A-GPS - doubt

[JATG]

I'm about to buy a mobile phone white label that says owning just "A-GPS" (not internal GPS).
If I install a browser like CoPilot and respective maps on sd card, I can navigate offline?
In other words, my question is whether the system with A-GPS it is possible to browse offline, without spending net traffic, since the browser and maps are on the respective memory card.
Or this system always needs to connect to the network?

Thank you.

 

[reddwarf0815]

A-GPS is just a network based support for real GPS. A-GPS needs a working network connection.
So you can not use it offline at all.

Regards,
Mario

 

[JATG]

A-GPS is just a network based support for real GPS. A-GPS needs a working network connection.
So you can not use it offline at all.

Regards,
Mario

And if I browsing about 60 minutes will spend 60 minutes of GPRS traffic?

 

[ColonelZap]

If a phone has A-GPS that SHOULD indicate that "real" GPS is also there. Nobody makes a phone with JUST A-GPS, A-GPS without real GPS doesn't make any sense.

 

[reddwarf0815]

This is not true. Some cheap phones have A-GPS installed but lack the real GPS-Sensor. Chinese call this GPS ready......

 

[ColonelZap]

Well, I've never seen one with just A-GPS. A=assisted, so what should be assisted if GPS is not there?

 

[reddwarf0815]

Star A-3000 for instance.
A-GPS but no GPS receiver.
It's meant for external GPS devices.
Regards,
Mario

 

[ColonelZap]

What a stupid idea

 

[reddwarf0815]

Yeah, it's a stupid idea.

 

[JATG]

For example, think that this is just A-GPS??
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[duffy-31]

For example, think that this is just A-GPS??

I don't think so, same Phone in other Shops - different Specifications including GPS.
In addition, the CPU is outdated.

 

[JATG]

In some shops says GPS built-in in other shops says A-GPS.

I don`t know if is just A-GPS or GPS and A-GPS...
What you think?

 

[duffy-31]

What you think?

Probably real GPS.
But Who cares ? It's not worth to buy.