Yeah right. I think zeroply has discovered the exquisite pleasures of trolling. He's now got people arguing about whether drugs cartels drive their money about in trucks or Prius'.
Well, in all fairness, the thread topic says "latency". We're so far off course that it really doesn't matter much at this point. No one has produced any actual verified data, it's more of the "this should work this way" line from REers.
And also, if you think drug cartel folk drive Priuses (I don't think Prius' is even a word) you're further detached from reality than me.
Umm, there have been several.
Here is one: Using the angle that the Stars appear to move as you travel to calculate the distances moved, you can accurately determine how far you have gone without the aid of a GPS. All you need to do this is a way to measure the horizontal plane of your location, a way to measure angles and an accurate time piece. With just those 3 pieces of equipment you can work out your position accurately (limited by the accuracy of your equipment and your skill at taking these readings) anywhere on Earth, be it Round or Flat.
As these 3 pieces of equipment are so easy to come by and are simple in design, they can't be the target of sabotage by conspirators.
Fish boosts and Jet Streams would not have any effect on this kind of measurement.
So what we have is a simple, independent and tamper proof way of measuring absolute distances that can not be controlled by any government. Also, the procedure and maths required would enable virtually anybody to be able to do this (with a bit of patience and attention to detail - and maybe a calculator if they aren't good at maths).
So, if there is such an easy way to prove that GPS is being tampered with, why would they tamper with it (as they would be caught out as soon as anybody did this)?
This method can also be used to confirm the lengths of cable that they have laid, so this method is an independent, tamper proof and simple way of confirming these cable lengths.
If the government conspiracy is so dependent on faking these cable lengths, and a single sailor who has a hobby of astronomy (or historical navigation methods) could take readings at any tie that would shatter the whole thing, then the governments are either not making money because they have to keep giving bribes all the time and taking a
huge risk (as single person - who might just might not take the bribe, or take it and tell the truth anyway - would be able to pull the whole thing down), or that they are not faking the distances (and so need no cover up) and the distances can be accepted as accurate (and therefore confirms RE and disproves FE).
If there are such big holes in the conspiracy, either the conspirators are totally incompetent, or... well they would have to be completely incompetent.