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Sprint Airave
Could somebody tell me if I can use sprint Airave in UK or not
If not why I can not and how can sprint know i am using it in UK
If not why I can not and how can sprint know i am using it in UK
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no as sprint does not have overseas coverage the airave will not work in the UK.
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well since the airave works with the internet i would assume it would work. it really doesnt have anything to do with where coverage is at because it expands coverage. try it and let us know.
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It will not work. You have to have it within certain zip codes. It also work off of a GSP antenna and that will restrict it from overseas. This is because there isn't a cdma network in Europe.
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To answer your question, no it will not work anywhere but the United States. It has nothing to do with the GPS locating where you are that is strictly set up for E911 purposes. It also has nothing to do with whether or not there is a CDMA network where you are located because this pulls Sprint's CDMA signal through the internet and creates it's own.
The reason it will not work anywhere but the U.S. is simple. If you take your Airave to the U.K. (or anywhere else outside of the U.S.) and try to use it, the device will pull Sprint's signal through the Internet. Once you try to place a call through the device, it has to access a LAN (Local Area Network) to place a call. Because Sprint does not have access agreements with anyone overse...
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The reason it will not work anywhere but the U.S. is simple. If you take your Airave to the U.K. (or anywhere else outside of the U.S.) and try to use it, the device will pull Sprint's signal through the Internet. Once you try to place a call through the device, it has to access a LAN (Local Area Network) to place a call. Because Sprint does not have access agreements with anyone overse...
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So far off the mark on the ISP route it isn't even funny. There are no agreements with ISPs to give them priority. The device does use the GPS to know where it is and what frequency and channels to use. It has to do this or it could interfere with other carriers in the area. The zip code determines if it works or not. I have gone online and changed the zip code many times to areas where it would work but every time the device figures out where it is and will not work. This is here in the US where Sprint does not currently have the device listed as working. The device is smart enough to locate itself and use the net to determine if it can work or not. Spoofing the GPS may work but I haven't seen any attempts at it yet.
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Specialists: All
Customers: CDMA Customers (Consumer, CL, IL)
Effective Date: 8/13/08
Details
AIRAVE provides dependable coverage to customers who do not have a strong CDMA signal in their home or small office.
Customer will hear 2 short tones indicating the call is routed through AIRAVE.
Supports 1XRTT data
Supports 3 simultaneous users
There is an unlimited calling attachable available for calls made through the AIRAVE device. This is optional.
AIRAVE equipment identifier is the MAC ID (12 alphanumeric digits found on the back of the device); there is no MDN associated with the device.
AIRAVE must be purchased at a Sprint Retail Store or through business direct sales.
Customers can visit Sprint.com/AIRAVE for more in...
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Customers: CDMA Customers (Consumer, CL, IL)
Effective Date: 8/13/08
Details
AIRAVE provides dependable coverage to customers who do not have a strong CDMA signal in their home or small office.
Customer will hear 2 short tones indicating the call is routed through AIRAVE.
Supports 1XRTT data
Supports 3 simultaneous users
There is an unlimited calling attachable available for calls made through the AIRAVE device. This is optional.
AIRAVE equipment identifier is the MAC ID (12 alphanumeric digits found on the back of the device); there is no MDN associated with the device.
AIRAVE must be purchased at a Sprint Retail Store or through business direct sales.
Customers can visit Sprint.com/AIRAVE for more in...
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All of the replies so far are completely wrong except for macuser09, and I'd like to expand on his/her reply a bit:
The Airave is just like a tiny cell phone tower, so it transmits and receives on the same exact radio frequencies as any regular tower. (It has to, or it wouldn't be able to communicate with Sprint phones, which only work on those frequencies.)
Sprint licenses those frequency bands from the US government (the FCC). By giving Sprint exclusive use of those frequencies within the US, the FCC ensures that other radio activity won't interfere with Sprint service, and vice-versa. Nothing based on radio technology would work without each specific frequency band being assigned for exclusive use that way.
All other countries ha...
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The Airave is just like a tiny cell phone tower, so it transmits and receives on the same exact radio frequencies as any regular tower. (It has to, or it wouldn't be able to communicate with Sprint phones, which only work on those frequencies.)
Sprint licenses those frequency bands from the US government (the FCC). By giving Sprint exclusive use of those frequencies within the US, the FCC ensures that other radio activity won't interfere with Sprint service, and vice-versa. Nothing based on radio technology would work without each specific frequency band being assigned for exclusive use that way.
All other countries ha...
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