Cellular Help

Regardless of the terminology (Modes) used to characterize cellular technology
(PCS, TDMA, CDMA, GSM, Cellular, Digital, Analog, etc.),
at this time there are only two frequency ranges ( Bands) available in the US.

824-896 MHz called 800 MegaHertz Band
800-900mHz range is used by both analog and many digital phones.
Most phones are operating in the frequency covered by the 800MHz Band.

1850MHz-1990MHz called 1900 MegaHertz Band or 1.9 GigaHertz
1800-1900mHz range is another digital range often referred to as PCS.

There are three types of antennas.

1-The most common is the cellular band antenna. These antennas cover digital and analog phones using the 800-900mHz frequency. These antennas are the correct antenna for the vast majority of phones currently in use.

2-The second type is a PCS antenna. These antennas are tuned for frequencies in the 1800-1900mHz range.
Currently the PCS market is limited to a small number of major metropolitan areas.
Before purchasing one of these antennas we recommend you confirm your phone is using this frequency by contacting your service provider (many of the CDMA services such as Verizon and Cingular as well as the GSM services such as Voicestream use this frequency).

3-The third type of antenna is a Dual Band antenna.
These antennas cover both the 800-900mHz frequency as well as the PCS 1800-1900mHz frequency.
Phones purchased after 1999 this type of antenna is the best choice as most phones after 1999 are dual band phones.

Not certain what frequency you are operating on, please check with your service provider.

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