Thread: GPS In Emergency Even If GPS Is Disabled?
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2010-03-25 , 01:28
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Originally Posted by mail_e36 View Post
The posting by tomaszrybak is most useful. The question becomes, if GPS is 'disabled' via the N900 menu, will the phone still be able to provide its GPS coordinates by responding to a RRLP (Radio Resource LCS (Location) Protocol) request?
From N900 schematics (leaked to Internet) I see GPS chip connected directly to CMT (GSM) chip. So, it is possible because GPS requests are carried by some air GSM messages and GSM chip may handle it around software.

But an access security - is it implemented or not - is another story.

BTW, triangulation method is done inside provider infrastructure and has nothing with phone HW and SW.