[elr0y]

I read a while back that it has to do with how easy it is/or if Google Maps can access your cell tower locator chip (I totally made that HW up).

Basically, on my old Treo 700p, it was extremely difficult for the maps application to get to the hardware it needed to create that circle.

On my wife's Blackberry Pearl (older model), the maps application can access the correct hardware and therefore creates that circle.

So, if google didn't write the maps software specifically for the TP hardware, it could just be a software issue of not finding the right hardware to find the cell signal.

I think I just confused myself. Hopefully, that helps a bit. I don't know about whether the TP can get the circle and have the GPS turned off.