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merlin2066
GPS: Garmin NUVI255w
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 Posted: 11/10/2009 08:50am Post subject: GPS phone and reception? |
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If you have a GPS phone, does the GPS work even if you don't get any reception? And if so, why? Does it operate off a different signal? |
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khimura
GPS: garmin
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| Posted: 11/17/2009 04:14am Post subject: how does a gps phone work |
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| If your phone has a GPS receiver, it should continue to listen for the satellite signals regardless of your cellphone network service.
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cakesy
GPS: iPhone
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| Posted: 11/24/2009 01:29am Post subject: Re: GPS phone and reception? |
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| merlin2066 wrote: | | If you have a GPS phone, does the GPS work even if you don't get any reception? And if so, why? Does it operate off a different signal? |
There are two types of GPS with mobile phones, AGPS and GPS. AGPS is assisted GPS, and required a connection to work. I had a Motorola E1000 that had that, it was rubbish. Most new phones these days, from iPhone 3G and new Nokias upwards have proper GPS, so you can use them anywhere, in a country or out on a boat. The GPS in the iPhone is pretty good as well, as long as you have a good line of site.
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paulo.fedozzi
GPS: Nüvi 250w
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| Posted: 01/24/2010 01:13pm Post subject: Re: GPS phone and reception? |
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| merlin2066 wrote: | | If you have a GPS phone, does the GPS work even if you don't get any reception? And if so, why? Does it operate off a different signal? |
I do have both a standalone gps and a gps-phone and I can say that my gps-phone works better than my Garmin 250W. I can have a pretty decent GPS reception in regions that my cell phone doesn't work.
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wayne.hodder3
GPS: TomTom7 - PDA
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| Posted: 03/27/2010 11:53pm Post subject: Reception. |
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Basically if you can see the sky and have a GPS chip as opposed to an AGPS styled phone, you will get reception.
HTC have a little application where you can download the ephemeris of the satellites in order to speed up reception time.
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sumen
GPS: TomTom7 - PDA
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| Posted: 07/28/2010 01:45am Post subject: GPS phones |
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| Hi, if you have a way of downloading the sattelite data to your phone, this helps the GPS know where to look. However, if you don't have that, it doesn't mean that you wont find a satellite, only that it might take longer. All GPS radios are not equal and generally the cellular phone ones are less sensitive than the dedicated gpses. Downloading data exists merely to bridge the gap and compensate for the lower quality built-in phone GPS.
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basketball
GPS: TomTom7 - PDA
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| Posted: 09/11/2010 08:23pm Post subject: GPS phones |
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If you have a GPS chip in your phone it will work in places that you don't have signal as long as you are outside.
However, If you don't have cell reception, it might take longer to find satellite reception because cell phone network assists to get you connected, at least that is the case with my Nokia E71. Btw, I'm not talking about having a data plan, of course that helps a lot to get a signal quick.
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kiwikkk
GPS: TomTom7 - PDA
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| Posted: 01/26/2011 06:44pm Post subject: GPS with no reception |
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You can use a gps phone with no reception...but obviously only in map mode.
You need to connect to sattelite in order to view yourself moving around the maps... but with no connection you can only browse a map... not navigate through.
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hatchm
GPS: Garmin Nuvi 3790T
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| Posted: Today Post subject: GPS Phone and Reception |
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| The Nokia N8 has a GPS chip that you can navigate (walk as well as drive) regardless of phone reception, without data charges.
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