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lisper05/14/20252 repliesview on HN

The one I had, an AT&T Microcell, which was the only model offered by my cell provider, refused to work without a GPS signal.


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reaperducer05/14/2025

The one I had, an AT&T Microcell, which was the only model offered by my cell provider, refused to work without a GPS signal.

Strange, because my AT&T Microcell didn't require a GPS signal. I kept it in the cabinet under the sink deep inside a large apartment building where there's no way it could get a GPS signal.

I haven't used since I moved a few years ago. Perhaps it's changed.

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EvanAnderson05/14/2025

Similar experience here a few years ago w/ a Verizon microcell device. It wouldn't service clients w/o a GPS fix.