Originally Posted by stevedog1 (Post 320184)

If someone jumps of a bridge, would you jump too? Youre the one that took the thread into a different direction. FYI, this is called hijacking a thread, and it is frowned upon.

Originally Posted by stevedog1 (Post 320178)

IT IS NOT NECESSARY IF YOU ARE IN PLAIN SIGHT OF THE SATELLITES. What dont YOU understand. It assists you should you NEED it. IF you have clear sight of plenty of sattelites, and you allready have maps preloaded, then it will navigate you all over the place all you want very efficiently and effectively without the NEED of the Assisted server. So NO data transmission is Necessary AT ALL. NADA. ZILCH. YOU DONT NEED DATA TO NAVIGATE. ](*,)](*,)](*,)](*,)](*,)](*,)](*,)](*,)

Originally Posted by stevedog1 (Post 320189)

Goodnight fellow PPCGeekers.....2:41 am...Gonna get some shut eye. No more time for this. It was fun, thanks.

Originally Posted by jethro_static (Post 320188)

If U have standalone, even though U need assistance, No cell tower will assist U. Ur Phone GPS is on its own.

Originally Posted by jethro_static (Post 320190)

I hope I enlighten Ur knowledge about Mobile GPS's Thanks

Originally Posted by jethro_static (Post 320186)

I did not hi jack any thread. I post and my post was challenge. They hi jack the thread. and here are the A-GPS options u have with descripstions to enlighten ur knowledge.
types of A-GPS
Standalone - Your handset has no connection to the network, and uses only the GPS satellite signals it can currently receive to try and establish a location.
MS Based - Your handset is connected to the network, and uses the GPS signals + a location signal from the network.
MS Assisted - Your handset is connected to the network, uses GPS signals + a location signal then relays its 'fix' to the server, which then uses the signal strength from your phone to the network towers to further plot your position. You can still maintain voice communication in this scenario, but not 'Internet/Network service' ie Web Browser, IM, streaming TV etc..
MS Assisted/Hybrid - Same as above, but network functionality remains. Normally only in areas with exceptional coverage.

Originally Posted by stevedog1 (Post 320199)

Oh, and to enlighten you. Any A-GPS device (especially our Touch) can work in any of the four above situations at any given time. The A-GPS Chip is limited only by the type of device, PDA...PPC...Smartphone, or standard phone. But the A-GPS chip within the phones are capable of all four modes. That is what A-GPS does by its own nature. Maybe you need to read up a little bit more.

Originally Posted by jethro_static (Post 320246)

LOL. I don't know where U get ur idea but I can't help to laugh.Sorry. But read read read again pls. Thanks
http://wmexperts.com/articles/gps_vs..._tutorial.html

Originally Posted by jethro_static (Post 319006)

Ok if u insist. I want more people to read it though well anyways here's just a simple explanation why. Most of the phones that have GPS chip in it uses A-GPS technology. I know your familiar with that already. A-GPS has 4 types including the standalone. Standalone does not need a data plan. If u don't have AT&T tilt, moto Q9c and blackberry device, U don't have a standalone chip on ur phone. So for the rest of us, we will pay for data. U ask why do we need data? Well this is how it works. The GPS satellite will locate ur position. The satellite then communicate with cell towers about ur whereabout. Then the info will be processed at a nearby A-GPS servers. The A-GPS servers will then transfer the computed data to ur phone. Now you ask, Why does the A-GPS server do the computations? Because they have a significantly more powerful processors than ur phone.It's faster when they do the computations. And most importantly, To save your batery. It will drain your batery doing this calculations. Now U ask, So where the data plan comes in place. Here's your answer. How will the A-GPS servers transfer the DATA to ur phone? here are your options, Voice plan? text messaging plan? Or DATA plan? Now you tell me how to transfer Data to your phone if the answer is not in the 3 options? yah digg? if U do. Hit that T.