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As I said, never, ever, ever trust anything from UTStarcom! They have no clue 99.9% of the time.
I've briefed major, major tech company leadership on gpsOne, I know what I'm talking about.
The gpsOne chipset in the PPC-6700 uses Mobile Assisted calculations. Which means that after a brief "chat" with the network as to where the device is in the world, it can maintain GPS signal lock on its own. But, it needs the network to do that.
I dare you. Try to get a GPS lock with no signal. You can maintain a GPS lock with no signal, but you need the network to tell the chipset what part of the sky to look at for a single-shot lock.
I'm not throwing around these words like I'm making them up... if you don't believe me go to Qualcomm's web site and download the gpsOne white papers. Read them for yourself since I don't have the time to bicker on this anymore. I know what I'm talking about!
HTC could make their own API, and convert gpsOne feedback from the chipset into a virtual serial port. The carriers told them not to because there's no API for Sprint, Verizon, Alltel, US Cellular, or Metro PCS to charge for access to that API. That could abuse the network, and none of the carriers want that. Microsoft needs to make an API to prevent network abuse.
Again, do you really want to trust the company that promised EV-DO for the Sprint PPC-6600 on the status of any other update? I will have a sitdown with UTStarcom leadership next week and get the answer straight from the executives that make the calls.
P.S. Those emails are old. Katie Wasserman, VP for UTStar PCD confirmed AKU 3 in Feburary, long after those emails saying there would be no update.
Again, I am 100,000 times more on top of this than you will ever be, please have some confidence in what the heck I'm talking about.
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