Mobile phone

[bigbigt0]

Hi

I have a Nokia 3210 on one2one and have just moved to a flat. The phone gets nuf coverage outside but none indoors. Is there anything I can do or am I SOL? I've just signed up for 18 months one2one

bigt

 

[old.venturer01]

hang out of the window
or
hang the phone out the window and use hands free

 

[Embattle]

Nothing I know of, its often the way flats are built.

 

[bigbigt0]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by venturer01:
hang out of the window
or
hang the phone out the window and use hands free
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

That might be an idea

 

[old.TUG]

Thats the one without the aerial innit?

Nuff said

 

[Embattle]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by TUG:
Thats the one without the aerial innit?

Nuff said <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Is from you Hardware Guru

 

[old.TUG]

*pooter* 'ardwareiness

not phonez

 

[old.Nosser-]

s'true though, 3210s don't have a protruding aerial.

bit daft really :/

------------------
:/

 

[old.TheGuyver]

it does actually have an aerial, just not in plain view.

and it works better than my old mobile, even indoors.

but then again im on Orange network and not pants 1 to 1

 

[old.Cornholio]

dunno m8

me got 8210... it rulez!

Peace

 

[stu]

The aerial for the 3210 is inside the casing. It does not affect the signal in any way, shape or form.

Sorry, it's just that one2one is pants I'm afraid. I've got a friend in Surrey Quays, and he has a similar thing... you can pinpoint the spot in his flat that, where you walk across, the signal drops from 5 bars to 0. And yes, it's due to the construction of the building blocking the signal. However, I don't have any problems with either my Orange or Vodafone mobiles in his flat at all. Go figure.

I think you're a bit screwed mate.

 

[bigbigt0]

No worries, I'll prolly get a cheap ass orange pay as you go and divert the calls, prolly cheaper than getting a 2nd phone line .... I also asked the bloke in the local mobile shop and he reckons that one2one are putting up three new ariels in this area, starting in a couple of weeks, so I don't know what to do now

[This message has been edited by bigt (edited 28 June 2000).]

 

[old.venturer01]

get one of the ariels put in your flat
the phone will work ,in your flat.
it will also save you on cooking bills,
just put a pie near the arial,
30 secs should it,
in fact, you could start a pie
cooking service ,for all the local shops.
lol

 

[bigbigt0]

 

[bigbigt0]

Stu-

I have decided to get a second telewest line for now, hopefully in a few months they will launch cablemodems which will negate the need for a second line indoors, this also has the advantage that I can use that phone to 'use' my 10 quid of call allowance I get w/ SU.

bigt

 

[stu]

Someone at work told me that he'd found a place on the net to buy (legitimately) BT Cellnet SIM cards, with 12 months rental, for £30. I'll see if I can find out where he got it from. Sounds ideal for you to me: get one of them, stick it in your current handset, and off you go.

 

[old.fumig@tor]

they allready are doing cable modems and the moment www.blueyonder.co.uk £50 a month just like surf unlimited when its good its good.
depends on which area you are in spose check to see if its available over there..

 

[bigbigt0]

grrrr fumig@tor you've just reminde me CMs won't be her til november

Hope it's good

 

[old.MeddlE]

It is.

Have had it for over a month now, superb.

 

[Xavier]

The 3210, 8210, 8810, 8850 all have 'unidirectional' aerials, the signal strength basically depends on the way they are pointing, due to the fact that at the bottom of the aerial there is a shield to stop it interfering with the phones circuitry...

don't get another phone, grab an orange sim connection pack and unlock the 3210, stick your sim into it and use that once you have set up the divert.

 

[bigbigt0]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Xavier:
unlock the 3210<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

How?

/edit damn beer


[This message has been edited by bigt (edited 05 July 2000).]

 

[old.Davehart]

MOBILE PHONES:

1) I DOnt Have One
2) I Dont Like Them

nuff said for me.

 

[old.TUG]

xavier you owe me a CD.

I don't forget these things!

Or, you can send me £1.50.

 

[Xavier]

Unlocking a 3210 is easy, all you need is an MBUS cable (about £15 if you know where to look) and a piece of software, it removes the service provider lock that forces your phone onto the network who supplied it, making it sim-free.

You can then stick any uk provider sim card into the phone and use it, the 3210 is dual-band which means that it will support all four UK networks... (noone mention virgin)

xavier

 

[stu]

Christ TUG you cheapskate. Although that does remind me...

/me pops off to Dabs to get some more CD-Rs.

THREE CDs for Diablo 2... grr... what's more, the bloody install is 1.2gb...

[This message has been edited by Stu- (edited 06 July 2000).]

 

[Xavier]

TUG,

Fret not about the CD, been a tad busy, have somthing better in the works, details with u via email as soon as I get a chance... been busy driving cars and a new job and the like, got myself a new motor for the weekendz, Mitsubishi FTO, mivec GPX (nice for less than 30K) plus the new job is a bit demanding, will email u about clockspeed 2 somtime...

x

btw, what happened to the mobile, you never answer the damn thing!

 

[stu]

I just buy my CDs from Dabs. Get 10 80minute ones for £8. That's plenty cheap enough for me, considering it means I get games for 80p, essentially.

 

[old.TUG]

Noone ever phones me is why Nice car too, me hopes it aint an automatic tho

Hey stu, ever looked @ CD prices @ a pooter fair? You can get some nice deals...

I got 50 80min disks for 22 quid and they are good cd's an'all, not one has fucked up and even shite CD drives like creatives can read em super easy