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Blackberry Curve 8310 GPS question
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Posted by: fmtek

hey guys.. i haven't seen many threads on this...

is the GPS in the Blackberry 8310 unlocked? Can you use it with Google Maps and/or Blackberry Maps.. etc??

or do you HAVE to buy their TeleNav?

Thanks in advance.

-FM

Posted by: mbranscum

Wirelessly posted (Nokia 6620: BlackBerry8300/4.2.2 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/102)

Yes you may use it with Google Maps or any other program.

Posted by: fmtek

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Originally Posted by mbranscum

Wirelessly posted (Nokia 6620: BlackBerry8300/4.2.2 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/102)

Yes you may use it with Google Maps or any other program.

Thank you... on my way to buy one after work

Posted by: josh1701

does anyone with a curve have an issue with their GPS not udateing on the device? i cant detect sats...im in queens NY

Posted by: mbranscum

Wirelessly posted (Nokia 6620: BlackBerry8300/4.2.2 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/102)

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Originally Posted by josh1701

does anyone with a curve have an issue with their GPS not udateing on the device? i cant detect sats...im in queens NY

Are you indoors or outdoors? Generally, you need to be outside to pick up the birds.

Posted by: josh1701

i installed nav4all and it forced detecting the sats...after that live maps worked. thanks

Posted by: ivwshane

GPS will work with any app that supports it but I must say, none of them compare to telenav.

Posted by: dbltap

I have a dedicated GPS I rely on most of the time. I'll only use the GPS on the 8820 as a backup for when I forget to pack the Garmin Nuvi.

That said.....

I'm very impressed with Infospace FindIt. The displays while moving aren't that good. But it does find the local POI very well and give decent voice turn-by-turn. I've also tried the MapQuest Navigator. As a free service, it's pretty good. But if I have to pay for it, the Telenav is much closer to my Nuvi.

Posted by: didefresh2006

question--can anybody update the 8300 curve to get gps? I got mine about 2 weeks before the 8310 came out--now they have refurb 8300s for $99.

Posted by: briareus

You can't "update" the 8300. Your only option is a bluetooth GPS puck if you stick with the 8300.

Posted by: cringram

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Originally Posted by didefresh2006

question--can anybody update the 8300 curve to get gps? I got mine about 2 weeks before the 8310 came out--now they have refurb 8300s for $99.

Return it under the 30 day plan and get the refurb or the 8310. People do it all the time and AT&T reps are used to it.

Posted by: didefresh2006

it's past the 30 day period now and I sent in my rebate. Plus, it has a couple of ugly scratches on the phone (not on the screen).

Posted by: mattyk6

I use AmazeGPS and really like it. The GPS seems to lock quicker than w/ Google Maps.

Posted by: ivwshane

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Originally Posted by mattyk6

I use AmazeGPS and really like it. The GPS seems to lock quicker than w/ Google Maps.

Does that program have auto reroute? What about the ability to turn off the back light and turn it back on when giving new directions?

Posted by: dbltap

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Originally Posted by mattyk6

I use AmazeGPS and really like it. The GPS seems to lock quicker than w/ Google Maps.

I found that app to be incredibly slow on my 8820. Seems to take twice as long to download maps as Google, WIndows Live Search, Mapquest and InfoSearch.

Posted by: BKKloppenborg

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Originally Posted by ivwshane

Does that program have auto reroute? What about the ability to turn off the back light and turn it back on when giving new directions?

Yes, it does its actually and very nice and accurate i was surprised the first time i used it. You can change the black light in telenav to i think On, off or on with new turns.