Re: Euro GPS system



Many thanks Sam.
I am going to buy a new GPS and did not want to buy something that was going
to be out of date quickly. I am retired and need to spend my pennies wisely
I was under the impression Galileo was going to be available soon, like next
year.

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"Sam Wormley" <swormley1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Without further setbacks, 4-6 years for Galileo to online, IMO.


European Satellite Navigation System --Galileo
http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/energy_transport/galileo/index_en.htm


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