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You need a receiver in the phone that can phase track, which costs 50x as much as the simple GPS chip they fit.

You also need either a lot of storage locally or a fast data link between the base station and the rover - phones actually have both of these but they cost money



You need a receiver in the phone that can phase track, which costs 50x as much as the simple GPS chip they fit.

So, $0.50 instead of $0.01? :)


I think Phase tracking GPS chipsets are still pricey - outside surveying applicatiosn there isn't much demand.




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