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BTW, don't confuse "Verizon Navigator" with Phone GPS
Posted by Tim (more from Tim) on Sat, 4 Jun 2011 06:05:28
In Reply to: Cellphone GPS chips are indequate for in-car navigation, dmz789qqq, Fri, 3 Jun 2011 21:49:40
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Verizon offered/offers "Navigator" service to phones that do not have built-in GPS chipset. That's not at all the same thing as today's Androids and iPhones with real GPS chipsets inside. "Verizon Navigator" service relied/relies entirely on cell tower triangulation, which is indeed imprecise. Today's Android phones and iPhones use the phone's built-in real GPS getting signals from the constellation of satellites to calculate the actual location, just like any dedicated GPS receiver.
I have found the Droid2 to be superior to all 5 GPS receivers in three crucial ways:
1. the much shorter initial lock as mentioned previously;
2. much faster processor in the Droid2 for map updating as I drive, as well as faster rerouting.
3. much bigger screen than the dedicated GPS receivers.
Only the laptop could deliver faster map updates and bigger screen, but the laptop is obviously unwieldy.
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Posts in this Thread:
- OT: Recommendations for GPS unit, MI-Roger
, Fri, 3 Jun 2011 07:52:38- Very happy with my Tom Tom, Used 2 be Chaz, Mon, 6 Jun 2011 09:16:59
- Garmin 3700 series is very nice, ryan
, Sat, 4 Jun 2011 16:28:03 - Phone, Tim, Fri, 3 Jun 2011 18:10:27
- Another phone advantage..., Craig, Mon, 6 Jun 2011 09:12:27
- Early user of MapInfo?, MI-Roger
, Sat, 4 Jun 2011 13:35:40 - Cellphone GPS chips are indequate for in-car navigation, dmz789qqq, Fri, 3 Jun 2011 21:49:40
- Re: Phone, JimBlake
, Fri, 3 Jun 2011 21:02:48- Re: Phone, Bill Homer
, Fri, 3 Jun 2011 21:17:19
- Re: OT: Recommendations for GPS unit, Son of Saab, Fri, 3 Jun 2011 12:50:04
- Magellan, Brian in MA, Fri, 3 Jun 2011 10:47:52
- We've got both Garmin and TomTom units., Joeychess, Fri, 3 Jun 2011 10:09:58
- Re: OT: Recommendations for GPS unit, kkelley, Fri, 3 Jun 2011 10:06:52
- Garmin, Noel, Fri, 3 Jun 2011 10:00:30
- Re: OT: Recommendations for GPS unit, Mike B., Fri, 3 Jun 2011 09:53:37
- garmin n/m, jimmy, Fri, 3 Jun 2011 08:50:23
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