Question about Antenna

Hellbringer · EVDO Newbie Joined: 30 Sep 2007 Posts: 3

Hi,
i just got sprint EV-DO internet today and i came home and at home i only get 1xrtt and i get about 2 bars with that i got in my car and started testing and no more then 1/2 mile down the road i get a EV-DO connection with a -80 signal with a 799k download so i am looking into antennas in order to get EV_DO at my house. i am debating between the

Omni External Antenna ($82.95) from 3gstore.com

and the

Booster Antenna ($57.95) from 3gstore.com

will either of these antenna get me a decent EV-DO singal ar am i just wasting my time

and if neighter of these will do you guys have suggestion on another option

Thanks Mike

P.S. i am using the sierra Wireless Aircard 595u usb card also i know that the VA-DO is somewhat line of sight and where i like there are mountians and some trees but it is not like i live in the rainforest. (i live in socal it is all desert lol jk)

Alex · Site Admin Joined: 19 Sep 2006 Posts: 1893

because of terrain, if you are only concerned with signal at your house, i would get the omni antenna and mount above roofline.

grafur · Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:32 am Post subject: Antenna

I could only get 1x untill I got the Wilson Antenna w/built in ground plane. I simply put it on top of the entertainment center on an inside wall, leaning up against a speaker. Wala, EVDO and speeds up to 1.1 Meg.
Be careful about going up high with the antenna. The gain of the antenna is very quickly eaten up by the length of the cable. You can easily end up going negative gain infact so try the antenna with the attached 12' cable plus the adapter cable if needed. Hopefully you will be pleasantly supprised as I was.
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Hellbringer · EVDO Newbie Joined: 30 Sep 2007 Posts: 3

thanks guys i will get it and try it

i think i have found the cell tower if i go to where i was sitting and i got the ev-do it is LOS (i think meaning there is a tower dont know if it is sprint or any of the other) so i will get that antenna and try it

thanks again mike

Hellbringer · EVDO Newbie Joined: 30 Sep 2007 Posts: 3

ok.... i got a antenna and it seems as if it didnt help or in fact got worse

i got the

wilson cellular dual band mirror mount trucker antenna

thats what it says on the package. with out the antenna i get 1xrtt with 99-101 onthe signal when i pulg the antenna in i get 1xrtt with 105-107??

im i doing something wrong is there a trick to setting these up?

please help

i also did some more research behind our house there is a hill that is no more then 50ft tall if i walk to the top of the hill i not only get EV-DO but i get -74 to -75 in the signal and about 1000 down on a speed test and that is with out the wilson antenna is there any way i can mount he antenna up there and run the line down i know there is alot of talk about the antenna looseing signal the longer you run

any suggestion

thanks mike