A method of setting an internal clock in a GPS-equipped mobile communication device when the mobile communication device is not in a digital service area includes determining whether digital service is available, including determining whether digital service is available by determining the elapsed time from the last receipt of a digital service contact, and, if digital service is not available, detecting a GPS time signal from a single GPS satellite.

 
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