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 <part15...@gmail.com> 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" <part15...@gmail.com> 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 <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 <1.866.759.4678%20x109> | Fax: >>> 1.866.852.4688 >>> >>> <sam...@plexicomm.net>sam...@plexicomm.net | Emergency Support: >>> 1.866.759.9713 >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: "Jaime Solorza" < <losguyswirel...@gmail.com> >>> losguyswirel...@gmail.com> >>> To: "Animal Farm" < <af@afmug.com>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 Support Plexicomm - Internet Solutions | >>>> <http://www.plexicomm.net>www.plexicomm.net <http://www.plexicomm.net>* >>>> * Office: 1.866.759.4678 x109 <http://tel:1.866.759.4678%20x109> | Fax: >>>> 1.866.852.4688 <http://tel:1.866.852.4688>* >>>> *Emergency Support: 1.866.759.9713 <http://tel:1.866.759.9713> | >>>> <sam...@plexicomm.net> <sam...@plexicomm.net>sam...@plexicomm.net >>>> <sam...@plexicomm.net>* >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------ Original Message ------ >>>> From: "Adam Moffett" < <dmmoff...@gmail.com>dmmoff...@gmail.com> >>>> To: <af@afmug.com>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? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >