[Captain Masamune]

So I've perused some of the threads in here. As far as I can tell, I shouldn't have to buy a "puck" to activate the GPS on my Curve. When i go to options and click on GPS, it says gps source as NONE (this is the only option).

Carrier is T-mobile and yes I have a data plan.

Halp?

[jeffh]

The 8520 does not have an internal GPS. The 8530 does. You will need an external GPS puck to provide a GPS signal to your 8520. For more info, see the 85xx features on the RIM site here: BlackBerry - Curve 8530 Mobile Phone - New BlackBerry 8530 Phone Features

[Captain Masamune]

Gotcha, thanks!

[Ammar6977]

Thanks, I looked at the link provided and all I understood that 8520 does not come with internal GPS. Can this be added? if not how can we make it GPS friendly?

[jeffh]

You cannot add an internal GPS, but you can use an external GPS that communicates with the 8520 via Bluetooth. I used a Freedom Keychain 2000. It's available in the CrackBerry store. Any Bluetooth GPS puck should work.

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