RE: Is this possible with BlueTooth?

["Kevin Hawkins" <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

There are also some 'passive' aerial setups available for cars that
use an external aerial attached outside the card via a cable presumably to
something that re-radiates the signal within the pseudo 'faraday cage' type
interior of the car. They require no power. This is particulalry useful
where the car has metallised windows of some form. It allows the use of a
'free' mobile within the car interior - although this might now be not such
a good idea now with the new handsfree laws.
A similar idea might work for you in the basement if you have the
ability to mount some form of external antenna on your floors above - on a
car the metal acts as a groundplane which helps so it might not be quite so
effective to you - although a different aerial design could help achieve
this.
I have no idea if these devices actually 'do what they say on the
tin' or if they are just gimmicks though.

Kevin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alistair Watkins [mailto:ukha@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 07 March 2004 09:39
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Is this possible with BlueTooth?
>
> Hi,
>
> The thing about 100m range (as I read it) is that both
> devices must support it and due to the power consumption
> phones only (AFAIK) support 10m.  If you think about it
> although your phone will be able to receive a signal 100m
> from the base point, it can only send back one 10m away so
> the device will never get anything back from your phone...
> That's how I understand it anyway.
> They spam me all the time about things that improve
> reception in tunnels and stuff, maybe it actually works!!?
> I know they have something in the Canary Wharf underground
> shopping arcade, but I expect this is only available on an
> industrial scale, like the things they are installing in the tube.
> I also live in a deep basement flat, and although my g/f
> cant get a vodaphone signal (which she gets a strong one
> on ground level) I get a full 3 signal (not that I would
> ever recommend them!)  maybe its worth experimenting and
> changing networks if there is a stronger signal about?
>
> HTH
>
> Alistairir
>
> Alistair Watkins  mail@xxxxxxx
> http://www.infinitefunk.co.uk
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: keyvan2r [mailto:keyvan@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 06 March 2004 13:42
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Is this possible with BlueTooth?
>
>
> I live in an area in central London where cellphone reception is
> poor at best and in the basement the signal is strong
> enough to ring
> on incoming calls but not enough to have a conversation.
> My question is: given that there are now BlueTooth adaptors/access
> points with 100 meter range and multi-device connection
> support; is
> there a way to have the phone and a headset connect to a BT
"hub"
> which would allow me to leave the phone in a "good cellphone
> reception spot" and have the headset connected to the same
> BT hub?? This
> would let me keep the phone on the ground or 1st floor and use
> the extended range BT hub as a sort of repeater between the phone
> and the headset. Is this feasible/possible?
> Failing that, does anyone know how a cellular signal might be
> boosted inside an home?
>
> Thanks
>
> Keyvan
>
>
>
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