We have 2 Samsung Galaxy S3 devices. We moved to a new house that had poor reception, so we ordered a network extender. When our phone is getting the signal from the network extender, the phone reads a location that is about an hour away. This has had the following impacts:
- I didn't get a carrier alert regarding a tornado warning in my area
- Weather is off of the wrong location
- All location aware apps (Yelp, Google Now, etc) display local information off of the wrong place
- I need to activate my GPS and walk outside to get directions from my house
I am certain that the network extender is causing this problem. If I shut the network extender off, the location corrects. When I turn the network extender back on, the location will shift back to the incorrect location.
I called Verizon about this when I first received the device. They sent a replacement GPS module. I replaced the GPS module within the network extender but I experience the same results. I have also tried using the antenna. That didn't make a difference.
Other than the location bug, the network extender works as expected.
