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Use GPS satellites question

If you don't need to know exactly where you are, just use wireless networks. It uses cell phone tower triangulation to find a radius of where you could be (of course you'll still be in the correct town). Using GPS satellites will track you within a few meters, which is more useful for Navigation.

Using the actual GPS drains battery much more than using wireless networks for a falsetto GPS.
 
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