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| Thread ID: 115824 | 2011-02-05 09:46:00 | Amplified GSM Repeater or freq changer | The Error Guy (14052) | PC World Chat |
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| 1175374 | 2011-02-05 09:46:00 | Has anyone in the radio game got any ideas/schematics for building a repeater that can relay the Voda/2 degrees signal? Vodafone reception is patchy at boarding house, I can get about 2-3 bars in a corner window but other than that the signal is 0. I was thinking it can't be THAT hard to build a small repeater that could relay the signal at least 20m or even up to 1km, I'm just not sure if its practical. It doesn't need to be great, just 2/2.5G txting maybe a few calls. Also, another question, can I get/build a frequency converting relay that will Rx 850 MHz WCDMA and Tx on the 2100MHz band, this is basically another pitiful attempt to get my Galaxy S to work on telecom :p, since as far as I know, no other carriers use the 2100MHz band (other than the proper telco infill) I should not get interference from more powerful transmitters or cause interference with other devices. Again, nice idea but is it really that practical/easy to build or buy Cheers... maybe I should give up and buy a proper galaxy S that works :lol: |
The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1175375 | 2011-02-05 18:07:00 | The i9000 Samsung Galaxy S was designed for Vodafone, not Telecom. It's never going to work terribly well. If you're on Telecom, you're better off with the AT&T-version of the Nexus One. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1175376 | 2011-02-05 19:59:00 | If you're on Telecom, you're better off with the AT&T-version of the Nexus One. Can't afford it really, It was a big enough choice to get the Galaxy S and since the market is flooded with BS ones imported from korea I'm screwed, not a lot of resale potential. How the hell does NZ get away with selling the Galaxy S for $999 when it only costs 650 US in canada for bell (about the same for AT&T) |
The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1175377 | 2011-02-05 20:12:00 | I'd like to know how in NZ the Samsung Galaxy 580 (3.2") sells for about $400 but add another .8" on to the screen size and the price goes up $600. Sure there are internal engine differences but $600 worth?? You could check out Trademe for the Samsung Captivate which is the AT&T version of the Galaxy S sold here by Telecom |
paulw (1826) | ||
| 1175378 | 2011-02-05 21:12:00 | How the hell does NZ get away with selling the Galaxy S for $999 when it only costs 650 US in canada for bell (about the same for AT&T)That's actually almost the same price. $650 US = $845.91 NZ. Adding GST... $845.91 * 1.15 = $972.80. Factor in shipping costs, and you can see that it actually works out about the same. :pf1mobmini: |
Erayd (23) | ||
| 1175379 | 2011-02-06 00:50:00 | Can't afford it really, It was a big enough choice to get the Galaxy S and since the market is flooded with BS ones imported from korea I'm screwed, not a lot of resale potential. How the hell does NZ get away with selling the Galaxy S for $999 when it only costs 650 US in canada for bell (about the same for AT&T) USA$650=NZ$845 plus they always seem to slap on extra in some markets. Take the price of MS Office in the USA compared to here or England. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1175380 | 2011-02-06 01:50:00 | Sheesh i'm stupid, it was 500 US = 650 NZD, I have a mate in canada atm, getting a bell handset isn't too hard, also got parents heading over to the states soon too. Hard part will be selling the current Galaxy. To make matters more fun-tastic some sad sack stole my old R100 I was borrowing... seriously who steals a half dead pink R100 with bits missing and love hearts painted on with nail polish on it? (yes I looked real cool with it too :D) |
The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1175381 | 2011-02-06 07:11:00 | I'd stay away from building a repeater, it's hard enough to figure out band-hopping, and repeating such a massive chunk of bandwidth isn't really feasible. Also there are a few minor differences between 850 and 2100, to the point where you would effectively need to build an entire receiver and transmitter to communicate between Telecom, and a whole base station to communicate with your handset. It's a bit more difficult than a duplex cross-band repeater pair unfortunately. | ubergeek85 (131) | ||
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