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Why did the cell phone manufacturers eliminate external antennas?

Absolutely no one makes an external antenna jack for a cell phone as far as I can tell. Is GSM really so good that antennas are now obsolete? I would have a real hard time believing this.


External antennas were actually more of a marketing gimmick than anything else. Remember how cell boosters were all the rage back then? In a few brands (Nokia, Kyocera) the antennas weren't even attached to the board inside. Just there for decoration.

Nowadays the trend is going to internal, not only because the general population doesn't notice but it's less costly for companies that have to replace the customer's phone. That's why you won't find many external antennas on newer phones from GSM or CDMA carriers.

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My Nokia 6131 is dying. I have T-Mobile which is GSM. I'd really like a phone with an external antenna connector since I drive through some large dead spots on road trips every weekend to visit the kids, which I often like to take quick snapshots of when out without my digital camera.

1. External antenna
2. Camera (1mpixel+, a flash would be great!)
3. Small in size. Flip preferred to keep scratches off screen, but bar style would be OK since most problems seem to be from the cable between the two halves of a flip phone...
4. Bluetooth or cable tether (I think they all do this now anyway)
5. Under $300, I don't need a smart phone.
Verizon does have better coverage. I know. It's not my plan, I'm an added user, and taking advantage of the free service. If I were to get my own, it'd probably be Verizon. GSM just isn't as popular as it should be in the states...

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heres a t-mobile phone with
1. no external antenna but it does have a external antenna connector

2. 1.3 MP camera (no flash though)

3. small, thin, flip phone

4. bluetooth

5. unter $300

2007-09-23 07:01:32 by ryuku32


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