They were in stock in the Verizon store in Carlsbad, CA (northern San Diego County) on Saturday Dec 15 - that's when and where I purchased mine.

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Current: Verizon XV 6800 (HTC Mogul)
Former: Samsung / Verizon i730 (insanely great, albeit odd in a few ways), Ipaq 5555 (ok but not great), Toshiba e740 (terrible), Palm V (great, for its time), Palm III, various Sharp Wizards (amazing and ahead of their time!)

I haven't been in a store here in a few days but last I checked they still hadn't gotten them.


Side note I had the Ipaq 5455 and thought it worked fairly well. Not the best choice tho

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I was just wondering if anyone is using a Bluetooth GPS receiver with their xv6800. If yes, which one are you using or which one would you recommend? Also do we know for sure if there is a built in GPS receiver in the phone already? and if there is, do we know if it will be enables for sure and when? Thanks for your help in advance.

I can't speak to if there is a built in GPS... seems fishy to me considering the kaiser/tilt has a GPS bump on the back to indicate it's satellite antenna.

But at any rate. I am using the same Holux GPSlim 240 bluetooth GPS that I was using on my 6700 and it works great. It's small, gets a signal even when obstructed and never loses it's link with the phone... only downside is the battery life... gotta remember to flip the switch on it when you're not using it, and charge it after about 8-9 hours of use.

SMikulski49, no there is no (longer) a built in GPS radio. The CDMA companies didn't want independant GPS capability.

9hrs, ouch. They need to stop using BT and get with the wibree program. Its supposed to be backwards compatable.

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Thaks for the info, you know any good sites where I can get this for a good price? So far I have seen 70 to be the lowest. Also can you check this site:

Many Bluetooth GPS receivers - Starting at $27 + Shipping - SlickDeals.net Forums

and give me an opinion if any of them are good. Thanx

I always use slickdeals to find the best price whenever possible so I'd say that's pretty good. I bought mine about 2 years ago for $100 from buygpsnow.com

There have been several photos ( from FCC files) on the 6800 thread on
Howards Forum showing the the 6800 with an internal GPS antenna.
Might want to check out the FCC site.
Also if you take the back off your phone (battery cover ) and look at the
top right side of the phone you will see a little rubber plug that covers the
antenna plug in. You can remove the plug and see the plug in.
All we need is the rom update and the phone will have its own GPS.
Sprint said they will release the update 1Q 2008 & VZW will also.
HTC is doing the rom now.
I can't believe you guys haven't even looked at the phone before you
say it doesn't have something.

That rubber piece covers the external antenna hole. Most cell phones have that connector. Even my Audiovox 9155 has this. That is not for GPS. However if the FCC specs say it is in it then it must be. Everything we have been able to get from anyone has stated otherwise, however.
Please see for example.

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If it doesn't have the internal GPS antenna why would Sprint release a
statement that they will release the rom to activate it in Q1 2008???

I'm not sure if it does or doesn't have an internal antenna. All the information we have been given so far from companies and the general concensus is that it does not have an internal GPS antenna.
I know that the providers have a GPS offering through them. I'm not sure if that is active yet or not. I didn't get it. I haven't seen anything on the new rom so I'm not sure what it includes.

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