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Old 08-30-2009, 10:08 PM
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Re: Limited satellites with CF03

The ipod touch does *NOT* have a GPS chip in it. It uses WiFi and your IP address for triangulation. GPS receivers do not work well indoors, period, unless you have an antenna outside. The unit needs to make contact with the satellites orbiting earth - that's very hard to do inside a building, because your roof is essentially hiding the unit. GPS is pretty much useless inside a house anyway, unless you can't figure out where you are...
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