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Originally Posted by roncruiser
A-GPS is better than OLDER GPS models. The receiver sensitivity of some of the newer GPS models are better than than cells using "A-GPS". The benefit of GPS is never needing assistance from "cell towers". To keep cell phones cheap, designers use the cheaper GPS chipsets available. Cheaper mean receiver sensitivity sucks. To boost aquisition of position they use "assistance" from cell towers as a crutch. Without cell towers, A-GPS is worse or no better than older GPS units  |
agps does not imply lower sensitivity, but sure the chipsets in phones are usually less sensitive than a purchased seperate gps unit, but can you really expect different? it's a phone first and just has a gps built in. the fact that it is assisted has nothing to do with its sensitivity tho....