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Considering that every android phone (literally billions of units) sends a location update every 5-10 minutes directly to Google, and nobody cares about the cos
by dingo_bat 8y ago
Considering that every android phone (literally billions of units) sends a location update every 5-10 minutes directly to Google, and nobody cares about the cost, why would airplanes transmitting continuous location updates be too costly?
- phire 8y agoAndroid phones stop sending location updates when they go out of cellphone reception. A solution that can continue sending updates from any point on earth costs a lot more than one that only works in range of cellphone networks.
- RealityVoid 8y agoWhile true, if the airplanes already send 15 minutes updates, the infrastructure is already there. It seems logical simply increasing the ping frequency should not lead to a proportional increase in cost.