GPS Navigation charges

I just found out that the GPS navigation feature on my HP 6515 is being charged as data transfer. I thought it has a built in separate satellite receiver. Still, it appears to go through the Rogers network.

I am upset because
1) I have no idea how much data is transferred
2) It shouldn't go through the Rogers network in the first place

It's a bunch of crap.

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That is the way it works.

...did you have a question?

Now, now. When I get a billion dollars I'll put a free satellite up in space for everyone to use, and nobody will ever have to pay for GPS again. Yep, my billion dollar free satellite is going undermine all the corporations who think they can pass the astronomical cost of launching something into space down to the typical consumer.

Originally Posted by Chillin

That is the way it works.

...did you have a question?

No question. I just want to see the look on people's faces including my own when they receive their bill being charged insane amounts of money for data transfer due to GPS. If you were to use this function 2 or 3 times a week for say half an hour at a time your bill would be in the hundreds of dollars for data transfer alone.

I spoke to a Rogers Tech guy and he said that many users were not aware that GPS was a billable function and got nailed with insane bills.

Originally Posted by Brad729

Now, now. When I get a billion dollars I'll put a free satellite up in space for everyone to use, and nobody will ever have to pay for GPS again. Yep, my billion dollar free satellite is going undermine all the corporations who think they can pass the astronomical cost of launching something into space down to the typical consumer.

I wonder how much Rogers is paying to launch, maintain, upgrade.... a satellite.

They sure don't mind charging for it even though they are getting it for free.

Originally Posted by mensch

No question. I just want to see the look on people's faces including my own when they receive their bill being charged insane amounts of money for data transfer due to GPS. If you were to use this function 2 or 3 times a week for say half an hour at a time your bill would be in the hundreds of dollars for data transfer alone.

I spoke to a Rogers Tech guy and he said that many users were not aware that GPS was a billable function and got nailed with insane bills.

O I C, you were just informing others so they don't get a nasty bill. Fair enough.

Of course, consumers should always find out how a product or service is billed before they use it.

Originally Posted by mensch

I wonder how much Rogers is paying to launch, maintain, upgrade.... a satellite.

They sure don't mind charging for it even though they are getting it for free.

Do you really think Rogers gets Anything for free?

Your phone is not sending/receiving anything with any satellites. you are using the Rogers network.

Originally Posted by Chillin

Your phone is not sending/receiving anything with any satellites. you are using the Rogers network.

and herein lies the problem.
HP advertises it as follows:
Your HP iPAQ hw6500 series Mobile Messenger is equipped with an integrated GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver. With the addition of the HP GPS Navigation Software and Maps you can transform your HP iPAQ hw6500 into a complete navigation assistant.

Like any other receiver (Garmin) you do not pay for signals received. Yet, Rogers figures out a way to charge you anyway by bypassing the built-in receiver. Unbelievable.

Originally Posted by mensch

and herein lies the problem.
HP advertises it as follows:
Your HP iPAQ hw6500 series Mobile Messenger is equipped with an integrated GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver. With the addition of the HP GPS Navigation Software and Maps you can transform your HP iPAQ hw6500 into a complete navigation assistant.

Like any other receiver (Garmin) you do not pay for signals received. Yet, Rogers figures out a way to charge you anyway by bypassing the built-in receiver. Unbelievable.

lol, you seem determined to blame Rogers for this, but this has ABSOLUTELY nothing to do with them.

Try using a HP 6500 series on any network in the world and it will be the Exact same thing.

Okay, I'm going to close this thread, it's getting kind of silly. No matter what device you have, you are going to have to pay some kind of monthly service fee to use a GPS. In addition to that, your cell provider may charge you data fees for usage of the service, which operates through their wireless internet. If you don't have some kind of data package included in your plan, then yes you are going to pay data charges.

All of the US service providers are like that, and I'm pretty sure the Canadian providers are the same. It's not your device or your provider, it's ALL OF THEM as chillin has tried to explain to you. It's very silly for you to have a bad attitude toward Rogers when in fact you simply don't understand what you are paying for in your plan. If I wanted a GPS on my phone, it would cost me $9.99/month, but the data charges are included in my plan because I pay $15/month for unlimited data.

Call Rogers and ask for a plan with unlimited data. That will solve your problem. Unfortunately, you didn't come to our site to try and solve a problem, you came just to gripe and complain, and we get way too much of that already. Start a new thread when you're ready to ask for help, until then this pointless gripe thread is closed.

Originally Posted by Brad729

Okay, I'm going to close this thread, it's getting kind of silly. No matter what device you have, you are going to have to pay some kind of monthly service fee to use a GPS. In addition to that, your cell provider may charge you data fees for usage of the service, which operates through their wireless internet. If you don't have some kind of data package included in your plan, then yes you are going to pay data charges.

All of the US service providers are like that, and I'm pretty sure the Canadian providers are the same. It's not your device or your provider, it's ALL OF THEM as chillin has tried to explain to you. It's very silly for you to have a bad attitude toward Rogers when in fact you simply don't understand what you are paying for in your plan. If I wanted a GPS on my phone, it would cost me $9.99/month, but the data charges are included in my plan because I pay $15/month for unlimited data.

Call Rogers and ask for a plan with unlimited data. That will solve your problem. Unfortunately, you didn't come to our site to try and solve a problem, you came just to gripe and complain, and we get way too much of that already. Start a new thread when you're ready to ask for help, until then this pointless gripe thread is closed.

hehe....sorry Brad for posting in your closed thread but.....no such thing as unlimited data in Canada. Fido use to have unlimtied data in the US and Canada for 50$ per month. When Rogers bought out fido and started the GSM monopoly. The closest to unlimtied now is 100$ for 100MB. Sorry.