I bought the LG because it is one of the very few Next G phones that has a direct RF connection for a patch lead to allow an external aerial to be fitted
And whereabouts is that exactly? I was told by someone a few weeks ago that an external aerial could be fitted to the TU500 through the socket which is meant to take the earpiece. I didn't know whether to believe it or not. I think that if it were possible to fit an external antenna, it would help solve a lot of the problems I am having with mine. Yes, I find the fact that the damn thing only beeps once when someone leaves a message annoying, whereas the CDMA one I had (which was also a LG) beeped a number of times. I very rarely ever missed a message with that one. Oh, & I am with Telstra by the way, where I am it's either that or nothing.
DF.