"not an expert on that matter" - good one. Keep it up. On Sunday, April 22, 2012 8:20:57 PM UTC-4, StarTraX wrote:
> Ibendin, > I think it's good practice to employ words like "perhaps", "possibly" or > "maybe" when speculating on technical subjects. It's less confusing to the > reader and makes it clear that one is not an expert on the matter. > > On Monday, April 23, 2012 9:42:50 AM UTC+10, lbendlin wrote: >> >> The OEM for your device decided to use UTC rather than GPS time. >> >> On Sunday, April 22, 2012 6:05:12 PM UTC-4, StarTraX wrote: >>> >>> I can assure you that the time reported by the quoted gpsclock site is >>> NOT the time reported by GPS devices. It's really easy to demonstrate: >>> Compare what you see on your GPS with what's displayed from the web site. >>> The quoted time is around 15 seconds ahead of the time from the GPS device. >>> I wonder what that's really all about? >>> >>> On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 5:08 AM, lbendlin <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> http://leapsecond.com/java/gpsclock.htm >>>> >>>> That explains the +/- some seconds. As I mentioned already, GPS chips >>>> on phones are cheap and cheerful. They use all kinds of dirty tricks to >>>> cut >>>> corners (AGPS etc). You probably won't find two smartphone models (even >>>> from the same OEM) that have the same GPS behavior . >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sunday, April 22, 2012 10:00:31 AM UTC-4, Panam wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Just to let you know, I am currently experimenting with GPS on a S >>>>> Galaxy I whose GPS is off about 24 hs in the future (+-some seconds) and >>>>> it >>>>> does not seem to depend on the system time (adjusted the system time by >>>>> some minutes without effects). This seems to be a systematic error. >>>>> Btw. does somebody know an free app that shows the GPS time + date? >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Android Developers" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>> [email protected] >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected] >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en >>>> >>> >>> > On Monday, April 23, 2012 9:42:50 AM UTC+10, lbendlin wrote: >> >> The OEM for your device decided to use UTC rather than GPS time. >> >> On Sunday, April 22, 2012 6:05:12 PM UTC-4, StarTraX wrote: >>> >>> I can assure you that the time reported by the quoted gpsclock site is >>> NOT the time reported by GPS devices. It's really easy to demonstrate: >>> Compare what you see on your GPS with what's displayed from the web site. >>> The quoted time is around 15 seconds ahead of the time from the GPS device. >>> I wonder what that's really all about? >>> >>> On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 5:08 AM, lbendlin <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> http://leapsecond.com/java/gpsclock.htm >>>> >>>> That explains the +/- some seconds. As I mentioned already, GPS chips >>>> on phones are cheap and cheerful. They use all kinds of dirty tricks to >>>> cut >>>> corners (AGPS etc). You probably won't find two smartphone models (even >>>> from the same OEM) that have the same GPS behavior . >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sunday, April 22, 2012 10:00:31 AM UTC-4, Panam wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Just to let you know, I am currently experimenting with GPS on a S >>>>> Galaxy I whose GPS is off about 24 hs in the future (+-some seconds) and >>>>> it >>>>> does not seem to depend on the system time (adjusted the system time by >>>>> some minutes without effects). This seems to be a systematic error. >>>>> Btw. does somebody know an free app that shows the GPS time + date? >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Android Developers" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>> [email protected] >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected] >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en >>>> >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
