[OSM-talk] Good deal on Garmin GPS unit

[Jon Stockill]

Nick Black wrote:

> RE GSM/Sirf II - I stand corrected!  I've emailed Sirf to see what they 
> have to say about it, but it does seem to mean that the chips *can* be 
> used with GSM signals.  I don't think that this is A-GPS though.

ISTR there's a requirement in the USA for newer 3G phones to be able to 
provide a position when an emergency call is made - this could be why 
the manufacturers are pushing this chipset, since it actually has a 
chance of being able to provide a fix while indoors. When used in this 
way it's not unreasonable to assume that the GSM cell data will be used 
to help with GPS positioning.

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