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Old 09-11-2009, 12:15 AM
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What exactly is the point of the built in GPS??? Doesn't Sprint Navigation, Amaze GPS, and Google Maps just use cell phone towers to work anyway??
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Old 09-11-2009, 12:23 AM
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Re: Gps

No, they actually use GPS signals. The precision of the GPS readings can be enhanced with triangulation from cell phone towers.
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Old 09-11-2009, 12:29 AM
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Re: Gps

how about if you dont want any of that isht you mentionned and wanted a true stand alone gps that doesnt rely on the internet or towers!!! Yeah I would think the gps chip will help
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Old 09-11-2009, 12:45 AM
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Re: Gps

I think garmin uses the gps standalone. Even if it doesnt, its the shiznit.
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Old 09-11-2009, 01:06 AM
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I think garmin uses the gps standalone. Even if it doesnt, its the shiznit.
I heard that the Tom Tom and Garmin paid apps actually use the GPS. But why can't anything free use it?? I mean why have it if you have to buy software that can utilize it. I am specifically talking about software like the three I mentioned since if I lose signal the phone is not a useful tool for navigation.
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Re: Gps

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I heard that the Tom Tom and Garmin paid apps actually use the GPS. But why can't anything free use it?? I mean why have it if you have to buy software that can utilize it. I am specifically talking about software like the three I mentioned since if I lose signal the phone is not a useful tool for navigation.
you're only half right. those apps do use the built-in GPS but they download the maps from the internet. that's what renders them unusable without signal. i don't know of any free apps that use a built-in map, but i have tomtom and it's wonderful
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Old 09-11-2009, 04:17 PM
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Re: Gps

I wish I could just download the full map for Sprint Nav, or Google Maps. I habe a 16GB memory card, I see no reason not to have this option.
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Re: Gps

The reason Sprint will not allow you to download their maps, is so they have a reason to charge you every month for their service (at least that what my buddy that works there says). I use google maps with my Alltel Touch Pro for free. Google maps tends to be a litttle flaky on connecting with the GPS, sometimes it just will not connect, so I got a external Bluetooth GPS (puck), if I need it.

If anyone knows why Google maps sometimes has trouble, please, PLEASE, let me know. Having the external GPS is nice for a back up, but carring it around stinks.


Thanks for such a great forum, first time posting.
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Old 09-11-2009, 09:26 PM
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Re: Gps

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The reason Sprint will not allow you to download their maps, is so they have a reason to charge you every month for their service (at least that what my buddy that works there says). I use google maps with my Alltel Touch Pro for free. Google maps tends to be a litttle flaky on connecting with the GPS, sometimes it just will not connect, so I got a external Bluetooth GPS (puck), if I need it.

If anyone knows why Google maps sometimes has trouble, please, PLEASE, let me know. Having the external GPS is nice for a back up, but carring it around stinks.


Thanks for such a great forum, first time posting.
this is correct. if they gave you the option to download the map, then the program could be altered (if alteration is even needed) so that it uses onboard gps without reporting to sprint, in which case you wouldnt even need the esn linked to an account to use the gps. an old cell phone could be converted to a standalone gps in your car without even buying software.
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