8530 gps?

[CarolW601]

I just realized that you were talking about the 8530 on the Verizon network. I have the 8530 through Sprint and have the really nice Sprint Navigation GPS system. So far, I love it!

[pete6032]

Originally Posted by CarolW601

I just realized that you were talking about the 8530 on the Verizon network. I have the 8530 through Sprint and have the really nice Sprint Navigation GPS system. So far, I love it!

SprintNAV is great, I use it all the time. It's a nice perk.

[AlexCrammer]

Hmm, Sprint don't do that they are beytter. I hate Verizon and I think you should switch. Its worth it!!!! And thEre is a BlackBerry Curve 8350 on Sprint available

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[charles87k]

I have a Sprint 8530 and Google Maps is always at least 800-1200+ meters away from my actual location. Anyone know when this will be fixed?

[charles87k]

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does anyone know if this will be fixed anytime soon? i really like this phone and I use google latitude with family and friends so this is sort of a deal-breaker for me.

[scottb]

Originally Posted by charles87k

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does anyone know if this will be fixed anytime soon? i really like this phone and I use google latitude with family and friends so this is sort of a deal-breaker for me.

You might try the Google Mobile forums. It's up to Google to make it work and they never seem to say anything.

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[fedge]

it's spot on for me with sprint

[arikado]

Half off topic question hope you guys dont mind...

Does GPS use data..? I'm quite oblivious to what uses data.
Lets say I use BBMaps and my 8530's GPS... will that count as data if it shows where i am/the map?

[charles87k]

Originally Posted by arikado

Half off topic question hope you guys dont mind...

Does GPS use data..? I'm quite oblivious to what uses data.
Lets say I use BBMaps and my 8530's GPS... will that count as data if it shows where i am/the map?

GPS itself doesnt use data. But the type of programs we have, like BBMaps and Google Maps, uses data to load the map information. So on things like cell phones, GPS and data sort of go hand in hand unless you have a native app like how iPhone's have a TomTom app where the maps are stored on the phone itself so it wouldn't need to use data to load them.

[rpres62]

Bing is dead on as is bb map

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[ByuBilly]

Originally Posted by rpres62

Bing is dead on as is bb map

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Agreed...Bing, BBMaps, Poynt, trapster, onmyway, etc all work to within an acceptable distance... Google & VZW haven't come to terms on curve devices, if I'm not mistaken google maps works on non-curve VZW devices...

With the apps that do work all permissions need to be allowed & some apps need assisted gps on or off...

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