I recently found a SEEM edit for the following: Offset 4B Bit 0 - GPS icon indicator - Check for CrossHair, Uncheck for Satelite Does this mean that our Verizon Razr 3vm phone have a GPS that can tell use where we are at? Thanks
Thanks for the quick reply. Does this mean I can somehow see where I am at in terms of LONG & LAT ? Thanks
I'm not sure what brew applications there are for it, I think Google Maps for Mobile can use it, but most importantly your Verizon Navigator software should be able to tell you.
It'd be cool if I could sync the RAZR up w/ Microsoft Streets and Trips and use it as a GPS receiver. Could anyone elaborate on using the RAZR w/ Google maps? I didn't sign up for the internet access or Navigator service through Verizon but I have the phone and cell phone set up for DUN and it'd be nice to use the laptop for GPS navigation while on the road on the way to camping.
As nKrypted said, all phone have GPS in them. The program to make it work on Verizon is VZ Navigator. Our phone uses Brew, which digitially signs all apps on the phone. So it would be as simple as syncing with another program. Verizon wants your money to use other apps However, that icon seem edit you found just changes the GPS icon from CrossHair <-> Satellite. Its just for whatever one you want to see...similar to the 1x vs D icon seem edit. With that being said, the GPS seem edit never took on the verizon v3m. I thought i was doing it wrong, but when I flashed to Alltel, the seem edit actually toggles the icon. So its either glitch on the vzw ui, or its just a v3c thing.
Also note, that the GPS receivers inside the CDMA Phones (this does not apply to GSM phones or most of the PDA's that Verizon has) are low class, they are meant to use for location idenitification by emergency service crews. GSM uses a triangulation method that's just as accurate.
Im no expert in the GPS tech, but it uses LBS (location based service), I might be a little off. But yea you're right, it isnt a pinpont nav service. If you were using it, it could easily be blocked by large trees/buildings...unlike a true GPS. But its better than nothing if your completely flying blind.
Exactly, also it's accuracy isn't within the tight confines like others, I think it's within 10 to 15 feet accurate, which isn't great but it works.
