My wife & I are in the process of moving & are living on opposite sides
of the continent for awhile. To lower phone bills, we got a cell plan
that gives us unlimited minutes to one another (Cingular). My phone (a
Motorola V180) gets great reception around town, but naturally, I have
found it gets lousy reception from my home, where I generally am when we
talk. 0 to 2 bars, usually 1. So I'm wondering if there's any way to
inprove reception, like an external antenna, even a clip lead attached
to the antenna connection inside (which I have not tried yet). Phone
has a stub antenna about 1 inch long. Suggestions appreciated.

Dan