gizmodo.com — "Cingular rolled out its version of the TeleNav GPS navigation service, barking out turn-by-turn directions without requiring you to buy a separate receiver. Yep, these phones have a satellite receiver built-in."
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eeanOct 26, 2006
No, refer to bcerhart's comment.
nonsequiturmineOct 26, 2006
Actually I already had this same exact thing on my Motorola Verizon phone for a couple months now, barking out directions and all. Yes, it really does use the GPS satellites and not tower triangulation. It's actually pretty sensitive to about 5 meters when I tested it. The problem is you still need cellular access to allow the phone to download the maps.
skoobisnaxsOct 26, 2006
I had a blackberry from nextel with the GPS built in and it used the telenav service. This service is horrible. The problem is, the maps are all stored online, not on your phone. If you need to make a turn, sometimes it doesn't tell you until after you missed the turn already because it hasn't accessed the net to check the map in time. I almost threw the phone out the window in downtown tampa last year. They better have fixed the mapping problem, otherwise you are better off buying a 199 dollar garmin handheld that doesn't talk. The voices you could pick for the narrator on the telenav software sounded pretty condescending also, just the tone of that bitch's voice saying "off route" every 5 seconds makes you want to start slappin fools.
postmaster3000Oct 26, 2006
"Will they work where there is no cellular coverage?"Most likely you wouldn't have map data available. I doubt the device keeps the maps in memory.
lilzaphodOct 26, 2006
I have a bluetooth GPS for my Treo. Here's why my solution is better.Works with most any Bluetooth enabled PDA phone, both WM5 and Treo/PalmSirfStar III chip for high quality signal in urban canyon/overhead environment,Works with multitude of software pacakges. I currently use TomTom Navigator 5.One time fee.
joerodOct 26, 2006
i can't wait until this service is free. its only a matter of time before one of the major companies offers free GPS then everyone else will catch on.
justdiditNov 22, 2006
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