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Old April 3rd, 2008, 08:52 PM
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"Bill Kearney" <wkearney99@hotmail.com> amazed us all with the following
in news:NYidnfsjSbBzQWnanZ2dnUVZ_vShnZ2d@speakeasy.ne t:

>> And your post highlights something that I find interesting. GPS is
>> the acronym for "Global Positioning Satellite." Therefore, in order
>> to offer GPS as a service, a unit would need to communicate with
>> satellites.

>
> NO, NO, NO! GPS is a receive-only system. Your unit is listening for
> multiple satellites. Based on what it 'hears' and the timing, it
> triangulates a location.
>
> At no point, at no time, NOT EVER, do any of the GPS units transmit
> back to the satellites. THINK ABOUT IT. The power to get a signal
> back to orbit is non-trivial. That and managing the traffic from a
> bajillion different GPS unit would be nigh-on impossible.
>
>


So by listening to the satellites, communication is happening.

Thanks for nothing.
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Old April 6th, 2008, 12:18 PM
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> So by listening to the satellites, communication is happening.
> Thanks for nothing.


Oh give it a rest. You got it wrong, in several ways, and now you're just
flailing. See that shovel in your hand? Stop digging, ntiwit.

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Old April 6th, 2008, 05:19 PM
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"Bill Kearney" <wkearney99@hotmail.com> amazed us all with the following
in news:EfOdnRhNNt-aeGXanZ2dnUVZ_uqvnZ2d@speakeasy.net:

>> So by listening to the satellites, communication is happening.
>> Thanks for nothing.

>
> Oh give it a rest. You got it wrong, in several ways, and now you're
> just flailing. See that shovel in your hand? Stop digging, ntiwit.
>
>



Where did I ever say that the consumer GPS device transmitted anything to
the satellite? Be specific,unless you are the true nitwit in this
conversation. And of course, I will be happy to show you many more
instances of the word "communicating" where that communication is one-way.
You are obviously too much of a novice to know about them.

The only flailing going on here is that uncontrollable rattle in your head,
as the lone brain cell travels between your ears.
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