LG VX8600: Does it have an External Antenna Connector?

Hello Group!

I'm thinking seriously of buying the 8600 but I do use my current 6100
in the RV and occasionally like to use the cell phone to connect to the
Internet. When in remote areas I've used a Wilson Cellular Antenna with
the 6100 and wonder if the 8600 has an antenna connector also?

Thanks!

Mike Collins

On Fri, 6 Apr 2007 21:14:46 UTC, Mike Collins <trek@2mikeys.com>
wrote:

> Hello Group!
>
> I'm thinking seriously of buying the 8600 but I do use my current 6100
> in the RV and occasionally like to use the cell phone to connect to the
> Internet. When in remote areas I've used a Wilson Cellular Antenna with
> the 6100 and wonder if the 8600 has an antenna connector also?

Check with Wilson.

http://www.wpsantennas.com/index.asp...ROD&ProdID=558

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Thanks Barbara,

Wilson has a part number for an external antenna adapter for this phone.
But, on the other hand, LG Tech Support says that the phone doesn't
have an external antenna connector. So, I thought I'd ask the *owners*
of the phone, not the manufacturers, to try to get the best information.

Mike

Barbara wrote:
> On Fri, 6 Apr 2007 21:14:46 UTC, Mike Collins <trek@2mikeys.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello Group!
>>
>> I'm thinking seriously of buying the 8600 but I do use my current 6100
>> in the RV and occasionally like to use the cell phone to connect to the
>> Internet. When in remote areas I've used a Wilson Cellular Antenna with
>> the 6100 and wonder if the 8600 has an antenna connector also?
>
> Check with Wilson.
>
> http://www.wpsantennas.com/index.asp...ROD&ProdID=558
>

On Sat, 7 Apr 2007 17:10:13 UTC, Mike Collins <trek@2mikeys.com>
wrote:

> Thanks Barbara,
>
> Wilson has a part number for an external antenna adapter for this phone.
> But, on the other hand, LG Tech Support says that the phone doesn't
> have an external antenna connector. So, I thought I'd ask the *owners*
> of the phone, not the manufacturers, to try to get the best information.

That's surprising. Wilson usually gets it right.

Since I don't own one of these either, we will have to try to get one
of current VX8600 owners to look for a connector. Can you go to a
Verizon store and look at one?

I guess most folks could care less, but I also use the Wilson external
antennas for travel, and never buy a phone without a connector. Good
Luck!

--
Barbara

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On 4/7/2007 12:10 PM, Mike Collins wrote:
> Thanks Barbara,
>
> Wilson has a part number for an external antenna adapter for this phone.
> But, on the other hand, LG Tech Support says that the phone doesn't
> have an external antenna connector. So, I thought I'd ask the *owners*
> of the phone, not the manufacturers, to try to get the best information.
>
> Mike
>
> Barbara wrote:
>> On Fri, 6 Apr 2007 21:14:46 UTC, Mike Collins <trek@2mikeys.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Group!
>>>
>>> I'm thinking seriously of buying the 8600 but I do use my current
>>> 6100 in the RV and occasionally like to use the cell phone to connect
>>> to the Internet. When in remote areas I've used a Wilson Cellular
>>> Antenna with the 6100 and wonder if the 8600 has an antenna connector
>>> also?
>>
>> Check with Wilson.
>>
>> http://www.wpsantennas.com/index.asp...ROD&ProdID=558
>>
I've had the VX8600 since the beginning of the year and AFAIK it does
not have a connector (I don't have a pinout). That and the poor
speakerphone are the main detractions for me. Oh yea, and no Java.
Otherwise I really like this phone.

A repeater would solve your antenna conections for all phones in one
swell foop.

--
Ted
I wasn't born in Texas but
I got back here as soon as I could
(Don't forget to take out the trash)

If you never try anything new, you'll miss out on many of life's great
disappointments.

The pic in the following link looks like an external antenna connection to
me... (look at the 360 view).

http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/s...edPhoneId=2686

-Frank

"Mike Collins" <trek@2mikeys.com> wrote in message
news:C8GdnTJ70KxQKovbnZ2dnUVZ_tGvnZ2d@trueband.net ...
> Hello Group!
>
> I'm thinking seriously of buying the 8600 but I do use my current 6100 in
> the RV and occasionally like to use the cell phone to connect to the
> Internet. When in remote areas I've used a Wilson Cellular Antenna with
> the 6100 and wonder if the 8600 has an antenna connector also?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Mike Collins

On 2007-04-08, Frankster <Frank@SPAM2TRASH.com> wrote:
> The pic in the following link looks like an external antenna connection to
> me... (look at the 360 view).
>
> http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/s...edPhoneId=2686

I don't know what you think you're seeing here, but I have an 8600 in
one hand and the manual in other, and I don't see any indication that
any form of external antenna is supported. The phone has two connection
points. One is for microSD (btw having this externally accessible is
_much_ nicer than what Motorola did with the RAZR), the other is for
audio, charging and usb. Maybe the second could be used for an antenna
but I can't find anything in the manual to that effect.

No, it's the round (removable) glossy rubber cover insert on the lower
portion of the back. Usually you gotta stick a pin in the edge to pry it
out. Inside is where the antenna connection would be.

-Frank

"D P Schreber" <schreberdp@rayban.net> wrote in message
news:esCdna3wkc8nsYTbnZ2dnUVZ_qydnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> On 2007-04-08, Frankster <Frank@SPAM2TRASH.com> wrote:
>> The pic in the following link looks like an external antenna connection
>> to
>> me... (look at the 360 view).
>>
>> http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/s...edPhoneId=2686
>
> I don't know what you think you're seeing here, but I have an 8600 in
> one hand and the manual in other, and I don't see any indication that
> any form of external antenna is supported. The phone has two connection
> points. One is for microSD (btw having this externally accessible is
> _much_ nicer than what Motorola did with the RAZR), the other is for
> audio, charging and usb. Maybe the second could be used for an antenna
> but I can't find anything in the manual to that effect.

On 4/8/2007 6:57 PM, Frankster wrote:
> No, it's the round (removable) glossy rubber cover insert on the lower
> portion of the back. Usually you gotta stick a pin in the edge to pry it
> out. Inside is where the antenna connection would be.
>
> -Frank
>

Well pry yours out and let us know. (G)
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Ted
I wasn't born in Texas but
I got back here as soon as I could
(Don't forget to take out the trash)

"How hard can it be?" -Kinky Friedman

On Mon, 09 Apr 2007 01:46:40 GMT, xPosTech <polk_ted@yatrashhoo.com>
wrote:

>On 4/8/2007 6:57 PM, Frankster wrote:
>> No, it's the round (removable) glossy rubber cover insert on the lower
>> portion of the back. Usually you gotta stick a pin in the edge to pry it
>> out. Inside is where the antenna connection would be.
>>
>> -Frank
>>
>
>Well pry yours out and let us know. (G)


I have a vx8600 and pried the glossy rubber cover off and it is the
port for the external antenna connector.

BILLIEB