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I never noticed Bigme before. I like Onyx, but want to keep my eyes open for other manufacturers in case Onyx takes a turn for evil. $99 for a 6" ereader? Oh, 212 DPI. No, thanks. Also the Bigme Hibreak phone (as a phone) loses with none of the band coverage that I would need.
What does a SIM card have to do with GPS accuracy? Ok, Android Location uses every possible source to figure out where it is, but cell towers give very poor accuracy. The intrinsic accuracy of the GPS is much more important. Also, where I hike there is little reception. OTOH, even without a SIM card your device can track cell towers. Whether it does is another question.
I just pulled the SIM card from my phone and rebooted. Wow, my phone can see 5 signals on 3 bands! It actually makes more effort to enumerate them than when it is already connected (with SIM) to a good signal.
Thank you for this learning moment!
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