GPS with google maps - Treo Forum

kenbro77 · 02-27-2008, 11:05 AM

I have downloaded google maps on my 700wx. Is there a way to find your location with this phone with out an external GPS receiver?

auburnfan99 · 02-27-2008, 11:23 AM

I may not be 100% correct but i believe u need an external reciever to find your location. thats the info ive been given dealing with the 750 anyway.

jfa02 · 02-27-2008, 11:27 AM

I was just looking at an ad on BGR for telenav and went onto the site and its shows for telenav you need an external gps receiver. There are some programs that essentially use the gps location of towers to get you within athousand yards or feet I dont remember which of your location.

skoenig · 02-27-2008, 11:35 AM

That feature is on it's way and is already available on some other platforms supported by Google Maps.

v2.0 of Google maps is out for WM6 (the PalmOS version is still at 1.209).

Check Google Maps in your mobile browser. Here's the video of the feature.

It's bloody useful actually and works in a similar way to previous attempts by layering up different forms of available data (such as cell towers or wifi hotspots that your device can see) against a listing of known places. Skyhook run a similar service and I remember there was a browser plugin in for regular PCs that did it too.

Hope this helps.

~ Steph

auburnfan99 · 02-27-2008, 12:24 PM

google maps ver.2.0 is out for wm6. I just dl it and it uses cell towers to approximate your location. I am in the birmingham alabama area and it got my location right to within a few hundred yards.

jfa02 · 02-27-2008, 01:44 PM

Cool! very cool! I will check it out also. Nice to know it works with the 750.

kenbro77 · 02-29-2008, 07:49 AM

I have 2.0 but it can not locate me. Great

syrguy1969 · 03-02-2008, 06:54 PM

The 'Find it now' feature is still officially a beta version, and according to the site, still being tweaked for different phones. The unfortunate thing with our Treo 700 W/WX is that when there is a beta like this, our devices are among the hardest to work with. So I am guessing it may take a while, but if we get it, it will be in a future version.

02-27-2008, 11:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
kenbro77 A Few Questions.... Join Date: Feb 2008 My Treo: Treo 700w My Carrier: Sprint My OS: XP Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	GPS with google maps I have downloaded google maps on my 700wx. Is there a way to find your location with this phone with out an external GPS receiver?

02-27-2008, 11:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
skoenig Administrator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Los Angeles My Treo: Treo 700p My Carrier: Sprint My OS: XP Posts: 1,671 Thanks: 98 Thanked 116 Times in 79 Posts	That feature is on it's way and is already available on some other platforms supported by Google Maps. v2.0 of Google maps is out for WM6 (the PalmOS version is still at 1.209). Check Google Maps in your mobile browser. Here's the video of the feature. It's bloody useful actually and works in a similar way to previous attempts by layering up different forms of available data (such as cell towers or wifi hotspots that your device can see) against a listing of known places. Skyhook run a similar service and I remember there was a browser plugin in for regular PCs that did it too. Hope this helps. ~ Steph __________________ IIIe > V > [wilderness] > 650 > 700p \| Sprint \| Subscribe to the newsletters! Last edited by skoenig; 02-27-2008 at 01:43 PM. Reason: updated release thanks auburnfan99

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02-27-2008, 11:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
auburnfan99 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: alabama My Treo: Treo 750 My Carrier: Cingular/AT&T My OS: XP Posts: 50 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	I may not be 100% correct but i believe u need an external reciever to find your location. thats the info ive been given dealing with the 750 anyway.

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jfa02 Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Arkansas My Treo: Treo 750 My Carrier: Cingular/AT&T My OS: XP Posts: 2,456 Thanks: 755 Thanked 148 Times in 135 Posts	I was just looking at an ad on BGR for telenav and went onto the site and its shows for telenav you need an external gps receiver. There are some programs that essentially use the gps location of towers to get you within athousand yards or feet I dont remember which of your location.

02-27-2008, 12:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
auburnfan99 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: alabama My Treo: Treo 750 My Carrier: Cingular/AT&T My OS: XP Posts: 50 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	google maps ver.2.0 is out for wm6. I just dl it and it uses cell towers to approximate your location. I am in the birmingham alabama area and it got my location right to within a few hundred yards.

02-27-2008, 01:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
jfa02 Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Arkansas My Treo: Treo 750 My Carrier: Cingular/AT&T My OS: XP Posts: 2,456 Thanks: 755 Thanked 148 Times in 135 Posts	Cool! very cool! I will check it out also. Nice to know it works with the 750.

02-29-2008, 07:49 AM	#7 (permalink)
kenbro77 A Few Questions.... Join Date: Feb 2008 My Treo: Treo 700w My Carrier: Sprint My OS: XP Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I have 2.0 but it can not locate me. Great

03-02-2008, 06:54 PM	#8 (permalink)
syrguy1969 Regular Contributer Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 104 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	The 'Find it now' feature is still officially a beta version, and according to the site, still being tweaked for different phones. The unfortunate thing with our Treo 700 W/WX is that when there is a beta like this, our devices are among the hardest to work with. So I am guessing it may take a while, but if we get it, it will be in a future version.