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|    Andy Burns to Jeff Liebermann    |
|    Re: Do you turn off "location access" in    |
|    25 Sep 16 20:13:41    |
      XPost: comp.mobile.android, alt.internet.wireless       From: usenet@andyburns.uk              Jeff Liebermann wrote:              > My guess(tm) is:       > wifi only = Wild guess based on various inaccurate databases,       > geodata, IP location, etc.       > coarse = GPS only.       > fine = AGPS (assisted GPS) using location data from cell site.              I don't think AGPS is any better resolution than GPS, merely that it can       get a fix quicker if the almanac is out of date by fetching it as data       rather than waiting for it as satellite broadcast, or you've travelled a       considerable distance with GPS disabled.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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