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Droid gets bogus location from network extender

I have a network extender & by in large, it works pretty well. It gets a bit choppy if there is other data moving on the network.

Friday, we got two Droids. We love these phones. The Droid monitors your position with the wireless network or GPS. When I'm not at home the GPS works great and if I'm indoors I get a less accurate wireless position. When I'm at home, the network extender, even though it has a GPS, delivers the location as NYC, NY. If I unplug the network extender, then I get the correct wireless location just as I should.

I called Verizon & registered this as a problem. The tech told me that I was getting the position of the provider.

The network extender has a GPS & knows it's location. Why can't it deliver this location to the Droid?

I know this is a firmware issue.

Come 'on Verizon, let's get this system issue resolved. We've got hundreds of dollars invested in Verizon hardware.

If anyone else experiences this, please report it to Verizon. Maybe we can get it fixed.

Dean

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SSHGuru

I am considering buying one because the reception in the house stinks.

Would you recommend one?

DeanONH

Like I said, I have a network extender & by in large, it works pretty well. It gets a bit choppy if there is other data moving on the network....

Apparently, the extender requires a continuous bidirectional data stream if there is a call in progress. If someone else on your network causes accesses a web page, the call breaks up very briefly, which is tolerable. If someone is creating a great deal of traffic, such as video or audio, the break up is intolerable. If there is no other network traffic the extender works great, except for misreporting the location as I noted above.

I believe both of these issues could be addressed by verizon if they are so inclined.

I see you also have a Droid..... beware the location issue. When I had the XV6800 the extender solved the reception problem. The Droid has a much better radio and where I had no bars on the XV6800, I have 2-3 bars with the Droid. Also know that the extender does not support 3G data.

If I had the box and, I probably would return the extender; it's only about 3 weeks old. Let me know if you want to buy it.

To answer your question...

If there is minimal network traffic in your house, I would recommend it.. There is only two of us in my house and the interence can be annoying.

Dean

powderhoundrich

How often are you within range of your network extender, but not knowing where you are? :smileytongue:

I keed, I keed

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