GPS-Verizon 8830-Update

[thachvx]

Hello everybody!!!
I'm from Vietnam. I have a Blackberry 8830 WE Verizon
How to use GPS in my country? Help me!
Thanks for all!!!

[JeffH]

I don't think the 8830 GPS works in GSM mode. I haven't had occasion to try it, but I have read knowledgeable posters who say that it does not.

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[luciferxe]

i have figured out how but i will not say yet as i am not positive it will be the same for every firmware.

but on verizon phones it seems to be a bitlock in the memory. like changing the esn you need to search for it.

i will give proper memory addy's soon

[jgurtz]

WooHoo, if you need anyone to test give me a PM

[drphil1]

Originally Posted by luciferxe

i have figured out how but i will not say yet as i am not positive it will be the same for every firmware.

but on verizon phones it seems to be a bitlock in the memory. like changing the esn you need to search for it.

i will give proper memory addy's soon

Verizon encripted PDE assisted data so it's not that simple. The purpose is to seel theor own GPS app such as VZ Nav.

To protest, we should not buy VZ Nav and other VZ GPS apps.

Sprint, AT&T, T-Mobile, .. no of them locked GPS. VZ is different.

[TekWarren]

Wonder if your methods could help 8330 users?

[faulk28]

Today I needed directions in my car and the Blackberry maps application just doesn't stack up to Google Maps. I'd really like to get a workaround for this issue. I'm getting ready to buy a new phone over it. Is this problem the same across different carriers? If not, could we install say AT&T software on a Verizon phone to repair the functionality?

[JeffH]

It's a Verizon issue only. You can't install AT&T software because AT&T doesn't have CDMA phones. You can install a Sprint OS, but that won't enable the GPS. Verizon blocks it at the carrier level. The only work-around is to buy a GPS puck. Or buy a different phone. The 9630 and 9530 use a different GPS chip that Verizon does not (or more likely cannot) disable.

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[davidlavin]

Would the Storm 2 (9550) have a non-locked GPS chip? I'd love to be able to dump VZNavigator.

[rickahartman]

Yes, GPS is unlocked in the storm 2 and third party gps aps work....