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Old 09-21-2009, 09:51 PM
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Re: Google Maps Cell Triangulation on VZW TP2
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Originally Posted by Kushiel View Post
Did anyone else notice that Google Maps cell triangulation works incredibly well on the VZW TP2? I got off the metro, pulled up Google Maps, and it instantly knew where I had come out of the tunnel. About 10 seconds later it got a GPS lock and narrowed down my location even further!

Even better, the whole "Continue to share you location with Latitude" actually seems to work and is updating my location even when I'm not running Google Maps! I don't know how it affects the battery life, but I must say I love my TP2

It works equally well with Bing maps also.
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