Sprint Telenav GPS service?

[scubasteve]

Program installed with no issues. Somehow sprint messed up my account (sigh, go figure) when they gave me my free PV so im waiting for them to fix it so i can connect to the internet with the phone. Once i can i will test this program, do a quick review, and post. I'll post back here with a link to that thread, just give me till tomm afternoon!

[indyx]

Originally Posted by mashline

all phones have a gps reciever in them. FCC mandate. Now weather it has nmea output to use in the device like all nextel phones is another matter. The gps in the q does output but not to a standart serial port. It can be changed to do so. It uses the same gps reciever as the motorola razor by part number and the razor now works with telenav.

Actually the "GPS" that phones have built into them by FCC mandate is called "A-GPS". A-GPS and GPS are two somewhat different methods of location mapping. A-GPS (Assisted) is dependant on cellular network coverage. Go out of cell range and you'll loose your ability to get a position.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assisted_GPS

As far as I know Telenav uses the phones built in A-GPS. The Q has built in A-GPS. Why Sprint still doesn't have a version of Telenav ready for the Q is a bit of a puzzle to me...

[scubasteve]

As promised

http://www.everythingq.com/forum/sof...izon-5900.html

[Stealth]

Originally Posted by scubasteve

As promised

http://www.everythingq.com/forum/sof...izon-5900.html

Man sorry it didn't work for you. I would get one of those $30 GPS receivers from ebay and jsut use that.

[scubasteve]

Have you had success with the program?

[Stealth]

Originally Posted by scubasteve

Have you had success with the program?

Me? - I haven't tried it as stated above. I got a GPS receiver and use google maps... Its Awesome.

[Stealth]

Originally Posted by scubasteve

Have you had success with the program?

By the way your avitar really needs to be a pic of Adam Sandler dressed up as scubasteve in Big Daddy

[scubasteve]

yea i havent been able to find one for almost 2 years. I gave up about a year and 11 months ago :P

[mashline]

Originally Posted by indyx

Actually the "GPS" that phones have built into them by FCC mandate is called "A-GPS". A-GPS and GPS are two somewhat different methods of location mapping. A-GPS (Assisted) is dependant on cellular network coverage. Go out of cell range and you'll loose your ability to get a position.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assisted_GPS

As far as I know Telenav uses the phones built in A-GPS. The Q has built in A-GPS. Why Sprint still doesn't have a version of Telenav ready for the Q is a bit of a puzzle to me...

Yes and no.

A-GPS is what the fcc mandates. Motorola makes most nextel phones with a gps reciever with software for a-gps. Going back to the i55/58. Now they also put the same chipsets in several other products including the razor and q. I have worked as a service center tech for over 8 years on these phones. Now nextel phone have output nmea output. This is to use them with many other products. I have used sprint/nextel products out of coverage with telenav and the downloaded instructions and locations still work. The q does not have nmea output. It does not have a serial port output right now to use. Telenav is working with motorola to upgrade the phone to assign a port. Then the gps data will be able to be used with any app...

P.s. With a little hacking you can make it work with google maps/mslive just fine. More to come.

[scubasteve]

Originally Posted by mashline

P.s. With a little hacking you can make it work with google maps/mslive just fine. More to come.

Please, do tell.