[MLB-WIRELESS] Mobile phones in remote places.

[Paul van den Bergen]

Hi all.
this is a question that might be particularly suited to the Telstra 
people on the list....

My father has a country property (hereafter known as "The Block").  it 
is in west central victoria near a town called Moonambel, near Avoca, 
vineyard country.  He is in a mobile phone hole, both analogue and CDMA. 
 You can clearly see it on the Telstra maps...  I have recently been 
considering the best (simplest? cheapest? most robust?) way to improve 
their communication with the outside world.  At the moment they have to 
drive about 1km or climb the hill... (they own a hill, or at least one 
side of a hill... including the local top bit).

my first thought was to set up a solar AP with a cantenna to the house, 
have a phone at both ends and use VoIP or similar...  but that is a lot 
of messing around, lots of protocols. CDMA, Ethernet, modem, IP, 
802.11b...  is there a better way?  All I really need is a mobile phone 
repeater...  are they available?  Is telstra interested in plugging 
networks holes?  who would I talk to about this? what costs are involved?

any comments/referals/ideas would be appreciated...

-- 
Dr Paul van den Bergen
SERC, RMIT University
paul at serc.rmit.edu.au
+613 9925 1624 phone
+613 9925 5699 fax
goofey: bulwynkl



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