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Bill Clinton turned off the deliberate errors back in 2000:

http://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/15/technology/pentagon-lets-c...

The errors you see in your mobile phone's positioning are due to signal problems (reflections, etc) and the relatively limited capabilities of the cheap GPS radio in your phone. A decent GPS receiver with a well-positioned antenna will get a highly accurate clock.



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