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Old 13-08-08, 01:47 PM   #9
Filipe M.
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Default Re: GPS on Mobile Phones

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Originally Posted by SoulKiss View Post
As far as I am aware the iPhones use their Cellular reception to pinpoint their location (triangulate based on cell signals from the masts they can see) rather than satellites.

So useless if you have poor coverage

I could be wrong tho
The iPhone 2 has a proper GPS module so it'll use satellites too, but it also uses cell signals to get a faster lock (A-GPS, they call it...). Just like the N95, P3300, then... only these guys forgot to make such a big fuss out of it. Apple...
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