Thread: why is the GPS missing in Action?
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mjc is offline mjc
2009-09-04 , 11:26
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Originally Posted by benny1967 View Post
really? that's new info for me. never heard that. is this an american thing?

i only know a-gps as an enhancement for gps devices.
Yes, crippled A-GPS was an American thing. The government (FCC) required all cell phones to be able to give their location information when calling 911 (E911).

Some phones only had the ability to provide location information with the network doing the work. No network = no location information.

This was often referred to as A-GPS, and cause confusion with consumers. To top it of some A-GPS phones have/had no user access to the location information.

EGPS is a newer tech then crippled A-GPS.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGPS