google maps 2.0 wireless app to support vzw!

chicken n waffles · Post by **chicken n waffles** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:08 pm

talk about your marvelous workarounds. google's latest version of their maps app for cell phones uses a cell signal to approximate your location. vzw's gps receiver crippling be damned!

http://google.com/gmm/mylocation.html?hl=en

(trying it out now. it works pretty well)

Post by **ElZorro** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 1:09 pm

Glad they are updating that software, it had some quirks to it... now only if my phone would actually install the app instead of showing me a binary...

WRXWagon2112 · Post by **WRXWagon2112** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 1:17 pm

ElZorro wrote:... now only if my phone would actually install the app instead of showing me a binary...

Is that because of the smashed screen or did you get a new Ocean? Or using the iPhone from work instead?

--Alan

Post by **ElZorro** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 3:27 pm

Got a replacement Ocean, but for some reason it doesn't want to access the file right... :sigh:

Libra Monkee · Post by **Libra Monkee** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 3:35 pm

I'll have to play with this when I get home. I don't have a way of connecting my phone to my computer here to do the install.

Phibs · Post by **Phibs** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 4:32 pm

I think a lot of carriers are starting to use that type of service as well however I will still enjoy the BB 8800 w/ integrated GPS from Cingular.

Mr Kleen · Post by **Mr Kleen** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 4:35 pm

the Ocean will use cell towers to triangulate it's position if it can't get a good GPS signal.

schvin · Post by **schvin** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 4:36 pm

awesome - thanks!

Post by **complacent** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:32 pm

shweet!!! i'll def check this out.

thx!

chicken n waffles · Post by **chicken n waffles** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 8:07 am

Libra Monkee wrote:I'll have to play with this when I get home. I don't have a way of connecting my phone to my computer here to do the install.

you don't need to do that. if you have innarwebs on your phone, go to www.google.com/gmm for an ota download.

chicken n waffles · Post by **chicken n waffles** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 9:56 am

Phibs wrote:I think a lot of carriers are starting to use that type of service as well however I will still enjoy the BB 8800 w/ integrated GPS from Cingular.

awesome. enjoy your dropped calls!