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Originally Posted by TiagoTiago View Post
If you're planning on tracking your motion while on an airplane, i've read that many non-military GPS devices that aren't meant for airplanes are hardcoded to not get a fix above a certain altitude and/or speed to prevent people using them in missiles, this has caused some issues with homebrew weather balloons and disappointed some private pilots, dunno if it's the case with the N900 though.
I packed my Nokia 5230-1c (Nuron) in my suitcase last air trip. When I unpacked at my destination I found my average speed to be in excess of 200 MPH, portal to portal. I guess some of it works at altitude. I've never been able to get a GPS fix from my seat in the cabin with the N900.
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