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Originally Posted by redvtr1000
either you guys don't know what you are talking about or AT&T has changed things up with the curve 8310.
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Nope -- look at my profile to the left of this message. It is up to date. I've been using an 8310 on at&t for quite some time. It could be that your 8310 is defective as mentioned above. Have you tried getting a lock via Options->Advanced Options->GPS or are you always trying to get a lock via a GPS app? Also, are you making sure that you're closing whatever GPS apps might have been opened (and therefore tying up the GPS receiver)?
I'm not even sure that this would really make a difference but it always helps to minimize variables if you're troubleshooting. It would help to eliminate the GPS apps from the equation entirely by obtaining your initial lock via Options->Advanced Options->GPS.
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Originally Posted by redvtr1000
So, whats the deal? Did att change this and lock the phone to screw over loyal customers some more and is there any way to beat this? I've contacted att and was told by multiple reps that the gps for the 8310 requires usage of the telenav service even though the sales rep at the store said it would work you just wouldn't get turn by turn directions.
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No, they did not. It's just carrier paranoia striking.
If you've been with at&t for any length of time you should know that their reps are notorious for varying widely in having proper training with a tendency toward not knowing what they're talking about. In this case, the sales rep was closer to on the mark. You don't have to use Telenav. Again, Telenav is just one of many GPS apps for the BB that you can choose. Your GPS receiver works independently of Telenav. The receiver isn't activated or deactivated via Telenav.
If you're fine with not having what Telenav offers then you can use any of the other GPS apps. The sales person was a bit off the mark as features (such as turn by turn/voice prompts/POI's/etc) are detemined by the GPS app. You can get turn by turn and voice prompts with other BB GPS apps as well. Again, it depends on the specific GPS app you're talking about. These aren't features built into the 8310. The GPS receiver is just a GPS receiver. It doesn't do anything but determine your latitude and longitude. Everything else is up to the GPS app.
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Originally Posted by A320Mech
I got bbmaps to work before I upgraded to os 4.5 and I could get a sat fix on that too.
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I figured that was the case in your other thread. By loading OS 4.5 your browser isn't recognized by the server that you're downloading Google Maps from so you're not getting the GPS enabled Google Maps. You need to manually enter a specific URL to get the correct version of Google Maps. There's a thread somewhere that covers this...