GPS GPS GPS!

[HybriDSM]

it would kinda make sense for Sprint to not be advertising the GPS for the phone if it wont be working until September... Perhaps this is also why the PPC-6800 hasn't hit Sprint stores yet. The "guru" people such as ourselves all hop on the bandwagon early for them almost as beta testers, they work out all the bugs the release the phone when everything is working as it should be.

[hippity.hoppity]

I thought that Shadowmite confirmed the lack of a GPS internal antenna?

[bamrock]

How accurate (as far as useful for driving directions) is the triangulation method?

[Pibe38]

Don't get your hopes up. They will probably only activate it with their navigation software/plan which I always forget the name...

Nav... Map... something.

[NightWinggl@gmail.com]

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.

[aughsum]

Originally Posted by NightWinggl@gmail.com

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.

what he said.

[Rhel]

I can confirm the Rev A upgrade for the 6800 will also enable GPS at a recent HTC event for sprint employee's it was mentioned as a huge surprise.

[EtherealRemnant]

I won't buy this phone unless the GPS rumor is true. I've tweaked my 6700 to the point now where I'm totally happy with it.

[hippity.hoppity]

Originally Posted by Rhel

I can confirm the Rev A upgrade for the 6800 will also enable GPS at a recent HTC event for sprint employee's it was mentioned as a huge surprise.

Huge surprise? Sprint's been claiming that the phone was GPS-enabled from the start. How can it be a surprise when they decide to finally make good on their claims (months after the fact)? E911 doesn't count either since every phone is E911 enabled and none are advertised as having 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.