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Re: ATT MicroCell

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From: John Navas
Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 02:24
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On Mon, 24 May 2010 17:24:12 -0500, Jud
<I5i5changethistodash5rbo@xemaps.com> wrote in
<MPG.2664b8878b4780e9989683@news.albasani.net>:

>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.

Much depends on the receiver, and some of the latest chips are far
better than earlier ones.  My latest GPS (Garmin Foretrex 401) is much
more sensitive indoors than the ones it replaced (Garmin Foretrex
101/201).
-- 
Best regards,
John

If the iPhone is really so impressive,
why do iFans keep making excuses for it?
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