Wait, the iPhone 3GS has GPS???

[dns72]

I got my first iphone today, the 3GS. When I was coming home, I decided to look at the maps feature. To my surprise, the blue dot on the screen was moving as my car was! Is this charged as part of the data plan?

BTW, I love this phone. It's the best phone i've ever had. I love it!

 

[ZBoater]

It does. You can also make phone calls with it.

(P.S. - GPS is free. No extra charge for that... )

 

[taeclee99]

You can also browse the web with it.

 

[braddick]

The blue dot's not accurate. My car is burgandy.

 

[-aggie-]

It does. You can also make phone calls with it.

(P.S. - GPS is free. No extra charge for that... )

Beat me to it, damn.

 

[jayenh]

The blue dot's not accurate. My car is burgandy.

i lolled.

 

[sinsin07]

It does. You can also make phone calls with it.

(P.S. - GPS is free. No extra charge for that... )

You can also browse the web with it.

The blue dot's not accurate. My car is burgandy.

Clever, all very clever

 

[Tunnelrunner]

Heh. Funniest thread in quite some time.

 

[abijnk]

Is this charged as part of the data plan?

While the GPS itself is not charging to your data plan, the downloading of the maps is.

 

[hokiepokie07]

While the GPS itself is not charging to your data plan, the downloading of the maps is.

iphone users have unlimited data plan? at least mine is.

 

[7on]

And here's a news flash, GPS don't require a monthly subscription! (though Verizon and Sprint will have you believing otherwise). Don't believe me? Go out and buy a Garmin. Surprisingly enough you only pay upfront - no future payments required!!! Shocking!

 

[MooneyFlyer]

And here's a news flash, GPS don't require a monthly subscription! (though Verizon and Sprint will have you believing otherwise). Don't believe me? Go out and buy a Garmin. Surprisingly enough you only pay upfront - no future payments required!!! Shocking!

Well, aside from the taxes you pay to maintain the system...

But, maybe in the future there will be an additional tax on every device as well
http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/05/tax-gps-to-save-gps/

 

[acfusion29]

The blue dot's not accurate. My car is burgandy.

Clever, all very clever

Clever indeed.

 

[Small White Car]

iphone users have unlimited data plan? at least mine is.

Depends on what country you're in.

The point is, it uses data. For some people that matters and for others it doesn't.

 

[TroyBoy30]

And here's a news flash, GPS don't require a monthly subscription! (though Verizon and Sprint will have you believing otherwise). Don't believe me? Go out and buy a Garmin. Surprisingly enough you only pay upfront - no future payments required!!! Shocking!

except for map updates of course!

 

[bbotte]

I just looked at my 3G and I have GPS too!

 

[eawmp1]

Thank God it has GPS. I was afraid I'd wasted $70 on Navigon for my 3GS.

 

[SFStateStudent]

I think you guys left out, "it's snappier" than all the previous iPhones.....

 

[nehunte]

I got my first iphone today, the 3GS. When I was coming home, I decided to look at the maps feature. To my surprise, the blue dot on the screen was moving as my car was!

That's the government tracking you. Beware....

 

[egk69]

wow! just wow!

 

[blancoBronco]

where have you been for the past 2 years?

 

[TheSpaz]

Yeah, and the iPhone 3G actually lost GPS ability since 3.0. Cool eh?

 

[bradenwh]

Yeah, and the iPhone 3G actually lost GPS ability since 3.0. Cool eh?

Spaz, my GPS works fine on my 3G on 3.0. I used it the other day. Worked perfectly.
Don't try to pass off you problem as universal. Why don't you start a thread about it?

 

[Geniusdog254]

And here's a news flash, GPS don't require a monthly subscription! (though Verizon and Sprint will have you believing otherwise). Don't believe me? Go out and buy a Garmin. Surprisingly enough you only pay upfront - no future payments required!!! Shocking!

:O Shocking-er!!! AT&T pulls the same crap on most non iPhones. Even on the iPhone if you get the AT&T Navigator app they charge you $10 a month. My friend has the Impression & she gets charged for maps usage, so does my other friend on his Sony somethin-or-other.

Basically, AT&T is just as crappy as Sprint & VZW (coming from someone who uses a Sprint aircard daily & has used VZW on friends' phones)

 

[TheSpaz]

Spaz, my GPS works fine on my 3G on 3.0. I used it the other day. Worked perfectly.
Don't try to pass off you problem as universal. Why don't you start a thread about it?

I'm sorry. I just noticed that I could never get an accurate lock on my 3G, but my 3GS worked perfectly. However, on my 3G 2.2.1, GPS worked decently.