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i_have_chosen_a_name t1_iwz4gmi wrote

Reply to comment by dopazz in The leap second’s time is up: world votes to stop pausing clocks by 1r0ut3

yeah but it's not the only way for a device to get a signal to help sync it's clock.

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dopazz t1_iwz6crk wrote

You mean an alternative signal like WWVB in Colorado USA / MSF in Cumbria UK? There are signal deadzones all over; if you can see the sky you can receive the GPS signal.

Regardless, your initial post seemed to lack understanding of how GPS works. Time is the crux.

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