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All about GPS and the Treo 700p
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Posted by: fillthemup

I was with Verizon, using LG's VX 8300 and VZNavigator.

Switched to Sprint

Now I have the Treo 700p "with GPS". But learning that it's not a GPS system that you can use out of the box like VZNavigator, is this correct?

In order to get it to work, to my understanding, is you have to buy a BT GPS receiver (somewhere less than $100 price range) AND pay $9.99 a month for a service?

What does everyone use for maps, GPS, etc.
I'm thinking saving all that money and just using Google Maps (however, internet is required, then, agh)...any other ideas/free programs/cheaper ways to go about?

Posted by: jedmb

I as well would appreciate some more info on the 700p GPS. It was my impression that all I needed to do was activate the service with sprint and the internal gps would take care of business...?

Posted by: fillthemup

That's what I was hoping for as well...My old VX 8300 does that with Verizon's Navigator, you're paying $9.99 a mont though, worth it to me. I'm sure there is some way to make the internal GPS work fully functional with a program like VZ Navigator

Posted by: fillthemup

Yes, that is what I am thinking as well...I'm sure it can be done..i mean, it IS GPS...it CAN get your exact location...it SHOULD be able to do this!

Posted by: anythingbutmine

No, it can't be done. The cheapo GPS built into most phones isn't usable for a navigation device; they're manufactured without the hardware and firmware necessary for using them as navigational tool.

Posted by: fillthemup

I know many other would agree with you, but this just doesn't make sense to me...emergency services can find your exact location, hence, the phone has GPS locator/tracking...well, take that value and put it into google maps, or another program, and vwala, it's done

Posted by: anythingbutmine

It doesn't make sense to me either; there's really no reason for them to do this. But they do. And that's the way it is. By the way, it's "viola" :-)

Posted by: fillthemup

That just sounds like a viola, a bigger violin, haha