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by winfieldh
Tue Jun 12, 2007 12:06 pm
Forum: General Technical Support & Discussion
Topic: i415 External antenna
Replies: 11
Views: 20498

External Antenna

OK, I've tried the unit in the box it will live in and where it used to have full reception, it gets none. Evidently trunk metal is thinner than toolbox metal. I'm back to the original question; is it possible to attach external antenna? Thanks. Winfield
by winfieldh
Wed Jun 06, 2007 2:19 pm
Forum: General Technical Support & Discussion
Topic: i415 External antenna
Replies: 11
Views: 20498

i415 external antenna

Unless you unit is severely burried E That may be the case. This will be in a metal tool box. I suppose it is similar to a trunk and truthfully I haven't checked reception in the box yet, but I'm trying to stay ahead of the game. It is 16ga metal, somewhat like the "Ridgid" boxes you can ...
by winfieldh
Tue Jun 05, 2007 11:28 am
Forum: General Technical Support & Discussion
Topic: Forced Update
Replies: 1
Views: 5135

Forced Update

Is it possible to force a update from a unit? I will be using one that will be stationary for a long period of time, but would like to make sure it is alive and responsive. Maybe turning off the smart sending? Thanks, W
by winfieldh
Tue Jun 05, 2007 10:58 am
Forum: General Technical Support & Discussion
Topic: i415 External antenna
Replies: 11
Views: 20498

i415 External antenna

I will be using an i415 for theft recovery. The unit will be geofenced to a location and by itself for long periods of time. Some areas are going to have spotty reception and I'm wondering if there is in fact a way to provide external antenna? If so, are there some examples of hardware and diagrams ...
by winfieldh
Mon Jun 04, 2007 5:17 pm
Forum: General Technical Support & Discussion
Topic: GPS Antenna
Replies: 6
Views: 9384

Re: dual antenna

ATSupport wrote:Thanks for clarifying that!
Rob wrote:The i415 has 2 antennas..both separate..if you take the phone apart its easy to see that!
Is it possible to attach an external gps antenna to the i415? If so, are there instructions somewhere? THanks.