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Originally Posted by TC1
Nice try on "might educate you better"... but that is not what we were debating... we were debating the differences between aGPS and sat based GPS. Yes, I know all about how Google tries to do LBS without using any "GPS type" data being supplied to it... it's not an original idea, it's already been done by Navizion:
"Navizon is a software-only wireless positioning system that triangulates signals broadcasted from Wi-Fi access points and Cellular towers to help the users find their way in most major metropolitan areas worldwide."
http://www.navizon.com/
But my original statement still stands... think about this... if Google Mobile LBS is designed to work with any Windows Mobile phone, how come the LBS doesn't work on the Mogul? Why? because as I previous stated, Sprint has either locked down the API that needs to be queried by the software, or they left it out altogether. My vote is for the latter since not even Sprint themselves sells LBS for this phone.... why wouldn't they if they could make money?
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No one was debating the difference between GPS and aGPS until you asserted that triangulation = aGPS. That point is what I was trying to correct you on.
As for the reason not every phone works with this service, that would be because the function in question is still in BETA status. Doesn't it strike you as odd that some Sprint phone work and some don't? If it was up to the carrier to allow the service, wouldn't it be all or none?