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) Most certainly would fold up when they got too close to a LightSquared cell tower.
The review finds that the testing methods were comely fair after all, and comes from a body not tainted by GPS-industry executives among its ranks. LightSquared has even accepted up on that line of protests, instead focusing on the GPS industry being "too big to fail."
Phones get by because they do more than right-minded look for a faint GPS satellite signal -- your position is also hashed out from other sources such as cubicle signal measurements and network log analysis. This takes more than a GPS receiver, and most isolated-purpose navigation tools don't come with the required 2G/3G/4G connection parts. The aircraft failures are the most damning of these errors, because there are lives at hem in when airborne navigation fails.
You can blame Garmin and Trimble for not underhanded their GPS receivers with LightSquared's purchased and published spectrum in mind, but then the hybrid mock-up attempts to use high-powered terrestrial signals in a radio combination licensed for much weaker satellite signals. It's like buying beachfront disembark zoned for single-story condos and then blocking out the view with a 100-statement skyscraper. Expect the neighbors to complain, and loudly.
Source: DailyFinance