Connecting Cordless Phones to a Cellular?

Posted by Cliff on Friday June 25, 2004 @04:20PM from the communications-in-BFE dept.

dmallery asks: "I live about 40 miles from the nearest Verizon cell. Last week, I put a 13db Yagi antenna about 18' up and voila: a reliable connection! The problem, of course, is that the phone has to be connected to the antenna to be usable. I have two wire lines that I'd love to get rid of, but you can barely hear the cell phone ring! Is there a way I can 'patch' from the digital phone to my cordless phones? There used to be something like that, but it was only for analog phones. Has anyone had this problem?"

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Buy another antenna - passive repeater by stienman · 2004-06-26 01:54 · Score: 3, Interesting

Buy another antenna, but this time it should be omnidirectional. The yagi is already positioned, so just attach the omni to the other end of the cable.

Tada! Instant passive repeater. Now you can keep the phone with you and wireless. The signal strength won't be as good as a direct connection to the yagi, but it should still work well.

-Adam