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Posted by: TSC_Busami

says i can use my phone as a gps device, i have tried and it doesnt seen to detect the phone with the moto cable for gps. detects it fine in windows no conflicts.

just cant get the gps to work. is there a phone that works as a gps without issues?

Posted by: DRHartley

Hold on there Tiger... Go to: MENU > GPS > Privacy > select Unrestricted

If you have already done this, and it's still not working... I would suggested finding a pillow to hide you face in so no one hears or sees you tears...

It should work, really...

Posted by: TSC_Busami

i was told usb does not work i have to get serial, no notebooks i have seen have them anymore

Posted by: 2%Milk

This is a direct Quote from the i560 manual...

Setting Privacy Options, Pg. 132
Your phone’s GPS privacy options control whether
Java applications on your phone or other software
applications may view the location of your
phone.You may set your phone to one of these
GPS privacy options.
Note: Privacy options do not apply to the
transmission of location information
during emergency 911 calls.
To set your GPS privacy options:
1 From the main menu, select GPS > Privacy.
2 If your GPS PIN security feature is enabled,
enter your GPS PIN. (See “Setting the GPS PIN
Security Feature” for more information.)
3 Select the privacy option you want:
• Restricted — No Java or similar software
applications may view the location of your
phone. However, location information may still
be available to the phone’s owner, fleet
manager, or account administrator.
• Unrestricted — All applications may view the
location of your phone, without notifying you.
• By Permission — When an application
attempts to view the location of your phone,
you will be prompted to give permission.
However, location information may still be
available to the phone’s owner, fleet manager,
or account administrator.
Setting the GPS PIN Security Feature
To prevent your GPS privacy settings from being
altered without your knowledge, your GPS privacy
option can be protected by a PIN.
When you receive your phone, the GPS security
feature is turned off, so you do not have to enter a
GPS PIN to access your GPS privacy options. If
you turn this feature on, you will be required to
enter a GPS PIN to access your GPS privacy
options.
To turn the GPS Enabled security feature on or off:
1 From the main menu, select Settings >
Security > GPS PIN.
2 Select On or Off.
3 Enter the current GPS PIN.
Note: When you receive your phone, your GPS
PIN is 0000.
4 Press A under Ok.

GPS
Enabled, Pg133
To change your GPS PIN:
1 From the main menu, select Settings >
Security > Change Password > GPS PIN.
2 Enter the current GPS PIN.
Note: When you receive your phone, your GPS
PIN is 0000.
3 Press A under Ok.
4 Enter the new 4- to 8-digit GPS PIN.
5 Press A under Ok.
6 Enter the new 4- to 8-digit GPS PIN to confirm.
7 Press A under Ok.
Using GPS with Map Software
You can use the GPS feature of your phone to
provide approximate location data to a laptop
computer or similar device that is running
interactive map software such as that made by
DeLorme or Microsoft. This way, if your phone has
good access to GPS signals, your approximate
position on a map can be made available as you
travel in a vehicle.
To do this, connect your phone to your laptop (or
other device) with a data cable and set your phone
to transmit data (see “Getting Started” on page
134). Your phone then provides your approximate
location to the device running the map software,

Getting Started, Pg.134
To connect your phone to your laptop or other
device:
1 Open the connector cover.
2 With the phone’s display facing up, insert the
data cable’s connector into the accessory
connector, until you hear a click.
3 Insert the data plug into the COM port of your
laptop or other device.
Make sure no other application is using the COM
port selected.
Make sure the COM port settings of your laptop or
other device are set to the following:
• Bits per second: 4800
• Data bits: 8
• Parity: None
• Stop bits: 1
• Flow control: Hardware
To set your phone to send location information to
your laptop or other device:
1 From the main menu, select GPS > Interface.
2 Set NMEA OUT to On.
Your phone is now sending location data to your
laptop or other device.
To stop your phone from sending location data to
your laptop or other device:
Set NMEA OUT to Off.
Each time you power your phone on, NMEA OUT
is automatically set to

Posted by: TSC_Busami

uhmmmm, it doesnt work. it does not detect the gps when using a usb cable.

i followed all those steps when i first did it, it doesnt work via a usb data cable

Posted by: 2%Milk

Quote:

Originally Posted by TSC_Busami

uhmmmm, it doesnt work. it does not detect the gps when using a usb cable.

i followed all those steps when i first did it, it doesnt work via a usb data cable

Then I guess your "SOL" then...

Posted by: DRHartley

Make sure that your BAUD RATE is set to 'AUTO': MENU > Settings > Advanced > Baud Rate > Set to 'AUTO'

See if this helps at all...

Posted by: 189nextel

I've used the GPS feature on both my i730 and i850 and in both cases it only works if you use a serial cable. If you want to use it with a laptop that only has a USB port , like mine, then you need to get the serial cable for the phone and then use a serial to USB adapter to connect to the laptop. This method has worked fine for me.

Posted by: Iden Doctor

Yes, like 189 said above. You need a serial cable not usb.

Posted by: landsyp

You have to set the interface of the GPS NMEA OUT to ON

Posted by: YoDude

We have a Software forum for discusions like this. And that's where I'm moving it.

I'm glad to see many new members cruising the main page...

Perhaps you can find topics and discusions like this if you cruised the sub-forums also.

Posting in the wrong forum is tiresome. Members will complain and moderators must act. It's considered rude by some to continually waste anothers time.

I don't know if the OP was banned because of this (warned repeatedly by other members and/or moderators.) or something entirely different.
In any event, thread is now moved to our Software forum where anyone can continue this conversation if they so desire.

BTW, you can read his previous posts in any thread he posted in by simply right clicking on his member name and selecting the appropriate menu item.

As to what I think was the topic; using any iDEN phone that can be set to NMEA out may have problems simply because of the baud rate each device expects.

Both cables and Bluetooth can send it out but not as many devices or software apps have all the means to recieve it that way. The older version of Streets and Trips doesn't know USB and The newer version can't run on some older versions of WinMo CE and they're both M/S products... go figure

Not all devices have Bluetooth, but the phone and it's software are ready.

(This post was edited to add the following.)

Do all programs and other devices recognize "automatic"?

If not, what baud should the phone be set to transmit on?

OUAT (<once upon a time :lol

in the forums members would take the time to seek out that info, compile a list, then post it in the appropriate forum.

BITD (<back in the day

), that's what phorum pholk did...

But then again some were phreakin' insane.