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Originally Posted by darkomen
Is it possible that the pics we are looking for were submitted to the fcc way before they created the sprint version and that the pics shown there may include things that were subsequently removed/changed in newer versions of the hardware? I'm really interested in seeing how this turns out 'cause I'd definitely love that feature enabled in my phone. Ah well guess we may have to wait 'till that "Q1 2008" firmware release to begin understanding the way mogul's gps works.
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Yeah it's possible but as others have mentioned, from the photos they took of their phone's internals it looks to still be there (though slightly different).
All of this is speculation, tied together with existing information so it's all up in the air.
I'm very curious to see how Sprint rolls this out when it happens. I mean it
looks like it can do standalone GPS, just like the Kaiser (a gpsOne device w/internal antenna--same setup), meaning we should be able to run any 3rd party software (TomTom, Live Search, etc.). Will that be the case though? Or will Sprint limit access to the function, forcing us to use TeleNav, etc?
Anything is possible.
Considering it now
looks like Sprint and HTC have been basically selling a device that can do standalone GPS for months now (and add the Touch to that as well), but have had it crippled in the firmware is quite disconcerting. The argument before was "Sprint doesn't have the API's to enable aGPS on their network" (which was
still lame seeing as it's been 2 years since WM5 launched). But the Kaiser is 100% independent of the cell network it's on, so if
it can do standalone without network integration, why could they not ship the Mogul or Touch as the same?
I have no idea--maybe it's technical, maybe it's carrier choice. I wish we could get some straight answers though
Either way, it doesn't make me thrilled with Sprint
or HTC. And the latest info on the 800w has Palm wanting "full GPS" (whatever that means) but Sprint only wanting "aGPS" (once again, whatever that means)--so Sprint seems to be the limiting factor here, but who really knows.