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Originally Posted by RWebb View Post
phones don't have GPSS - they do simulate it, or have geolocation, by using cell tower info

they will not work when you are far from cell towers - and that includes some paved hwys; you'll need a GPSS for that
Hmm, I don't know about that. My phone "sees" satellites (usually around 8) when I have the gps running. I am aware of the cell tower triangulation thing, but I. Think that some phones do have gps capabilities.
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