Verizon disables GPS on BlackBerry
Verizon disables GPS on BlackBerry Just switched to Verizon, which is great for voice quality but wow, had no idea that GPS was disabled on this phone. According to Verizon, their navigator program uses cell phone triangulation Heres my chat with one of their reps: Please wait for a site operator to respond. You are now chatting with Ennis Ennis: Hello. Thank you for visiting our chat service. How may I help you today? JS: why does GPS on my new blackberry 8830 ONLY work with Verizons navigation system? JS : are there any plans to open this access to other services (like Loopt and Google maps) Ennis: I would be more than happy to assist you with that information. JS : ok . . . Ennis: Verizon disables the gps navigation system and uses VZ Navigator. The only difference is vz navigator uses cell towers instead of satellites. JS : so VZ Navigator is different from other navigation systems that also cost $10 per month and use GPS? And therefore is only accurate to 1000-2000 ft??? why would...