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   In alt.internet.wireless Harold Newton  wrote:   
   > The Repeater "probably" does not report back to the cellular provider   
   > anything as it's likely just a "bridge" of sorts that just passes the MAC   
   > address (among other things) straight through.   
      
   I found repeaters to be useless junk for weak signal areas.  I think they   
   would be fine for repeating a signal through a steel walled building or   
   something of that sort.   
      
   > The Femtocell is *completely* different.   
      
   I had an AT&T Femtocell... still do.  But I don't have an AT&T account, so   
   I can't test it in my current location.  Wonderful thing.   
      
   I noticed that Kaiser Hospital has Verizon Femtocell.  You can see them in   
   the hallways, and a little house icon appears above the full-bar cellular   
   icon on my phone.   
      
   > They know *everything* about the Femtocell; so it's interesting you were   
   > able to move it. Perhaps the IP geolocation isn't great enough, in your   
   > test, to flag their "movement" algorithm.   
      
   "Everything"?  How do they know Everything?   
   I disagree with Jeff L occasionally, but, he's never wrong.   
   As I recall, my AT&T Femtocell did have a GPS, and setup advice included   
   positioning it near a window if it didn't activate correctly.   
      
   I didn't have a problem activating it, so I don't know if it needs GPS   
   after a power failure, or IP change, etc.   
      
      
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