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Idaho-Hummer
07-07-2006, 02:19 AM
Does anybody know of a high gain ant. for the OnStar system for the cell phone side of the system?
HummerNewbie
07-07-2006, 02:46 AM
Does anybody know of a high gain ant. for the OnStar system for the cell phone side of the system?
Poor reception out there in there in the middle of no where? :( ;)
deserth3
07-07-2006, 02:56 AM
Poor reception out there in there in the middle of no where? :( ;)
I have an X up there. Her empty head is sucking up all the bandwidth.:D
HummerNewbie
07-07-2006, 02:58 AM
I have an X up there. Her empty head is sucking up all the bandwidth.:D
Well, keep her far away from the rest of us will ya :p ;)
ajburton13
07-07-2006, 04:14 AM
Try a yagi maybe, you can get a small 5 db one that would sit pretty easily on top or on your dash.
Idaho-Hummer
07-07-2006, 05:44 AM
Poor reception out there in there in the middle of no where? :( ;)
With the OnStar yeah. But I can use an exterinal (Spelling) for the cell phone but the OnStar is suppose to have more power but it can't get out with it. And with a better ant. I could get better signal out in the middle of nowhere.
usetosellhummer
07-07-2006, 05:54 PM
onstar is already boosted compared to a reg cell. sheet out of luck. cb?
f5fstop
07-09-2006, 05:31 PM
True, Onstar uses max power versus the low power for a hand-held cell phone. I had no problems using the cell phone on my Onstar anywhere I used it while on my trip to Moab. Even in areas where there appeared to be no cell phone coverage per my (and my son's) Verizon cell phone, I was able to connect via onstar. Possibly I was roaming into analog areas, and our cell phones were only dual bands with no analog roaming.
I had to use up 100 minutes I purchased before adding my Onstar to my verizon account; now that they have finally figured out how to allow this with a GM discount in the MI area.:D
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