Interesting thing I learned today as a result of my little note about long range wireless phones and how the numbers stack up.

I heard from our Voyager long range wireless phone rep who had chanced to go through the article. He said that if you’re looking to increase inside range, it’s usually better to mount the base unit as high as possible. Or if you’re going to use an external antenna indoors, you should still try to mount it in the proper orientation instead of upside down. He said that since the signal radiates out and down, you want to have the signal coming from as high as possible to maximize its strength. He also estimated that using an outdoor antenna can increase the range of a Voyager phone by 30~200%, depending on your specific applications.

Very important note – radio / wireless telecommunications products (including wireless Internet) are always affected by the environment they’re installed in as well as HOW they’re installed.

Anyway, interesting stuff to know. Thanks Ken! (He’s probably cringing that I’ve paraphrased him here. . .)

I also learned a few things about 900 MHz vs 2.4 GHz DSS frequencies. Interesting stuff – for a later post.