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And what's your point pertaining to this discussion? Neither iPad nor iPhone are one of those devices.
by ugh 16y ago
And what's your point pertaining to this discussion? Neither iPad nor iPhone are one of those devices.
- jessedhillon 16y agoOkay. So first, someone asked whether the iPhone triangulates position from cell towers or uses GPS. I responded that it does AGPS, and that in some ways AGPS is inferior to standalone AGPS. You objected to this, saying that AGPS is "actual GPS" which, in fact, it is not. If by "actual GPS" you mean standalone GPS, then you are wrong. I correctly pointed out to you that AGPS is not a standard definition, but a name for one of a wide range of techniques which involve assistance from a third party in determining position. You, in fact, were incorrect. Failing to comprehend the article from Wikipedia which, in fact, enumerates the methods by which an AGPS device may receive assistance, you asserted that AGPS only refers to the technique of optionally downloading an almanac from a network resource instead of an orbitally transmitted signal. Again, you were incorrect. Now that I've shown that you were incorrect, you want to object to raising irrelevant points? My only point was that the device uses AGPS, and that AGPS is not standalone GPS -- that in some ways it is inferior. I showed those ways because you asked, not because the Apple implementation is encumbered by them.
- ugh 16y agoEw, mate, you are using the wrong words there. Fair enough, AGPS may be inferior in a few devices but usually it is superior (i.e. has better startup times and is exactly like GPS in every other way).
- jessedhillon 16y agoApologies if my tone of voice turned you off. I am getting fatigued with this thread. I feel like the distinction being seized here is minor, bordering on pedantic.