GPS.begin() taking forever

Official Hardware Portenta Family Portenta CAT.M1/NB IoT GNSS Shield
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Greetings everyone,

I am struggling with the shield. GSM.begin() works fine and I am able to run the GSM example however it is the GPS example that seems to not work. The program seems to be stuck when executing the function GPS.begin(). I left it for 2 hours and still nothing. I bought a new CAT.M1/NB Iot GNSS shield and still the same problem. Is anyone experiencing this or is it just me ?

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Is the GPS device outdoors with a clear unobstructed view of the sky?

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The board and the GPS module are inside however the antenna is outisde. Should I take everything outside ?

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nevermind gps/gsm confusion

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Hello! @ramimarz

Could you try Examples > GSM > GNSSClient example and uncomment the line 15 with //GSM.debug(Serial); It will help you to know more info

Also there is the official cheat-sheet article, It might help you on do a re-check of all the requirements.

Make sure your provider does allow for CATM1 or NBIoT.

Let me know if it helps!

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Thank you I will try that

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