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| Thread ID: 116139 | 2011-02-18 07:54:00 | A-GPS | GameJunkie (72) | PC World Chat |
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| 1179568 | 2011-02-18 09:52:00 | Depends which variety you mean, but most forms of A-GPS (including every GPS you're likely to find in a smartphone) mean a normal, bog-standard, does-not-require-assistance GPS, with optional assistance, which can improve time to first fix, local accuracy etc. Not sure what you mean. If I were to get a smartphone with GPS, will it work like my Garmin GPS used in my car - with no connection fee - or will I have to connect to Vodafone's G3 network? |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 1179569 | 2011-02-18 09:54:00 | Not sure what you mean. If I were to get a smartphone with GPS, will it work like my Garmin GPS used in my car - with no connection fee - or will I have to connect to Vodafone's G3 network? that's what im trying to ask. |
GameJunkie (72) | ||
| 1179570 | 2011-02-18 10:28:00 | that's what im trying to ask. Feel free to correct me :D Maybe more specific to my phone. Without A-GPS for me takes a few mins at the start to get my location fix then it's pretty good. Just make sure you download the maps first. My phone and others I believe will have a walking mode and car mode. With walking mode it will talk to you with earphones and car mode it will just talk to you like a car-GPS. You can obviously search for petrol station and restaurants and hotels and select "goto". BUT to get those "turn by turn" navigation you have to turn set your phone's GPS to go "online". So you pay mobile data but I heard is just a couple of kilobyes :confused: However I think there are 3rd party software that enable you to use them offline? I think LG one model (not all) and all the Nokias can provide you turn by turn navigation without mobile data but many of the Nokia's you need to pay a subscription directly to Nokia. If you don't it will initilise a search and draw you that blue line but after 30 seconds it will direct you to a webpage (on the phone) to make a payment if you don't already have the serial number yet and if you press cancel, the GPS application will shutdown. You can of course don't press go to, just look at the map with your "red dot" and make your own way there, when you are v close to it, you can search restaurant or hotel (whatever you want) and ask it to show on map then you can direct your red dot to that highlighted square. But there are no voice guidance. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1179571 | 2011-02-18 10:45:00 | ah, now i understand. the mobile data thing is what i wasnt sure on thanks :) |
GameJunkie (72) | ||
| 1179572 | 2011-02-18 18:50:00 | A-GPS has nothing to do with mapping software, downloads of maps, or the cellphone make / model. A-GPS simply uses your location from the likes of a Cell tower to help speed up the GPS fixation. Sometimes it can require a connection to the internet: en.wikipedia.org A-GPS is simply a function built in to your Cellphones GPS functionality. No need for an external GPS in your car either :) Independent from if you have A-GPS or not, if you're using GPS from a Cellphone, I'd highly recommend you have a small "monthly" data plan, so that you can turn it on at any time, anywhere, and get your GPS / navigation co-ordinates, and not worry about incurring your daily "$1" charge |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1179573 | 2011-02-18 19:11:00 | .... For sure, A-GPS is aids reception by definition. Oh no! Aids! |
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