 simlesaPremium
join:2006-04-14
Astoria, NY | Works internationally? What happens if I connect the unit in Europe, for example? Does that mean I can use my Verizon phone to make and receive cheap calls to the USA from anywhere in the world as long as I have an internet connection?
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| it requires a GPS signal, and won't work outside the U.S. |
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 slashPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-01
Boston | reply to simlesa
No. There is a GPS dongle that needs to be hooked up to it to prevent this. |
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scrawnyb
join:2004-05-18
Johnstown, PA
kudos:1 | Kinda makes you wonder if someone will crack the GPS dongle for this sole purpose, haha |
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| Seems like it would be easier to just make a false GPS signal device in a shielded enclosure.
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Time... beckoning me. |
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jimkPremium
join:2006-04-15
Raleigh, NC Reviews:
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GPS is needed for e911 and to be sure you are using in a Verizon licensed coverage area, which means it won't work even in some places in the USA. Because it is broadcasting on licensed frequency, unlike WiFi, usage is not legally permitted in all areas - or anywhere outside the US.
Even if you could fool it into working, you would have problems with interference with whoever is authorized to use the frequency it tries to transmit on.
Even in the US, it has to know exactly where it is to know exactly what frequency to transmit on. VZW may be on Cellular A in one town and PCS B in the next town. |
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