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Old 07-03-2009, 07:51 PM
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Re: (Possibly) Working aGPS Solution!

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Originally Posted by jaewon223 View Post
hope aGPS fix comes out shortly though and permanently allows us to use our handsets like they were meant to be from the start.
As others have said, I wouldn't hold your breath. I think the original email several months ago from Steven Schwed at VZW was the first "semi-official" notice we had re. Verizon's plans to unlock the GPS via a ROM update in the "first half of 2009".

I don't have his email in front of me, but basically Steven said that they would be opening up the unassisted GPS to third-party software, while continuing to provide their own (proprietary) products to leverage aGPS with the proper security, etc. In other words, if you want aGPS, you pay $10/month and suffer with the lousy VZ Navigator (or whatever they might come up with to replace it).

Does anyone have Steven's email handy to confirm exactly what he said?