Unlock the GPS on Windows Mobile Phones Verizon!!!

http://howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1515861

that's why i got a handheld garmin instead

it's not cheap, but... it's a one-time purchase for the unit. after
that, i can check my location as much as I want without paying for
anything except the electricity to run it.

and, i've been told it's more accurate than the phone GPS apps

What it sounds like is you have another app that will tap in to the
GPS antenna or whatever you want to call it. Why would Verizon allow
another sort of GPS related app to tap in to the GPS when they can
charge you for their own service?

A lot of people hate VISTA. Should they not buy it?

You have no idea how business works do you? I wish this site had an
ignore button!!!

is that you apparently did not do the research before you bought it.
If it were that important to you to have the manufacturers GPS, you
would have gone with another service provider. Plain and simple.
Complaining about it after the fact will not do anything (which is
exactly what happened).

I do not buy things that are flawed. Why? Because I research what I
spend my money on and do not throw it away on a whim.

Going back to my original post, I will restate that you DO have the
right to shop and spend your money where you want. It is apparent that
you did not assert your responsibility for that free right. The
responsibility being:

A. Doing the research
B. Deciding what is really important to you in a phone
C. THEN making the purchase

I would say B. is thrown out the window, as it didn't seem that
important when you bought it.

Just my two cents.

and are still willing to buy it then you should not complain about it
after the fact. You made a choice to live with the flaw!

Just for the record, I met with VZW on Friday (in the course of my
business which I have no idea how business works). They have already
unlocked the GPS on the Storm and on one other device and are working
on unlocking it on the rest!

I am a Verizon customer and know that Verizon does lock out a lot of
features that are built into the phone by the manufacture. The even
put their own screens and menus on the phones. So someone with Razr
phone with another carrier has a much different UI (the manufactures)
than I do on my phone (Verizon's UI). They do lock out the GPS
functionality on many phones so you have to buy the VZ Navigator and
pay $9.99/month instead of using google maps for free.

It really doesn't matter if the OP knew about this beforehand or not.
It something he doesn't like about Verizon and as a customer (probably
locked in a contract) he has the right the express his concern.

I'm sorry, but if you had that much of an issue with "locked"
features, why didn't you purchase an unlocked phone? My husband
purchased unlocked phones for us a few years back. They worked well
and did what they were meant to do. When I purchased a phone a couple
of months back, I decided to go with a blackberry that my provider was
offering for $50 rather than purchase another unlocked phone. Why?
Because it was cheaper for me to do so and I decided I didn't need the
"locked" features.

It isn't as if the company isn't providing you with some alternative
correct? The alternative to purchase an unlocked cell phone through
the manufacturer or a 3rd party?

I'm assuming you were aware of these limitations when you purchased
the phone?

If there is a certain service you need, then you should pay for it.
This information was most likely provided to you when you entered the
agreement that for GPS service, you need "VZ Navigator".

It is selfish of them. So what? They are a business. That's how
business works.

If you don't like it, then you should certainly stop giving them your
money. If enough people stop giving VW business, then maybe they'll
change this.

Adam..you know they are not going to do this no matter how many people
ask. NYC is so easy to find your way around, you don't need any of
that!