I am using a sprint airave in mexico a mile and a half from the us border. I also use cablemas as my internet provider. At times my cable service gets disconnected by me. Their service has been very reliable. When i try to reconnect the airave i have problems and cannot get the airave to work. All blue lights come on except the system light. Sprint has been able to reconnect it two times. Does anyone know if sprint(airave) has problems with some internet companies?
This would be my first guess. The AirRave is sensing that the IP address it has received is foreign (Not USA), and has barred the device. My guess is each time your internet is interrupted and you call Sprint, all they are doing is manually overriding this for you.
That's what i'm thinking too. Is there anything else that will increase my reception? I get reception outside but have poor to no reception inside. Thanks for your response.
I think the airave is the best solution, provided your internet isn't interrupted on a daily basis. Your only other option is to buy a repeater & external antenna, which may be expensive.
I'm surprised the GPS system allows your Airave to work in Mexico. How are you even able to have Sprint service with a Mexico address?
Exactly. That is the main purpose of the GPS on the airave, to make sure the unit is within the US. (other than for E911) I guess Sprint is over-riding the GPS lock. I did not think they could even do that.
I would be very surprised if they were willing to do that (especially in another country). I've heard a number of others who were not able to use an Airave because of the GPS issue and efforts to get around it through Sprint were unsuccessful. Not saying I don't believe the OP but something doesn't quite add up here unless Sprint's system is getting fooled into thinking the OP is actually in CA instead of Mexico and a U.S. address is being used to establish the account.
It could be that since he is so close to the border that when viewed on a large map of the USA it may look like a GPS error, and then they're overriding it?
i live in the united states and have another home in Mexico. remember, i am still close to sprint towers. sprint gives "some" service inside mexico within 1 to 2 miles of the us border. not sure what they are overriding but it does work unless i mess up and uplug the airave. any suggestions on what else i could use?
I, too, don't expect the Airave to work without a GPS location determined to be within the USA, where Sprint's PCS licenses are valid. The "incorrect" IP address is much more minor, in my opinion. For uninterrupted service inside your casa' de Mexico using Sprint, you need to convert to a repeater system. With a Yagi aimed across the border, and an omni inside the house, you should not be interrupted until Sprint lowers the signal aimed your way. I second Jay2TheRescue in this matter. COtech
