Optus finally ported my phone number over to a new SIM from my old CDMA phone on Friday.

It all works well, but it does appear that where I live is not such a great place for mobile phone reception.

I'm wondering what options there might be. I can't find anything online about car kits or external antennas/aerials for this model, so it may mean I need to leave the phone up one end of the house that does manage to find a cell (from about 3 suburbs away!)

Or maybe I can convince Optus to install a new base station nearby.