--- In [email protected], Terry Streeter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The problem is without GPS in the mobile, the mobile doesn't know where > it is. Each cell has a unique* identifier which allows the mobile to > report on the surrounding cells. The mobile has no way of turning this > information into a real location, as it can't possibly know the > geographic configuration of the network. The network does (of course) > know how the network is connected and so can turn this into a real > location. The newer mobiles which have a GPS receiver fitted do know > where they are, but that is independent of the mobile network system.
Just as the system knows which mast is connected to the mobile, does not the mobile know which mast it is speaking via ? Regards Pete
