On 2/8/2011 7:07 PM, JP wrote: > ... This > means that virtually all consumer level GPS devices, as well as many > professional solutions would be incapacitated by the proposed system, > even with band pass filters in place.
Sorry, but they said in the article that an inexpensive filter (presumably band-pass) would protect a GPS unit from interference. So new devices could be made for only incrementally more money that would coexist just fine. The problem is that retrofitting the millions of consumer-grade devices is prohibitive, not to mention tremendously wasteful. Images of a landfill made up entirely of useless GPS units come to mind. I'm betting that it doesn't happen, though, for reasons cited elsewhere in this thread. Even if it did happen, all it would take is for a few politicians on both sides of the isle to lose GPS a couple times (combined with the thousands of complaints they'd be receiving if it were a real issue) and a bipartisan bill would change the FCC's ruling in a heartbeat. Tim -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to android-discuss@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-discuss+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
