This new version of Google maps works on my treo 750. It knows your location based on the GSM towers. (no GPS needed, pretty cool)
http://google.com/gmm/index.html
Video: http://google.com/gmm/mylocation.html?hl=en
I have to force my treo off hsdpa into GSM/EDGE mode though or it wont lock on correctly. Menu>Preference>Phone Settings>Services>Band Selection>Select GSM instead of Auto or UMTS.
http://groups.google.com/group/Goog...ad/32c1f4d24ec86c9d/f8611d39e8056b30?lnk=raot
This other free tower based gps app is better and works even if I don't force my phone off hsdpa.
http://www.navizon.com/
Great find.
I found a way to force google maps to work with HSDPA
(no need to disable things back to EDGE as posted above)
Basically, Navizon has a nice option that will setup a virtual GPS port. Here's how you get everything working
1) install www.navizon.com (it's free)
2) launch navizon
3) Menu, Options, hit the left arrow icon (lower right on screen) until the GPS tab appears (lower left on screen)
4)Set everything as follows
-GPS: NO GPS (Navizon Vrtula GPS)
-Baud Rate 4800
-Auto Start (NOT checked)
-Output Port: COM9: (Virtual)
-Load outlput port into driver memory (check this box ON)
-Use physical output port (NOT checked)
-Click ok
5) Click start, settings, System tab, External GPS
6) Programs Tab, GPS program port: GPD9,
7) hardware tab, GPS hardware port: COM9, Baud rate 4800
8) Access tab, Manage GPS automatically (check this box ON)
9) click ok, x out, you should be back in Navigon now
10) click the start action button (lower left screen in Navizon)
11) You should zip to your location on the map. Ok now while you leave navizon running, go ahead and startup Google Maps
12) Googlemaps, Menu, Options, GPS Settings, "Set by Windows....." check this on! Click ok
13) Menu, "Use GPS"
BOOM ! Google will work and you can leave HSDPA full speed internet access working instead of having to force it to GSM/EDGE as above.
More info............
http://discussion.treocentral.com/showthread.php?t=158101
(I'm jazjon on this other forum)
need data plan
just curious-does this feature use your data plan, airtime, or neither? In other words, is there additional charge for it, or does it require a data/internet plan?
Navizon - no location found
Does anyone know of any tricks to get Navizon working? I am in a fairly metropolitan area but all I get is 'no location found'. I tried in both UMTS and GSM modes and neither one works for me.
Google Maps, on the other hand, I can get to work, with a 3000 meter accuracy, but only in GSM mode.
Any ideas?
martopg said:
Does anyone know of any tricks to get Navizon working? I am in a fairly metropolitan area but all I get is 'no location found'. I tried in both UMTS and GSM modes and neither one works for me.
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When I first signed up for Navizon it didn't work for me either. Then, on the main web site, I found that they had set my default location somewhere in Georgia: I live in California. After much trial-and-error was able to get my default location to set my local area. Navizon now works. However, I didn't like it much and have moved back to Google Maps. I like the Google product much better even with the GSM limitation.
Cheers,
Idyllic
DocKill said:
just curious-does this feature use your data plan, airtime, or neither? In other words, is there additional charge for it, or does it require a data/internet plan?
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Yes, if you click on the link "Get more info" in the video link, it says that you will need a data plan for the maps.
My Location now working with 3G. I did a hard reset (for unrelated reasons) on my ATT branded WM6 750, downloaded (the latest?) Google maps and have been 100% successful in getting "My Location" to work with 3G. I'm not sure if it was the reset or if Google updated the software, but what a huge improvement.
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My Location now working with 3G. I did a hard reset (for unrelated reasons) on my ATT branded WM6 750, downloaded (the latest?) Google maps and have been 100% successful in getting "My Location" to work with 3G. I'm not sure if it was the reset or if Google updated the software, but what a huge improvement.
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Yup, version update and "My Location" now works with 3G
Cheers,
idyllic
Which service provider are you using with Google Maps, ATT or Tmobile? If its Tmobile, are you using Tzones or the full internet ($20)
Please Hepl!!!
I have an at&t tilt and am using google maps...if anyone knows of a live tracking program for google maps mobile that would be great...(EX: use gmm on phone and track live on comp.) please email me at [email protected]
HELP
I am using at&t
My phone cannot get my current location.
I turned on the GPS and Wifi. At location setting, I ticked "Google's location service", "GPS satellites" and "Location & Google search". The location service still does not work. It keeps on notifying me that "Your location is temporarily unavailable". Please help.
I tried to force enable Google Now with various methods found on this forum to no avail. After going through all the hoops I still find the frustrating message "Google Now requires location services which are not available" and "Location Reporting: Not available in Sudan".
Quoting from Google support:
"Location Reporting will only use cell ID or Wi-Fi location detection depending on your device."
Is there a way to spoof cell ID or Wi-Fi location to make it think I'm in another country?
Hello folks..
I have been having a problem recently with the weather widget not picking up native GPS location and always picks up from mobile/wifi networks..
I have tried searching but did not find an existing topic on this.. Is anyone able to get a gps lock using through GPS status application? For me it just keeps spinning and says looking for gps location when only gps is selected in location services..
I know that it will work when I choose mobile and Wifi networks too in location services..
Cheers!
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Is there a way to make the camera location tags work with "GPS only" location setting
Short story: I use a mobile Hotspot which makes phone think it is constantly in one location, so maps and other location functions don't work properly since the phone uses the location of a wifi MAC address or something like that. So I need to remain on GPS only in location settings. However, the camera demands high accuracy setting to make location tags on photos work, which is stupid honestly. Is there a way to get the camera go tag photo locations using the GPS only setting? Possibly a build.prop edit??
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