Google eases mobile map use by locating celltowers

I wonder what carriers it is going to work on or with?

 

It should work with any carrier as long as you have a smartphone with Windows Mobile, Blackberry, or Symbian S60 3rd Ed. I downloaded it to my MDA and it works beautifully. It found my location pretty accurately. Since T-Mobile does not have GPS capability on the MDA, this is a very useful feature.

It is a beta version but so far so good. Me likes!!!

 

Too bad the "My Location" feature doesn't work in my phone yet. Maybe someday. Other than that, the map seems faster.

 

It's a good idea, but without cellphone operators giving a correct and current list of all their sites locations, this will rely on half-assed information given by phone users themselves, and therefore give half-assed results.

It would be really nice if the operators gave Google Maps current site location lists, but I don't see that happening. Well, maybe in 5-10 years if the new "fad" of operator "openness" keeps up....

 

I tried it on my Tilt, and the my location feature did not work, but it did use the GPS to locate me.

-Jay

 

The new beta is not compatible with my device

 

Which phone and carrier did you try it with?

-Jay

 

I've hit zero (0) on the phone at many different points...and I never saw any blue dots of my approximate tower location. There are no instructions in the app stating how this works...

 

Sounds like you're doing everything right. I haven't had any problem getting it to work properly on my MDA. Do all of the other options work?

I hope this isn't a specific carrier issue?

 

Yep...I can do traffic....although I haven't tried directions yet. When I start up the app...it starts itself in San Francisco. I hit 0...nothing. I then try to help it by putting in my zip code...to get the map to get near me...hit 0...nothing.

This is on my Treo 650.

 

Strange...Mine worked the moment I opened it. I notice whenever I update the software, it starts in Frisco too.

I don't know if you've tried this yet, but what about activating the option through "Menu", on the bottom right and selecting the location option, instead of hitting "0". I haven't used "0" to use the location feature since I downloaded the update.

 

Hmmm...what version do you have? There is no Menu option on the bottom right. the button there is "Return"

The version it gave me was 1.2.0.9

 

Lucky all you who can use it I would love to lol.

 

The version I have on the MDA is 2.0.0.11. I wonder if there are different version depending on the device you have. The MDA has WM5 on it. I just downloaded this last Monday when the new "location by cell tower" version came out.

 

Hmm, I will have to try that and see what i get on the tilt or one of the BB's. This would for sure be a good thing for the devices that do not have built in GPS (that is if Google can get hold of all the list of the cell sites).

 

Ahhh...that must be it. Google is punishing me because I have a Palm OS device

I guess I deserve it :O

 

Hmm, that's interesting, but I guess that must be it too. This is actually a beta release, so there is hope that they'll have it for all the different phone operating systems.

 

On my Tilt the zero locate feature did not work, it located me by the GPS receiver.

-Jay

 

Google isn't punishing you, God is...:rasp:

-jay

 

That is the same version on my Treo 750

Works great on my Treo 750, including the zero feature.

Hey quit picking on my buddy Shizam.

It seems to be amazingly accurate so far, I downloaded it last Friday.

 

:lmao: I'm sure he is.....for not having a WM device

Thank you Charlyee! I feel like the kid that was just rescued on the playground from getting his tail wooped by the playground bully