Andrew Universal Dual Band Concealed Glass Mount Car Antenna

Rating:
Summary: Great alternative to an external antenna
Review: After investigating a large number of options, I chose this antenna over an external one for a stealth installation. The antenna comes with a long enough coaxial cable, and the cable is terminated with a mini-UHF plug that fits into the antenna end of the Nokia 61xx complete car kit. Perfect! No other cables or adapters were necessary in my case. I installed the antenna only recently, but so far the reception has been great with no dropped calls while driving around town.

The price is right, no wind noise from an external antenna, and almost invisible installation on the rear window. Overall, it's a great product that is perfectly functional. I knocked off one star because of the sparsity of instructions, especially the complete lack of technical specification. Andrew's web site isn't particularly helpful, either.

Rating:
Summary: Two strikes
Review: Great idea for an antenna, but I give it two strikes. It says that it comes with a connection kit, but the documentation assumes you already have a way to connect the (coaxial?) cable to your phone. There is no connection kit included. The only parts included are the sticker to attach it to your windshield, a small packet of glass cleaner and one page of instructions. According to the manufacturer's Web site, if you try to remove the antenna after installation, you destroy the antenna. For now, I'd say it's better to risk someone ripping off your external antenna then taking a chance that this permanently mounted antenna will be compatible with your next phone.