Comments on: AT&T Bumps Up Their GPS Technology http://www.berryreview.com/2008/09/15/att-bumps-up-their-gps-technology/ BlackBerry News and Reviews You Can Use Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:55:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: DavidB http://www.berryreview.com/2008/09/15/att-bumps-up-their-gps-technology/#comment-12928 DavidB Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:59:38 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/?p=8967#comment-12928 Same company makes AAA Navigator as makes VZNavigator. The "assisted" part just means it can get a rough location from cell tower and thus get a faster satellite fix. It will know which sats to seek rather than having to look for any/all sats, since the app will know what sats provide coverage to which tower locations. Yes, works the same as VZW, and works like Google Maps can work in the absence (or blocking in VZW's case) of sat signals. Of course you won't get a location fix even close without multiple towers or sats. Same company makes AAA Navigator as makes VZNavigator.

The “assisted” part just means it can get a rough location from cell tower and thus get a faster satellite fix. It will know which sats to seek rather than having to look for any/all sats, since the app will know what sats provide coverage to which tower locations. Yes, works the same as VZW, and works like Google Maps can work in the absence (or blocking in VZW’s case) of sat signals. Of course you won’t get a location fix even close without multiple towers or sats.

]]> By: Tom http://www.berryreview.com/2008/09/15/att-bumps-up-their-gps-technology/#comment-12925 Tom Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:14:16 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/?p=8967#comment-12925 AAA Navigator has been around for a while across carriers. Personally, I find it insulting that AAA members are not given a discount for (much less free access to) this application. AAA Navigator has been around for a while across carriers. Personally, I find it insulting that AAA members are not given a discount for (much less free access to) this application.

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