GPS in Spain?$?$?$?$

[mikeinstlouis]

Hey all...quick question. I am going to Spain tomorrow. I read that my GPS on my mobile 6.1 touch should work. I called Sprint. The lady said, no, cuz you won't have internet service. I asked her what?? She then said that it would work but I would be charged DOUBLE ROAMING CHARGES since I was in a country and the phone had a harder time finding the towers.(?????)

I already have iGO8 maps ready to go for Spain...

Does anyone know...

1) Will this work?
2) Am I going to be charged a ton of money to use it?

Any answers or direction would be helpful.

Thanks

Mike in St. Louis

[capthr]

IF you us igo or any nav program that comes with maps you don't need an internet connection if you use sprint nav or google maps or search then you do. turn off your phone and you can still use igo. phone off means no internet

[capthr]

turn off in comm mgr

[mikeinstlouis]

But...can I use my TOUCH over there?

[capthr]

not the phone or data

Sprint Touch is CDMA Spain uses GSM

GPS will work like I said before turn off your phone you will still be able to use IGO therefore you can use it anywhere.

[falzon03]

Originally Posted by capthr

not the phone or data

Sprint Touch is CDMA Spain uses GSM

GPS will work like I said before turn off your phone you will still be able to use IGO therefore you can use it anywhere.

GPS on the touch wont work in Europe...except the few places were CDMA service is availible...the maps will work but you will not be able to tell were you are on the map and it will not actually track were you go

[DarkLord]

Originally Posted by falzon03

GPS on the touch wont work in Europe...except the few places were CDMA service is availible...the maps will work but you will not be able to tell were you are on the map and it will not actually track were you go

i'm in florida and as a small experiment, i swithed to airplane mode and tried to get a GPS lock. it wouldn't. then i swithed off airplane mode and it got a lock within about a minute or so. so i can see where it wouldn't get a lock in areas where CDMA is not available. i guess i never realized that it worked like that. very interesting.

[mikeinstlouis]

Thanks!!!!

[tattoo4electronics]

No the Sprint touch is not going to work inSpain.

I took my touch to cancun mexico and the phone was not able to get a gps fix. I had an extended battery running and was never able to get a good lock and it keep going to 0,0 location in the latitude and longtiude. .

Search around the forumn and people have been complaining the touch gps does not work overseas.

[pjrey]

i have not been overseas with my phone.. but i get locks evrytime i try with the radio/data off.. in airplane m mode.. tattoo4electronics.. are you able to get a lock in airplane mode here in the US?

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