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Old Apr 9, 2009 | 12:31 am
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terockwo
 
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Yep, Its possible...

Originally Posted by sniles
Is it possible to use a GPS device on a plane? Will it be able to receive a signal through the fuselage?
Thinking about trying it out to follow the route with my Blackberry Curve on a next flight.
I can confirm it is possible. I travel alot on work, & was bored one time & pulled my Garmin Nuvi 200 out of my laptop bag & turned it on. Sure enough it picked up a signal & could show me where we were on the map, give a ground speed etc... It was kinda cool (for like 5 minutes) & then I put it away before anyone said anything to me...

On a side note, they can be fun to use on trains too...
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