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Old Jul 20th, 2008, 08:16 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Hey not much of a phone junkie but i was wondering if there are any phones out there with built in gps thats actually free. I say this because my friend told me the one on the iphone costs money.
I checked out some blackberrys and the site says "GPS: Built-in Global Positioning System (GPS)" but doesn't say anything else
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Old Jul 20th, 2008, 08:22 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Most phones with GPS require data usage. So you need to have either a data plan $30/6GB with Rogers or $7/unltd browsing (not sure if it works with GPS)

Keep in mind these are not full-fledged GPSes with POIs and turn-by-turn voice directions.
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Old Jul 20th, 2008, 08:42 AM   #3 (permalink)
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only the N95 comes to mind. But you need to add a third party App to get full features and maps(garminXT)

Theres ways to get it free but I can't say
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Old Jul 20th, 2008, 12:28 PM   #4 (permalink)
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i know these two phones can do gps without using data if you have garmin/tomtom installed with preloaded maps:
nokia n95 $0-$199 on 3 yr
samsung blackjackII (aka "The Jack") $50 on 3 yr

Both these phones with garmin have turn-by-turn directions (aka will say "Turn left in 100m", "Destination on the left" etc) but will not say "Turn left in 100m on main street"). I hope they add that functionality soon.
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Old Jul 20th, 2008, 12:39 PM   #5 (permalink)
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You might want to check out a few smart phones from Asus, Eten, or Miotek. They run under Windows mobile, so a bit buggy and are huge :P
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