How is GPS free?

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GPS has made a major impact on our world. How is it a free service that anyone with a phone can access? How is it profitable for companies to offer services like navigation without subscription fees or ads?

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Barely related, but my old Honda was one of the earlier ones with GPS navigation built in. It had a troubleshooting mode where you could “see” the navigation satellites it was using. I thought that was kind of cool, but not something you see in modern cars because there’s really no need for it.

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