PJD642
New Member
My cruiser MDT currently uses a Sprint broadband card connected to an external antenna, and I rarely have connection issues. My cell phone, however, is on Verizon, and is a Blackberry with only an internal antenna. While I generally get excellent service with Verizon, a few of the locations I patrol in are remote enough or deep down in a valley where I can't get a signal on my cell. The MDT continues to function, which i believe is a result of the external antenna. I'm looking for a way to improve my cell phone's reception without physically connecting it to an external antenna too.
I'm thinking that since Sprint and Verizon are both CDMA, a Wilson (or other reputable brand) dual-band (800 & 1900) vehicle repeater might solve this problem. It would be installed and connected to the external antenna the Sprint card now uses, and both the Sprint card and my cell would then use the internal antenna connected to the repeater.
Sooo...does anyone have experience using these things (cell repeaters) in cars? Is my theory correct about improving cell reception while maintaining MDT connectivity? Will there be issues if I'm using both the cell and the MDT at the same time? Anything else I've overlooked?
I'm thinking that since Sprint and Verizon are both CDMA, a Wilson (or other reputable brand) dual-band (800 & 1900) vehicle repeater might solve this problem. It would be installed and connected to the external antenna the Sprint card now uses, and both the Sprint card and my cell would then use the internal antenna connected to the repeater.
Sooo...does anyone have experience using these things (cell repeaters) in cars? Is my theory correct about improving cell reception while maintaining MDT connectivity? Will there be issues if I'm using both the cell and the MDT at the same time? Anything else I've overlooked?