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Re: Using GPS on 800w (or other gps sprint phones) without PCS coverage

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Originally Posted by crazie.eddie View Post
A friend of mine, who is a Sprint Sales Engineer, stated that the GPS on the CDMA phones are network assisted. So if you have no coverage, then the GPS will not be usefull. If you want to travel outside the network coverage area and use the GPS, it's best to buy a BT GPS receiver. When you reach an area outside your Sprints network, you can configure your GPS program to use the BT GPS.
not completely true. my mogul could ge completly out of service and still pull a gps signal. some phones do have a true gps chip in them. the 800w has this but it looks like for the time being it is locked up. maybe a update in the future? the agps works great but lets face it sometimes we need it when we don't have service. lets all just hope!
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