"unlock" gps on verizon q9c? - Motorola Q Forum

jamieq9c · 05-27-2008, 08:03 PM

Is there a way to expose the GPS on verizon's q9c without having to use their vznavigator service?

I'd love to use the gps feature for the live or google maps applications.

I've been searching through many forums but haven't really found an answer to this question.

n99hockey · 05-27-2008, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by jamieq9c

Is there a way to expose the GPS on verizon's q9c without having to use their vznavigator service?

I'd love to use the gps feature for the live or google maps applications.

I've been searching through many forums but haven't really found an answer to this question.

no one has found a way yet

weinster666 · 05-28-2008, 10:28 AM

This Thread seems to imply that the GPS has been unlocked on the Q 9c:

http://www.everythingq.com/forum/mot...q9c-17563.html

rainmakerrc · 05-28-2008, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by weinster666

This Thread seems to imply that the GPS has been unlocked on the Q 9c:

http://www.everythingq.com/forum/mot...q9c-17563.html

That's for Sprint's Q9c.

weinster666 · 05-28-2008, 10:49 AM

IS there a difference?

rainmakerrc · 05-28-2008, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by weinster666

IS there a difference?

Well, at the moment, no one has been successful at "unlocking" VZW's Q9c's GPS to allow it to use third-party programs. Sprint's Q9c' GPS was never locked like VZW's Q9c's is.

weinster666 · 05-28-2008, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by rainmakerrc

Well, at the moment, no one has been successful at "unlocking" VZW's Q9c's GPS to allow it to use third-party programs. Sprint's Q9c' GPS was never locked like VZW's Q9c's is.

Thanks!

I may be retruning this phone before I ever receive it.

Seems senseless to pay for hardware that the provider then locks out.

rainmakerrc · 05-28-2008, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by weinster666

Thanks!

I may be retruning this phone before I ever receive it.

Seems senseless to pay for hardware that the provider then locks out.

Maybe someone will figure out how to unlock it before too long.

gadzooks64 · 05-29-2008, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by rainmakerrc

Maybe someone will figure out how to unlock it before too long.

I'm counting on this... and waiting patiently.

azdps · 05-30-2008, 02:10 AM

I don't tink anything can be done as vzw uses aGPS vs traditional GPS. aGPS works off of Verizons towers allowing data to load quicker and working more accurate in buildings, compared to taditional GPS obviously working off of the satalites. The bad, being if you get too far from a vzw tower and loose your signal, you then loose your navigation abilities.