is there a way to uses gps on my 7135 or at least a good map program im using google.com/pda/maps for now. dial up takes time to load up, and I'm still not having the best luck with my internet on my phone.


thanks nate

There is no GPS capability on the 7135. A true GPS requires satellite receiver hardware. A simulated GPS function can be done on a cell phone with no satellite receiver hardware by using software that exploits the emergency locator function that identiifes the proximity of a cell phone to nearby cell towers. This software usually requires the payment of a fee and I don't know of any that works on a 7135. MapQuest has a mapping function (not GPS, see Small Sites) designed for small screens but it is very rudimentary, and dial-up is slow even for small amounts of data.

The KWC7135 is e911 phase II and aGPS capable. It does contain the necessary hardware to receive and process GPS signals.

From the internal Kyocera release notes:

A full GPS function (receiving a minimum of three satellite signals simultaneously) can provide visual mapping of the GPS unit's current location (with estimated altitude). I haven't ever seen the software required or any other evidence that the 7135 can do this. The 7135's current location can be established in an emergency, but there is no visual mapping capability. If anyone knows how this can be done on a 7135, I am sure that Bionic4 would like to know about it. Quoting Kyocera release notes, does not provide a solution.

I was merely correcting your assertion that there is "no GPS capability on the 7135". The KWC7135 supports aGPS per IS-801.1 like most modern CDMA phones, no more and no less. I never said it was an autonomous (network-independent) GPS receiver. It definitely requires network assistance to calculate the actual position, based on data from GPS satellites as well as the network. The fact that there is no software that can use those data to visually display the current position on a map doesn't mean that the phone has no GPS capabilities.

My "assertion" regarding the absence of GPS on the 7135 was to answer Bionic4 question. He obviously wanted more than the emergency locator capability which everyone already knows that all newer cell phones (including the 7135) have. If you want to proclaim that the 7135 has GPS capability, be my guest. But, I don't think that the 7135 GPS capability is what anyone has in mind when they ask about GPS mapping on the 7135.

I use Vindigo Vindigo: location-specific content delivered to mobile devices and it works great for larger metropolitian area maps (walking).

It is nice to know of another source of applications (for a fee) that work with the Palm OS. But, as I am sure is obvious, this does not appear to be a true, real-time GPS mapping function.

As a matter of interest, I am no longer able to see the mobile MapQuest maps on my 7135 with WebPro. I don't think the site is gone, but the data might have changed to a format not supported by my current level of WebPro.

Also, I tried the web address given by Bionic4 above (google.com/pda/maps) and got a "Page not found" error.

try pocket express. I downloaded it and I can check the 411 options and it will download maps and driving directions

Just a question for PT202. I went to the link specified in your post (Vindigo) and as far as I can tell, that software simply connect you to MapQuest Mobile. MapQuest has great maps, but this approach does not (correct me if I am wrong) provide a true GPS solution where the map is displayed and automatically moved and updated in real-time as you move.

If you don't have true GPS with satellites and stuff, then I don't think any program could represent you as a moving dot on a map. It can get a general vicinity, but I don't think it would be close enough to be able to do that. Of course with palm, I see no reason that you couldn't buy a sd card gps module or something to that effect.

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