“GPS down? How is that possible?....”
GPS position data comes from satellites. Those doing GPS navigation with their phones are also using the cellular network, which went down.
I think dedicated GPS devices with built in maps and dependency on only the satellites and a battery, continued to work.
That is the way I evaluate it.
If you had all the maps and stuff downloaded on your car GPS, it likely still worked.
I would entertain the concept this was set to destroy property to allow it to be sold for one reason or another at less than market value.
But I also thought this was a strange account.
“Never mind, Jake. It’s Hawaii.”
IPhones use satellite information. Not just cellular.