Instant Verizon Gps Locks!!!!!!!

[weedahoe]

Originally Posted by rhannahs19

i beleive you need a data connection because it IS dialing out...

Thats what I thought also but why do you need it to dial out if you are using Tom Tom or iGuidance or Garmin where there is no need for a data connection.

Or am I understanding that you need a data connection for the supposed aGPS? Ill take old military Sats for GPS over aGPS via cell triangulation any day.

[veedubguru]

Originally Posted by weedahoe

Thats what I thought also but why do you need it to dial out if you are using Tom Tom or iGuidance or Garmin where there is no need for a data connection.

Or am I understanding that you need a data connection for the supposed aGPS? Ill take old military Sats for GPS over aGPS via cell triangulation any day.

It's not really entirely aGPS. It's only using aGPS to help fire the GPS ONE chip up faster. It gives it the info it needs to make faster locks. It's assisted GPS like the Sprint users have had for so long that we've been wanting. It's dialing out because you've now given the GPS ONE chip (by using QPST) an IP address to check position with. It pretty much gives it your approximate location, then it can lock real sats much faster because it alreday knows approximately where you are. Your GPS is still real GPS, not aGPS after applying this fix.

GC14 kicks major butt! He's given us what we've so desperately needed all this time.

[weedahoe]

Originally Posted by veedubguru

It's not really entirely aGPS. It's only using aGPS to help fire the GPS ONE chip up faster. It gives it the info it needs to make faster locks. It's assisted GPS like the Sprint users have had for so long that we've been wanting. It's dialing out because you've now given the GPS ONE chip (by using QPST) an IP address to check position with. It pretty much gives it your approximate location, then it can lock real sats much faster because it alreday knows approximately where you are. Your GPS is still real GPS, not aGPS after applying this fix.

GC14 kicks major butt! He's given us what we've so desperately needed all this time.

So am I understanding correctly that you DO need a data plan for it to connect to help fire things off faster or is dialing out and failing not going to make any difference?

[veedubguru]

I believe so. I haven't really done the research as to how much data is pulled by using this. If I get some free time later I'll test it and report back.

It may not be enough to worry about needing a data plan if you don't mind a few extra dollars on your bill for pay-per-use.