Thread: Teen's Ticket Hinges on GPS Vs. Radar
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Old 10-28-2007, 02:15 AM   #3
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>That data is locked in place and transmitted to the satelite.

Nothing is transmitted to satellites in a GPS system, everything in the car is passive. GPS units only receive, they don't transmit anything. If his parents were getting email when he went over 70 it was a separate system connected to the GPS radio, most likely via the cell phone network.
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