[pct-l] Smartphone using real GPS

Devon Taig devon.taig at gmail.com
Mon Apr 9 17:38:26 CDT 2012


Does anyone know if there are any smart phones out there that use true GPS
(and not Assisted GPS (AGPS) which relies on a cell-tower for initial
acquisition)?  I can't seem to find a good Googled page on this question.
On my Nokia Windows Phone (which I believe to be typical of most
smart-phones regarding GPS), it doesn't work well as a GPS from a cold
start in remote areas.  If the phone is on as you drive out of town and
then hike into a remote area (and always leave the phone on) it seems to do
fine. Of course, that's not a practical solution.

River



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