Re: [MBZ] Our '93 E300D had a permanently-installed cell phone

2019-06-24 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
I used a wilson magnetic antenna for my motorola fone for years.   The startac had a antenna plug.   They are often available at large truck stops. Craig via Mercedes wrote on 6/22/19 1:11 PM: On Sat, 22 Jun 2019 10:53:48 -0600 Craig via Mercedes wrote: On Sat, 22 Jun 2019 11:09:35 -0400

Re: [MBZ] Our '93 E300D had a permanently-installed cell phone

2019-06-24 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
I'd take that in a flash.   GTE then verizontal paid under $3k a year and we thought that was great.   The pubic broadcasting TV tower only paid $1k a year.   I tried to get Pubic broadcasting to pay up and they had a fit. Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote on 6/22/19 8:44 AM: The 1W and 3W

Re: [MBZ] Our '93 E300D had a permanently-installed cell phone

2019-06-22 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Thanks Craig. I wondered why all that Weboost stuff showed up in an Amazon search for Wilson, I had no idea that WE stood for Wilson Electronics. When I got my internet service from cell towers I had a Wilson car antenna outside my window with a Wilson antenna adapter plugged into the socket

Re: [MBZ] Our '93 E300D had a permanently-installed cell phone

2019-06-22 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Sat, 22 Jun 2019 15:02:08 -0400 Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > Thanks Craig and Jim, that's worth a book mark! I'm glad you found it helpful. Craig > On Sat, Jun 22, 2019 at 2:12 PM Craig via Mercedes > wrote: > > > On Sat, 22 Jun 2019 10:53:48 -0600 Craig via Mercedes > > wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Our '93 E300D had a permanently-installed cell phone

2019-06-22 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Thanks Craig and Jim, that's worth a book mark! - Max Charleston SC On Sat, Jun 22, 2019 at 2:12 PM Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Sat, 22 Jun 2019 10:53:48 -0600 Craig via Mercedes > wrote: > > > On Sat, 22 Jun 2019 11:09:35 -0400 Max Dillon via Mercedes > > wrote: > > > > >

Re: [MBZ] Our '93 E300D had a permanently-installed cell phone

2019-06-22 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Sat, 22 Jun 2019 10:53:48 -0600 Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Sat, 22 Jun 2019 11:09:35 -0400 Max Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > > What is a "Wilson amplifier / antenna system"? > > Indeed, what are they? Please enlighten us. > > I see "boosters" advertised by a company named

Re: [MBZ] Our '93 E300D had a permanently-installed cell phone

2019-06-22 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Sat, 22 Jun 2019 11:09:35 -0400 Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > On June 22, 2019 9:51:39 AM EDT, Jim Cathey via Mercedes > wrote: > > > > The 1W and 3W transmitters and real antennae were the reasons why > > > the old phones had much better range. > > > > Agreed. I had _much_ better

Re: [MBZ] Our '93 E300D had a permanently-installed cell phone

2019-06-22 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
What is a "Wilson amplifier / antenna system"? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC On June 22, 2019 9:51:39 AM EDT, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: >> The 1W and 3W transmitters and real antennae were the reasons why the >old phones had much better range. > >Agreed. I had _much_ better coverage on the

Re: [MBZ] Our '93 E300D had a permanently-installed cell phone

2019-06-22 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> The 1W and 3W transmitters and real antennae were the reasons why the old > phones had much better range. Agreed. I had _much_ better coverage on the road with the bag phone than with anything newer. Just another example of "new and improved" actually being worse in many ways. However, with

Re: [MBZ] Our '93 E300D had a permanently-installed cell phone

2019-06-22 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
The 1W and 3W transmitters and real antennae were the reasons why the old phones had much better range. Which was necessary when they didn't have towers every 3-5 miles. About 15 years ago a telco wanted to put a tower at my boss' house. I suspect he would have gone for it, but his wife told

Re: [MBZ] Our '93 E300D had a permanently-installed cell phone

2019-06-22 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Three watts! Don't hold that by your head when making a call! - Max Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Our '93 E300D had a permanently-installed cell phone

2019-06-22 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
My 2.3-16 had a big analog phone in it, permanent install with a little springy antenna on the back glass. It was probably a good phone when I bought the car, but they took down the analog towers in 2007. Looks to be early 1990s vintage, a bag phone without the bag.

Re: [MBZ] Our '93 E300D had a permanently-installed cell phone

2019-06-22 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Old analog phone. My SL and E300 have phones in them --FT Sent from iPhone > On Jun 21, 2019, at 11:47 PM, Craig via Mercedes > wrote: > > The attached pictures show what I just removed from the metal inside the > trunk underneath the parcel shelf. > > I'm guessing it is a cell phone