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Old 26th Sep 2011, 15:07
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Dan Winterland
 
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Probably both the fact that the weak GPS signals are sheilded by the airframe and also the GPS receivers in most mobile devices rely on AGPS (Assisted GPS) which rely on triangualting the 3G phone signals to help them fix their position.
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