Meritline GPS glocker
Tue, 03/01/2011 - 1:31pm
 15 years
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I came across this item: http://www.meritline.com/super-mini-cigarette-lighter-gps-bl...
1. Does this thing actually work?
2. Who would really buy this thing?
3. Is it even legal?
GPS Blocker
Kids who don't want their parents keeping tabs on them would probably love it.
lol
Kids who don't want their parents keeping tabs on them would probably love it.
If it was my kid and he used one, I would simply take away the car...he would have to start using the bus. LOL
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/21626 - red light cameras do not work
No, not legal in the US.....
2. Who would really buy this thing?
3. Is it even legal?
In addition to some kids, big time criminals would no doubt find it reassuring !!!
The cell phone jammer shown farther down the page isn't legal either.....but I must admit that I've been in situations where I REALLY wished that I had one.
As for the GPS blocker, that could be dangerous to your health. If your use of it interferes with some military GPS function, the result could be VERY unpleasant.
Magellan Maestro 4250// MIO C310X
not military
... If your use of it interferes with some military GPS function, the result could be VERY unpleasant.
It is on the civilian GPS frequency, not the military GPS frequency. Not that you are free to transmit on that frequency, but you are not going to interfere with military grade GPS with this. It doesn't seem very likely that one would get caught using this unless they left it running 24/7, although Meritline should certainly know better than to sell it in the U.S., which is their primary market.
You know the old saying...
It's only illegal if you get caught...
I'm sure it'll be a hit with the criminals, though.
nüvi 3790T | Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, will make violent revolution inevitable ~ JFK
L1 is dual use
It is on the civilian GPS frequency, not the military GPS frequency.
While the civilian frequency is L1, the military uses both L1 and L2. Additionally, the L1 frequency is used for the initial lock; so even if L2 was not blocked the blocking of L1 would prevent locking of new SVs as the old ones set.