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Does a Sprint subscribed cell phone actually use GPS satellites to calculate its locations?

April 26, 2017actually CALCULATE Cell phone GPS locations satellites Sprint subscribed

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Does a Sprint subscribed cell phone actually use GPS satellites to calculate its locations?

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It depends. If you are indoors, then the answer is no – instead, AFLT is used. AFLT uses base station triangulation to calculate your location. If you are outside, then it will use MS-Based GPS and actual satellites are used to determine your location.