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Art Todesco

wrote:
On Jul 30, 3:41�am, "SteveB" toquerville@zionvistas wrote:
I have a dish Internet setup at my remote cabin. �Sheesh, we have Internet
and HD TV, but no phone. �It's a cell phone dead zone. �I tried Skype, but
because of the latency problem, it would not work. �Does anyone have a Magic
Jack set up on a satellite dish at a remote location, and if so, does it
work? �Anyone know if the latency problems with VOIP units has been worked
out yet?

Steve

Steve is there ANY cell phone working spots nearby?

Nearly all cell phones have jacks covered with plastic to plug in a
remote antenna.

there are high gain yagis for this purpose. have suggested this to
several friends all got phone working.

yagis are high gain directional you walk around to find a good spot,
sometimes attached to a high spot like roof peak. getting above dense
tree growth helps.

the cell phone tech folks at the stores know nearly nothing about
remote antennas.

if you want more info let me know.

As I am building a house where there is
marginal cell service, I would
like info about these. Please post for
all of us.
Thanks,
Art