Comment on FCC chair says we’re too dependent on GPS and wants to explore ‘alternatives’.
lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days agoPhones already do that with cell towers. It’s called A-GPS (augmented GPS). Cell towers are used in addition to GPS signals.
gwilikers@lemmy.ml 2 days ago
Is that the difference between when something like Google Maps has your general location and when it has your specific location?
lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
A-GPS works faster than GPS on its own.