Nearly 20 million consumers have never changed their mobile phone provider and could be missing out on considerable savings, according to a new study by Which? Mobile.

The consumer group’s poll found that 44% of people said they have never switched provider, while another 31% said they had not done so in the last two years.

Which? Mobile asked 8,001 members of the public about their experiences when switching mobile phone providers.

Some 48% of people who had switched provider said they were now spending less on their mobiles, as opposed to just 17% said they were spending more.

Which? Mobile said that consumers should take advantage of new and competitively priced tariffs that are being launched almost every day to make substantial savings on their phone bills.

Tom McLennan from Which? M

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Mobile phone GPS (global positioning system) is often accurate in less than 100 feet. Many mobile apps work with GPS to inform you of local restaurants, banks, gas stations and attractions. Mobile phone GPS is also being used for driving navigation too, but I don’t find it as effective.

In this amazing age of progressive technology the uses seem unlimited. The good guy often finds out what he can do to improve his life with technology and the bad guy uses it to ruin others.

A U.S. Justice Department report last year estimated that more than 25,000 adults in the U.S. are victims of GPS stalking annually, including by cell phone.

The Wall Street Journal reports “The Federal Communications Commission required U.S. cellular providers to make at least 95% of the phones in their networks traceable by satellite or other technologies by the end of 2005. The

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