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  1. #1
    John Mosacha
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    I want it all in one. I have the Garmin PDA with GPS and the Sanyo
    8100. I am tired of carrying everything. I want a cellphone with GPS
    and Palm OS... I think the closest I can get is the Treo 600.

    Is there anything new coming out?
    Should I wait?
    Who makes the GPS interface for a Treo?
    Is the Treo 600 any good?

    TIA




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    Re: GPS Palm Phone



    John Mosacha wrote:

    > I want it all in one. I have the Garmin PDA with GPS and the Sanyo
    > 8100. I am tired of carrying everything. I want a cellphone with GPS
    > and Palm OS... I think the closest I can get is the Treo 600.
    >
    > Is there anything new coming out?
    > Should I wait?
    > Who makes the GPS interface for a Treo?
    > Is the Treo 600 any good?


    Yes, the Treo 600 is pretty good, though you can find the few items I
    don't like about it elsewhere in this newsgroup.

    Try asking your question at http://www.treocentral.com/




  3. #3
    Robert Oliver
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    Re: GPS Palm Phone

    "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
    > John Mosacha wrote:
    >
    > > I want it all in one. I have the Garmin PDA with GPS and the Sanyo
    > > 8100. I am tired of carrying everything. I want a cellphone with GPS
    > > and Palm OS... I think the closest I can get is the Treo 600.
    > >
    > > Is there anything new coming out?
    > > Should I wait?
    > > Who makes the GPS interface for a Treo?
    > > Is the Treo 600 any good?

    >
    > Yes, the Treo 600 is pretty good, though you can find the few items I
    > don't like about it elsewhere in this newsgroup.
    >
    > Try asking your question at http://www.treocentral.com/


    Actually, there are a couple of things to clarify here.

    First, the Samsung SPH-i500 has the e911 location services "GPS"
    functionality just like the Treo 600. There are pros and cons for both
    phones, which I won't cover completely here. For these purposes, the
    main differences are the Samsung is a smaller, clamshell phone but
    with an older graffiti (no thumboard) Palm OS (4.1) vs. the Treo 600
    which is a newer OS (5.?) "candybar" phone with a keyboard.

    However, even though both of these phones have e911 location service
    functionality, they do not have standard GPS capabilities. The
    location service implemented by Sprint to fulfill e911 location
    capabilities is indeed based on GPS, but it is "assisted" GPS. The
    "network" uses tower triangulation data combined with GPS data to
    determine the location. Thus, final GPS location is known by the
    network; not at the phone. The network would have to send the data
    back to the phone.

    Next, Sprint has made no "consumer" use of this available either on
    the network or in the phone via an API. Although other networks (AT&T
    eMode) and some in Europe have created consumer applications which
    utilize the location data, Sprint has not. Thus, right now, the
    location data is only available to 911 -- and most local 911
    installations do not yet have the equipment (or funding) to use it. So
    it's all pretty much useless right now.

    In summary, I am not aware of any Palm phone from any vendor that
    makes use of the 911 location data as a substitute for a true external
    GSP receiver.



    I own a Samsung SPH-i500. Love it. It prevents me from having to cary
    both a phone and a PDA, so that's a savings. I'm not a candybar phone
    person, and the Treo 600 is just a tad big for me. Some day having the
    GPS data in my phone will be great; I suspect it won't happen with the
    i500. Slightly better chance with the Treo 600, but I wouldn't hold my
    breath. Now, not having a 600, I could be wrong. Perhaps it's there
    already. But I'd be surprised.



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