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- 02-13-2004, 10:38 PM #1John MosachaGuest
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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- 02-13-2004, 11:46 PM #2Guest
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/
- 02-16-2004, 12:34 PM #3Robert OliverGuest
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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