GPS GPS GPS!

[NightWinggl@gmail.com]

Yeah the E911 argument is pretty weak. And really stupid since it's a federal requirement.

Has anyone else heard a confirmed update will enable GPS?

I'm not leaving my 6700 until there is actually an upgrade availble. The 6800 isn't enough of a step up with out it. PLus there is a Mini sd adapter GPS adapter coming out soon anyways I'm willing to bet that the 6700 will have a GPS with that adapter before the 6800 is patched.

[winter720]

when I called into HTC about the BT issue, their engineer called me back, and I took the oppertunity to ask about the GPS. As I mentioned previously in another thread, he did state that the device had full GPS, and sprint had chosen to disable.

[Hoof]

Originally Posted by NightWinggl@gmailcom

This is what really bugs me about Sprint. Their cheepy regular phones like the Katana or RAZR V3M... have at the very least A-GPS enabled with Telenav or Garmin and can be used. And on EVDO it's not too bad. But if you have dropped $400 or $600 (I know, I'm talking full prices here) for a new PPC cell phone (Mogul, 6700, Q, or Treo...) with them, you can't even get Telenav with out spedning another $50 to $100 on a bluetooth GPS receiver. I don't get it. I spend more and get less? What's the deal Sprint? Just let us have our damn GPS. We paid for it.

I agree with this man.

[jgctx]

So do we know when the rev a update is coming....and will that ever fix the darn bluetooth?

[aughsum]

ill hold off on a bt receiver to see what happens with the rev a update...

im slowly coming around on the mogul.. there are times that i miss my apache but after gps and a working 3rd party rom with touchFLO integrated i'll be sold.

[charbroil]

Hi ..new to the forum. I just wanted to point out that Sprint has remove GPS as being a feature for the Mogul from the SERO site.

Hmmm...

[Spydc]

Yea, I just saw it. But they haven't removed it from other devices such as the Treo 700WX (and that phone does not have a dedicated gps either). So i assume Sprint received a lot of complaints from upset customers claiming that they were duped by the false advertisement.

[Hoof]

Maybe they're just removing it for now until they enable it with the Rev A upgrade later this fall.

*wishful thinking*

[RootWind]

Originally Posted by Spydc

Yea, I just saw it. But they haven't removed it from other devices such as the Treo 700WX (and that phone does not have a dedicated gps either). So i assume Sprint received a lot of complaints from upset customers claiming that they were duped by the false advertisement.

Could be. Though Sprint's definition of GPS Enabled usually means Telenav is available for the A-GPS. So they are probably just waiting until the fall when a compatible telenav app is out to put the GPS notice back FWIW.

[HobbesIsReal]

I didn't read thru this whole thread so if this is repeated, sorry......but I thought this would be of interest here. It appears to be talking about aGPS but it might be step closer to unlocking the possibility of a standalone (if even possible on the Mogul):

PPC-6800 and GPS (Mogul GPS Support Coming)
http://www.evdoforums.com/thread6310.html

For those playing with your new PPC-6800 Mogul, you may have discovered that GPS is NOT a feature of the PPC-6800.

However, have you heard about the firmware upgrade (available in a few months), that will add EVDO Rev A capability? There will be one other cool surprise with this firmware upgrade...

Internal GPS will be enabled.

That will allow GoogleMaps, GPS Directions and Sprint Locator Service to all work.

I cannot wait!

After I found this in a Google I also found a thread at the Buzz referencing the same thread above:

http://forums.buzzaboutwireless.com/...&thread.id=923