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Originally Posted by gbm85
NOT TRUE at all!
Sprint, Verizon, and Alltel all use aGPS which is actually better than stand-alone GPS in many cases. The aGPS gets an estimated position via data from the cell tower, then uses that to get a super-fast lock on satellites (since the phone already knows pretty much where it is, the initial lock doesn't take so long).
I guess if Spr0ckEt is right, it kinda sucks that it can't track you if you start moving, but an initial location is better than no location.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E911#Wireless_Enhanced_911 |
First of all, go back and read where he said "e"GPS. Not "a"GPS. Secondly, aGPS will never be better that stand-alone GPS. You need to go back to GPS school for GPS v/s aGPS and look at triangulation v/s transponders and how many you need and how close they can pin point your location of within feet v/s yards.