Thread: Theory about why GPS performs poorly
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ag2 is offline ag2
2008-02-07 , 10:08
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#89
Originally Posted by cycroft View Post
So now I have a serious question:
1. Why did Nokia use a cell phone GPS chip and not provide us with the possibility to use A-GPS?
2. Why did they not use a different GPS chip when they know that cold start would take that long?
They are a cell phone company. It is easier for them to put the same chip in all devices. Fewer suppliers, fewer drivers to write, etc.
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