They gave me a ~35' dinky cable that extends the GPS dongle. No idea what connector it is, it simply pops together. I'd like to have ~100' of some kind of cable to reach the outside.
Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 1:46 PM, Sam Kirsch <sam...@plexicomm.net> wrote: > Unfortunately I don't know all the specifics on that part Josh offhand, my > part in this was troubleshooting why the basement didn't have cell service > on Verizon and how to get them service, I just told the field team I needed > to get the GPS signal from the roof. I believe they used a connector to > switch to a different cable type that allowed them to run it to the roof > without too much attenuation (unless that plan fell through and they ended > up doing something entirely different and never updated me - which is also > very possible). But the external antenna that comes with the SCS wouldn't > make it from where we had to install the unit to any exterior wall or the > roof 6 floors up. > > > > *-- Samuel Kirsch, Network SupportPlexicomm - Internet Solutions | > www.plexicomm.net <http://www.plexicomm.net>* > *Office: 1.866.759.4678 x109 <1.866.759.4678%20x109> | Fax: 1.866.852.4688 > <1.866.852.4688>* > *Emergency Support: 1.866.759.9713 <1.866.759.9713> | sam...@plexicomm.net > <sam...@plexicomm.net>* > > > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Josh Luthman" <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> > To: "af@afmug.com" <af@afmug.com> > Sent: 2/9/2016 1:33:56 PM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Verizon "network extender" > > > How did you get a GPS antenna from the roof to the SCS box? > > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 1:28 PM, samuel <sam...@plexicomm.net> wrote: > >> Verizon's Samsung SCS series 3G and 4G Network Extender is what I was >> dealing with. We had to run our own GPS antenna from the roof down to the >> basement to get the damn thing to sync properly. >> >> As an aside, I didn't realize the Low E windows were code now, and this >> is a very newly renovated building. Will keep that in mind! >> >> >> >> -- Sam Kirsch, Network Tech Support >> Plexicomm Internet Solutions >> Office: 1.866.759.4678 x109 | Fax: 1.866.852.4688 >> >> sam...@plexicomm.net | Emergency Support: 1.866.759.9713 >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> -----Original Message----- >> From: "Jaime Solorza" <losguyswirel...@gmail.com> >> To: "Animal Farm" <af@afmug.com> >> Date: 02/09/16 10:39 AM >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Verizon "network extender" >> >> cell booster or gps booster? >> >> Jaime Solorza >> Wireless Systems Architect >> 915-861-1390 >> >> >> On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 8:15 AM, Sam Kirsch <sam...@plexicomm.net> wrote: >> >>> >>> Pull out a GPS App on your phone and make sure you can actually read the >>> satellites from behind the window (I used 'GPS Test' on Android). We had to >>> install one of these boosters and were troubleshooting why the damn thing >>> wasn't working when I noticed that my phone GPS receiver was working in >>> rooms where the windows were open and not working in rooms where the >>> windows were closed. Building management didn't even know they'd purchased >>> the windows with RF film. >>> >>> >>> >>> *-- Samuel Kirsch, Network SupportPlexicomm - Internet Solutions | >>> www.plexicomm.net <http://www.plexicomm.net/>* >>> *Office: 1.866.759.4678 x109 | Fax: 1.866.852.4688* >>> >>> *Emergency Support: 1.866.759.9713 | sam...@plexicomm.net >>> <sam...@plexicomm.net>* >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------ Original Message ------ >>> From: "Adam Moffett" <dmmoff...@gmail.com> >>> To: af@afmug.com >>> Sent: 2/9/2016 9:50:42 AM >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Verizon "network extender" >>> >>> >>> It might not be just a matter of getting the location. If they use the >>> 1pps clock from GPS to calibrate an oscillator before they start >>> transmitting, then it would legitimately take 20-30 minutes. >>> >>> Telrad BTS's are like that too. Pisses me off if I ever have to reset >>> the power. >>> >>> >>> On 2/9/2016 12:12 AM, Jason McKemie wrote: >>> >>> For whatever reason, the receivers that they use in some of these don't >>> seem to be "modern" at all. They frequently take an excessively long time >>> to get a lock. >>> >>> On Monday, February 8, 2016, Eric Kuhnke < <eric.kuh...@gmail.com> >>> eric.kuh...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Modern GPS receivers work surprisingly well, if not very accurately, >>>> from inside a single floor wood framed house... My oneplus one will pick up >>>> 6 satellites while standing in a central hallway 15'+ from any window. >>>> Should be accurate enough to get a location within 75'. >>>> >>>> All bets are off if it is a concrete framed apartment building or >>>> something like that. >>>> >>>> I still find it amazing that anything works at -162 RSL. Thanks to tiny >>>> channel size and very basic modulation. >>>> On Feb 8, 2016 6:46 PM, "Bill Prince" < >>>> javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','part15...@gmail.com');> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Canopy NAT seems to break it with regularity. It might also fail if >>>>> the GPS location that it reports is not within a 1/4 mile of where the >>>>> customer address is. >>>>> >>>>> Also requires enough GPS (like near a window) to get a GPS lock. >>>>> >>>>> bp >>>>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >>>>> >>>>> On 2/8/2016 3:34 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> What are the typical reasons for these not to work?� From the user >>>>> guide it appears to use IPSEC, so I assume anything that prevents a VPN? >>>>> � >>>>> Verizon support told the customer they needed a Class A address.� >>>>> WTF?� Did they maybe mean it *can't* be a class A address?� >>>>> Customer uses 10.x.x.x addresses internally, behind Cisco ASA firewall >>>>> (which I don't manage). >>>>> � >>>>> I do see some udp/500 and udp/4500 packets, I think that means >>>>> something is using UDP for IPSEC NAT traversal? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >
