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In article <Xns9D82742D7AE09blahblahcom@81.169.183.62>, 
nospam@nospam.com says...
> 1) If I have lousy GPS signals at my house, how will this thing connect 
> for E911 registration/location during setup?  Could be out of luck?
> 
> 2) Once GPS connection is made, I understand I can then move the unit to 
> another room in the house, and GPS is no longer needed.  Yes?
> 
> 
There is some question on the forums as to whether the GPS is even 
*used* for E911 service since your physical service address has to 
entered into the system registration screens and changed anytime you 
move to a new address. The builtin GPS may be just to allow ATT to limit 
the unit to approved areas.

One reviewer I read tried moving the unit after the inital fix and 
wasn't able to do so. If you power it off it's going to need to redo the 
GPS fix at the next power-up initialization. The later fixes may require 
less time due to saving some location info somewhere (most handheld GPS 
devices do that also) but are still required. So every time you loose 
power back to the window. Or use a UPS and move it along with the MC :-)

Ultimate option--there is an MCX GPS antenna port on the microcell. You 
could mount an external GPS antenna and run a coax cable to the device. 
More $$$. AT&T really should include an external antenna if they're 
going to require a GPS fix. GPS signals are very weak. I've got 3 
handheld GPS devices and NONE of them will lock onto a signal away from 
a window in my single floor house.
-- 
Jud 
Dallas TX USA