That’s what I thought. I figured things like the original garmins had a quantity unlimited but very narrowly usable data plan, like old kindles. I did know that gps was invented before the internet was widespread, but I figured that today it was like fax machines, where the vast majority don’t actually have a landline connection anymore and use the internet instead.
Based on this comment section, I gathered that it was something else, but still didn’t expect it to be fucking radio.
Is this what people think? That you need an internet connection tion to use GPS?
That’s what I thought. I figured things like the original garmins had a quantity unlimited but very narrowly usable data plan, like old kindles. I did know that gps was invented before the internet was widespread, but I figured that today it was like fax machines, where the vast majority don’t actually have a landline connection anymore and use the internet instead.
Based on this comment section, I gathered that it was something else, but still didn’t expect it to be fucking radio.
Hey don’t feel dumb. There’s a billion things the smartest person on the planet doesn’t know.
It’s a pretty clever system honestly, I found it fascinating.
Man not everyone had a moment in their lives to stop and think about it. And it wasn’t taught in school. No need to act condescending.
I wouldn’t call a satellite uplink “offline”.
There is no “uplink”, eg transmission of data from the client back to the satellite.