to the internet on my laptop (at home), via a Telstra Tough Max T84, which in turn is connected to a DIY YAGI antenna on the roof. Because of all the trees and a hill, between me and the tower, the phone gets no service, but with this set-up, I get one bar of signal strenght, which is just enough.

[@danielmcgrarh9510]

Awesome video mate well done

[@kerrygleeson4409]

Thanks great review 👍🇦🇺🚜

[@thierrycollard1974]

Thanks man💪💪

[@jjsadv]

We have tried the Strike cradles for work. They dont work. it seems that with the modem multi antenna set up in the phones dont work well with induction couplers. We just changed to commercial hotspots and use WiFi calling. I also bought a Sat phone for when you are really out of coverage.

[@jjsadv]

Yep, it was iPhones. We tried 4 phones and replaced the cradles a few times. Using the field service mode we couldn't detect any increase. We sent them back in all but one case as the guy just wanted something to hold the phone.

[@jjsadv]

yeh, i like your booster thing. I knew about these, but I might look at one.

[@Goforit8866]

JJ's Adventures what is a commercial hotspot? Do you have a link for it? Cheers

[@shawng5799]

Does the cheaper universal cradle work OK?

[@shawng5799]

Thanks will try that on my Home Yagi and get it from Amazon with its excellent returns policy :)

[@PushyPawn]

Will it fit on my Daewoo Matiz?

[@ssaa8664]

🇦🇺👍🏾 cheers mate

[@tld8102]

does antenna save matter?

[@williamheaven8983]

You actually feel you can trust this guy

[@the.magnus]

How much is the kit mate?

[@dgnikon]

Why did you not do the obvious test of trying with and without the cradle? My guess would be that it would have worked fine without the antenna in this case. These coverage maps are generated by a GIS based on estimates, not measurements, and thus quite unreliable. Or did I miss anything? :) Nice video anyways

[@dgnikon]

@@SeekAdventure i'm on to you man ;) Good to know, should you decide to do another test just set you phone to display signal strength in dB, that's much more accurate than 1/4 bars :D Makes sense that the coverage maps are quite accurate in open areas for you, my experience is mainly based on Urban coverage which is much more difficult to predict :) thanks for the reply btw :)

[@dgnikon]

@@SeekAdventure btw, I'd be quite interested in your comms equipment, that is a lot of antennas you've got there, do you do HAM Radio as well?

[@paulbeany7034]

Cradles dont even come close to what there unit often and without being 'attached' to anything..... even meters from the car!

[@Harrlond]

Are the antennas passive or do they need to be powered?

[@zacmann21]

Harrison Long passive mate. Exactly the same as your standard uhf antenna but has a different connection (FME) and is tuned differently

[@Harrlond]

@@zacmann21 cheers, gonna snatch one of these up. what brand do you recommend ?

[@zacharymann6620]

@@Harrlond I'd buy a GME antenna or the one that strike sell as they claim it's the best on the market so far.

[@flacky93]

Gme or rfi arieals are the 2 id only buy mate 👌🏽👌🏽 had gme on all my utes but thinkin if upgrading to rfi arieals next on me ute ute i think

[@Kapricorn]

wow all that gear and set up for only 1 bar,

[@aycfes]

more importantly, why on the bullbar, of all places

[@301steady]

Hey #LiteBrite

[@edwardsutherland5409]

If I've got Optus phone I reckon it work with Optus with the aerial

[@christopherlewis7877]

Edward Sutherland yes but value for money you are better to swap to a Telstra network and not get a antenna. The antenna will help no matter who you are with but in Australia 80% of the time Telstra reception will cover more land mass.

[@rhysspieces2436]

@@christopherlewis7877 their smallest plan is $55 a month. That's why I ain't switching.

[@christopherlewis7877]

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[@rhysspieces2436]

@@christopherlewis7877 Ik but its still expensive.

[@bashkillszombies]

This isn't a good test. "Just trust me guys, I reckon it works." is unacceptable. You could measure the RF difference with and without from a set distance.

[@USN1985dos]

Then get after it, hero

[@wolfgangfriedel8622]

So how much did Telstra pay you for the advertising? 💲💲💲

[@JamesZJi]

why? Telstra built all the signal towers and the rest carriers just renting its hardware and bandwidth. Telstra does offer low frequency (740MHZ- 850MHZ) signal only for its users, not open to other companies. Though having said that, other companies did invest in their own signal towers in the past 5 -10 years in the most popular remote area, so it is common to get a better signal on particular and popular tourist routes. But overall, Telstra still has the best coverage.

[@mtaouk1991]

They don't work!! i'm with Telstra and I've tried using it with a Samsung and Iphone. I've tried using it when i have a bit of reception it doesn't make a difference.

[@nihilistic7840]

Belong re-sells Telstra