Google maps, "My Location" (GPS with no GPS, cool!)

This new version of Google maps works on my treo 750. It knows your location based on the GSM towers. (no GPS needed, pretty cool)

http://google.com/gmm/index.html

Video: http://google.com/gmm/mylocation.html?hl=en


I have to force my treo off hsdpa into GSM/EDGE mode though or it wont lock on correctly. Menu>Preference>Phone Settings>Services>Band Selection>Select GSM instead of Auto or UMTS.

http://groups.google.com/group/Goog...ad/32c1f4d24ec86c9d/f8611d39e8056b30?lnk=raot


This other free tower based gps app is better and works even if I don't force my phone off hsdpa.
http://www.navizon.com/

I found a way to force google maps to work with HSDPA
(no need to disable things back to EDGE as posted above)
Basically, Navizon has a nice option that will setup a virtual GPS port. Here's how you get everything working

1) install www.navizon.com (it's free)

2) launch navizon

3) Menu, Options, hit the left arrow icon (lower right on screen) until the GPS tab appears (lower left on screen)

4)Set everything as follows
-GPS: NO GPS (Navizon Vrtula GPS)
-Baud Rate 4800
-Auto Start (NOT checked)
-Output Port: COM9: (Virtual)
-Load outlput port into driver memory (check this box ON)
-Use physical output port (NOT checked)
-Click ok

5) Click start, settings, System tab, External GPS

6) Programs Tab, GPS program port: GPD9,

7) hardware tab, GPS hardware port: COM9, Baud rate 4800

8) Access tab, Manage GPS automatically (check this box ON)

9) click ok, x out, you should be back in Navigon now

10) click the start action button (lower left screen in Navizon)

11) You should zip to your location on the map. Ok now while you leave navizon running, go ahead and startup Google Maps

12) Googlemaps, Menu, Options, GPS Settings, "Set by Windows....." check this on! Click ok

13) Menu, "Use GPS"

BOOM ! Google will work and you can leave HSDPA full speed internet access working instead of having to force it to GSM/EDGE as above.

More info............

http://discussion.treocentral.com/showthread.php?t=158101
(I'm jazjon on this other forum)