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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   get a fix quicker if the almanac is out of date by fetching it as data   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.   
      
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