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Originally Posted by detroit_doug
The HTC Vogue uses GPS-A - a virtual GPS system based on triangulation from towers not direct access to satellites themselves as a actual GPS system does
All your carrier will see is a consistent data signal whilst using your GPS application (hence the reason your battery drains so fast if you leave your GPS app running as it is a constant send/recieve to the towers and back
I would actually be more concerned with if your phone plan includes unlimited data as then if it did not include that you may find yourself charged for excessive data usuage if you played with it constantly day to day - but it would be unlikely it is transmitting that much data to push you over that limit
Detroit Doug
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Funny cause I can get as many as 10 satellites locked and can see another 10 when I am out in the middle of the woods 30 minutes from the nearest small community. My signal is so low that I cannot get the maps for Google or Windows Live search. aGPS is assisted by towers when available but its main connection is to the satellites. The other piece of information it gets from the network is a time signal which helps in getting a satellite fix quicker. I am lucky to get 5 or 6 satellites in the city.