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		brianwawok on June 7, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Planned GPS outages in southern California Yup my GPS watch does GLONASS. Have never tried GLONASS only, but GPS + GLONASS is a fair bit faster to lock on to.

mikeash on June 7, 2016 [–]

Most smartphones do both now as well. iPhones got it starting with the 4S, and various Android devices support it. I believe it's a requirement to be able to sell them in Russia, but it benefits us all.

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