That's most helpful! Do you have any idea what kind of cable that was? I'm assuming anything that will handle 1600 MHz with minimal loss will work?
Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 4:27 PM, Sam Kirsch <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah, I spoke to my field guy, he said they took an SMB <-> N Connector > and ran LMR to the roof. Hope that helps. > > > > *-- 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> | [email protected] > <[email protected]>* > > > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "TJ Trout" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: 2/9/2016 9:42:37 PM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Verizon "network extender" > > > It's an SMB connector, but again I find it really had to believe that if > you stick it outside until you get a good sync and power it down that it > won't resync indoors, I've never tried inside of a nuclear bunker, but in > normal houses and offices with tile and metal roofs I've never had one > issue. > > On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 6:39 PM, Bill Prince <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Yeah. Something like that. All I recall is it was ~~ 1/4" or so in >> diameter. Don't quote me on that. I am disavowing all knowledge. >> >> bp >> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >> >> >> On 2/9/2016 6:37 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: >> >> MCM as in MMC? Like MMCX? >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> On Feb 9, 2016 9:34 PM, "Bill Prince" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> The Verizon cell extender (made by Samsung) has a little connector >>> (don't recall the type, but it's about the size of MCM or so). Put a wire >>> on the end of the coax, and you're there. >>> >>> bp >>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >>> >>> >>> On 2/9/2016 10:33 AM, Josh Luthman wrote: >>> >>> 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 <[email protected]> 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 >>>> >>>> <[email protected]>[email protected] | Emergency Support: >>>> 1.866.759.9713 >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: "Jaime Solorza" < <[email protected]> >>>> [email protected]> >>>> To: "Animal Farm" < <[email protected]>[email protected]> >>>> 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 <[email protected]> >>>> 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 | >>>>> <http://www.plexicomm.net/>www.plexicomm.net <http://www.plexicomm.net/>* >>>>> *Office: 1.866.759.4678 x109 | Fax: 1.866.852.4688* >>>>> *Emergency Support: 1.866.759.9713 | <[email protected]> >>>>> <[email protected]>[email protected] <[email protected]>* >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------ Original Message ------ >>>>> From: "Adam Moffett" < <[email protected]>[email protected]> >>>>> To: <[email protected]>[email protected] >>>>> 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 < <[email protected]> >>>>> [email protected]> 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','[email protected]');> 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? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >
