GPS on MotoQ?

[Ashton_Durkhun]

I've gotten every answer under the sun from sprint... I'm going to ask this here...

Does the MotoQ have a built-in GPS?

One rep told me it did and it used the Serif (?) chipset (cant remember for sure, but it started with an "S")

One told me it used tower triangulation

One was honest and said they had no information on the GPS...

The MotoQ has some form of tracking avalible, and the icon indicating it is a crosshair that appears when your phone is "locked on" the manual IMPLIES this is GPS, and says the phone is compatable with several softwares for this, however so far I can get no maping software to talk to the GPS (though I have gotten a "searching for satelite" follwoed eventualyl by "failed" using hte latest version of google maps)

[netex]

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[vma]

Hi,

I wondered about the GPS issue as well and did a search on that. From what I understood, it is as follows:

The Motorola Moto Q9h exists in two versions:

1) US Version: does have a built-in GPS module. It will not be shipped with a GPS application, as this is provided on a subscribtion basis by the operator.

Because it is running WM6.x Smartphone Edition, there is only one GPS software that works, which is Route66. This is the only properly working GPS software for WM6.x Smartphone Edition. TomTom6 will not work and I have my doubts if the Garmin software works.

Reception seems to be average and getting a satellite link can take a few minutes.

2) European Version: does not have the GPS module. You can use an external bluetooth GPS device, but again it will only work with Route66.

As a hint: there is a phone sold in by VDA in Germany, called the VDA GPS, which has the same formfactor as the Q9h, but comes with built-in GPS. It is sold at the German eBay for less than 100 Euro (new). Definitly worth it!

Cheers,
vma

PS: Correct me, if I'm wrong...

[vma]

Hi,

I wondered about the GPS issue as well and did a search on that. From what I understood, it is as follows:

The Motorola Moto Q9h exists in two versions:

1) US Version: does have a built-in GPS module. It will not be shipped with a GPS application, as this is provided on a subscribtion basis by the operator.

Because it is running WM6.x Smartphone Edition, there is only one GPS software that works, which is Route66. This is the only properly working GPS software for WM6.x Smartphone Edition. TomTom6 will not work and I have my doubts if the Garmin software works.

Reception seems to be average and getting a satellite link can take a few minutes.

2) European Version: does not have the GPS module. You can use an external bluetooth GPS device, but again it will only work with Route66.

As a hint: there is a phone sold in by VDA in Germany, called the VDA GPS, which has the same formfactor as the Q9h, but comes with built-in GPS. It is sold at the German eBay for less than 100 Euro (new). Definitly worth it!

Cheers,
vma

PS: Correct me, if I'm wrong...