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Old 04-24-2008, 01:14 PM
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Re: Anyone used the GPS in Europe yet?

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OK, I'll test it today and see what I come up with.

OK, I just did a test using a spectrum analyzer with the phone in flight mode. I tried several GPS applications and I can confirm it does NOT contact the tower using the cell network. There was no signal activity at the cellular frequency band.
That doesn't mean it's not receiving signals from the tower but it is definitely not transmitting to the tower.

I confirmed my test setup by putting the phone back in "phone" mode and I can monitor the transmitions to the tower very clearly.

Hope this helps?
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