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  1. #1
    RobbieB
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    I saw the motokrzr on verizons site and they were advertising a gps mapping
    feature with audible alerts but I believe that's only available on Verizon.
    Kind of a bummer cause that sounds cool.

    Does anyone know of any cingular phones that offer something similar?
    Bluetooth is a plus.





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  2. #2
    dshiznit00
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    Re: Phones with GPS/Mapping applications?

    On Oct 20, 3:38 pm, "RobbieB" <[email protected]> wrote:
    > I saw the motokrzr on verizons site and they were advertising a gps mapping
    > feature with audible alerts but I believe that's only available on Verizon.
    > Kind of a bummer cause that sounds cool.
    >
    > Does anyone know of any cingular phones that offer something similar?
    > Bluetooth is a plus.


    Palm offers 2 GPS add-ons for their Treo phones, available on the
    Cingular network. One uses bluetooth and the other doesn't. You can
    pick them up on their website. I think Palm is the only one though.




  3. #3
    Verne Arase
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    Re: Phones with GPS/Mapping applications?

    On Fri, 20 Oct 2006 14:38:00 -0500, RobbieB wrote
    (in article <[email protected]>):

    > I saw the motokrzr on verizons site and they were advertising a gps mapping
    > feature with audible alerts but I believe that's only available on Verizon.
    > Kind of a bummer cause that sounds cool.
    >
    > Does anyone know of any cingular phones that offer something similar?
    > Bluetooth is a plus.


    Well, I use WayFinder on my Nokia 6682 (a Symbian OS phone).

    WayFinder talks to an external Bluetooth GPS unit, and downloads maps and
    routes from the WayFinder server (via GPRS). It allows you to store a list of
    favorite locations, find locations, map, and route.

    I find navigation on the 6682 to be superior to my Palm (a LifeDrive)
    because:

    1. The 6682 has a voice I can hear (as opposed to Palms which have fairly
    anemic speakers).

    2. The WayFinder GPS location interpretation seems to be superior to
    Mapopolis's on the Palm.

    3. The LifeDrive seems to have trouble staying connected to the Bluetooth GPS
    unit (probably a buggy bluetooth stack).

    OTOH, WayFinder occasionally (rarely) will send you the wrong way down a road
    (espcially if GPRS reception is marginal). And the maps you can download and
    store in your phone (as opposed to the WayFinder server's maps via GPRS) are
    sparse at best.

    Also, if you don't have MediaNet (or the equivalent), I'm not sure how the
    GPRS costs add up.

    -- Verne




  4. #4
    Thurman
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    Re: Phones with GPS/Mapping applications?

    "RobbieB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    >I saw the motokrzr on verizons site and they were advertising a gps mapping
    >feature with audible alerts but I believe that's only available on Verizon.
    >Kind of a bummer cause that sounds cool.
    >
    > Does anyone know of any cingular phones that offer something similar?
    > Bluetooth is a plus.


    Between now and the end of year, there will be more emphasis on 'location
    based services (LBS) as new technology is released. Nextel has pretty well
    taken the lead, but Cingular is about to start playing catch-up.

    For the moment you could consider HP's iPaq with GPS or GPS as an add-on. I
    wasted 6 weeks a few months back, trying to make my RAZR V3 display lat/long
    from a Bluetooth GPS receiver. Some models of RAZR can do it, the V3 cannot.

    The mantra for marketing for the next fiscal quarter is:
    Where am I,
    Where is it,
    How do I get there?

    If patient, wait for releases between now and year end. If motivated search
    for "cellular GPS".





  5. #5
    JDeats
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    Re: Phones with GPS/Mapping applications?

    Yes, for about $100 you can purchase the Pharos GPS add-on reciever for
    bluetooth enabled Windows Mobile SmartPhones.... Have a look here for
    more information.

    http://www.pharosgps.com/

    For Cingular, the Cingular 3125, 2125 SmartPhones and 8125 PDA-Phone
    are all compatible.... You can also get a mounting brace for you
    reciever and phone for your car and use it for GPS navigation while
    driving.



    RobbieB wrote:
    > I saw the motokrzr on verizons site and they were advertising a gps mapping
    > feature with audible alerts but I believe that's only available on Verizon.
    > Kind of a bummer cause that sounds cool.
    >
    > Does anyone know of any cingular phones that offer something similar?
    > Bluetooth is a plus.





  6. #6
    RobbieB
    Guest

    Re: Phones with GPS/Mapping applications?

    Thanks all,
    JDeats, I've seen that before; I've considered buying it for my notebook to
    work with S&T.





  7. #7
    RobbieB
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    Re: Phones with GPS/Mapping applications?

    oops, I'm sorry, maybe I was thinking of something else. thought it was
    called the same thing.





  8. #8

    Re: Phones with GPS/Mapping applications?


    the HTC P3300 has a built-in TomTom.
    http://www.europe.htc.com/products/htcp3300.html

    herbie731 on eBay has them available.
    email him at herbie731 at gmail.com


    RobbieB wrote:
    > I saw the motokrzr on verizons site and they were advertising a gps mapping
    > feature with audible alerts but I believe that's only available on Verizon.
    > Kind of a bummer cause that sounds cool.
    >
    > Does anyone know of any cingular phones that offer something similar?
    > Bluetooth is a plus.





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