![]() The wireless range of the Airave covers an area of 5,000 square feet and is similarly affected by building materials like wifi ranges. If EV isn’t available, the data traffic will go through the Airave connection. If you try to use data, it will direct that traffic back through the EV network. The Airave primarily handles the voice side of a phone. I’ve noticed no detrimental side effect on my connection while on the phone and it is listed that for each call the Airave is handling, it will need 40 Kbps for upload and download bandwidth. The Airave can handle up to 3 calls at once depending on your broadband capabilities. You can then connect the GPS antenna in with the mini-coax connection on the antenna. The GPS signal is covered with a small rubber cap which can be rotated out of the way. The connections in the back allow you to connect the network, power, and GPS signal. At the end, all four lights will be a steady blue or else it indicates a problem with either being unable to acquire a GPS signal, no network connection, or perhaps a problem in your account on Sprint’s side of things. This process, the quick start guide warns, can take upward of 4 hours, but I found mine to complete within an hour. When you turn the power switch on, 4 lights at the front of the Airave will power on and flicker between blue and red as the unit activates itself. You can also plug in the external GPS antenna to boost its reception and give it more flexibility in picking up a GPS signal. If you aren’t able to pick up a GPS signal from the Airave’s location, you can try moving it to an elevated position or another location. All you have to do is place the Airave near a closed window, plug the network cable into a port on your router, and plug in the power cable. The Airave unit comes activated and assigned to your Sprint account. Airave unit (looks a lot like a wireless router).The calls are clear and I no longer have to worry about losing an important call. The Airave has changed my reception from one bar of EV to five bars of 1X (voice). I no longer have to lean towards a window on one foot or stand outside in the cold in order to have a conversation not be disconnected. This has improved my cell phone reception and put a stop to my dropped calls. Unfortunately things were not quite smooth the first time around but now the system seems to be quite stable. The device is a femtocell meaning it acts as a mini cell tower and creates a cell phone signal instead of just repeating one by using your broadband connection and routing your calls across the Internet. My second attempt has proven to be more successful using Sprint’s Airave. Fortunately, Amazon allowed me to return it with no problem. My first attempt at a solution, the zBoost zPersonal Cell Phone Signal Booster, fell flat and didn’t do anything to boost my signal (in fact, it was hard to tell if it was doing anything at all). The inside of my apartment was a cell phone dead zone (cue creepy music left-over from Halloween) and I’ve written about the problem before.
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