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I find it deceptive too. It was a selling point that swayed my purchase decision. They didn't say: GPS (ONLY for E911), they just said GPS.
USER MANUAL (page 176)
FCC Enhanced 911 (E911) Rules
BACKGROUND
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requires wireless carriers to transmit specific latitude and longitude location (Automatic Location Identification = ALI) information as well as “911†calls to Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) to identify the location of the caller in case of emergency.
Generally, the rules require that carriers identify an E911 caller’s location within 50 meters of the actual location for 67 percent of calls and within 150 meters of the actual location for 95 percent of calls.
Mogul’s ALI CAPABILITY
The Mogul is an ALI-capable smart device equipped with a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver supporting a satellite-based GPS ALI-capable network to comply with the FCC’s ALI requirements.
The network compliance with the above FCC requirements is dependent on: (a) the use of digital technology by the wireless network; (b) GPS satellite signals being able to reach the handset (such transmissions do not always work indoors, for example) ; and (c) handset signals reaching wireless “base stations†(atmospheric and environmental conditions may cause variations in handset receiving signal strength).
Also the transmission of the ALI information is subject, in part, to system constraints within the wireless network to which the E911 signal is transmitted and over which UT Starcom has no control.
Finally, customers are advised that the Mogul’s ALI capability is to be used for E911 purposes only.
For more information about placing emergency calls, see Section 3.
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