Hi - if you are reading this, you are most likely a VZW customer.
Please request of Verizon Wireless, as I just did, that they unlock the GPS/AGPS capabilities of their upcoming BlackBerry Storm so that we can enjoy AGPS/GPS for applications other than just their VZ Navigator which costs $10/month. VZW monopolizes the GPS/AGPS functionality and does not allow any other independent/3rd party applications to use the position-location (GPS/AGPS) capabilities of the BlackBerry. AT&T allows iPhone 3G users to utilize the iPhone's GPS capability regardless of whether the application is AT&T branded or not. Verizon Wireless is still expecting its customers to buy applications from their 'walled garden' application store, even though free alternatives do exist (e.g. case in point - VZ Navigator versus Google Maps).
Please also remind Verizon Wireless that locking down GPS/AGPS capabilities on the BlackBerry as well as any other GPS enabled phone they sell, flies straight in the face of their brand new "any apps/any device" paradigm they announced last year.
Also, threaten to convert to an iPhone 3G user, and make good on that threat, if they do not, within a timeframe you set for yourself.
Hold VZW accountable for their new "any apps/any device" policy! They aren't living up to their word!
Does the BlackBerry Curve even (as well as the 9000) have GPS capabilities for various apps on Verizon Wireless (not just their shoddy maps application)? Anyone know this?
Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I'm looking for a solid state drive, around 32 to 64GB, for use in my web server. The drive will contain my web sites and the operating system, either Windows Server 2008 R2 or Ubuntu. Large storage is handled by a separate RAID array, so capacity is not an issue. Rather, I am looking for the fastest, longest-lasting, and most reliable drive under $150 that is suitable to my application. Any thoughts? Thanks!"
The most commented posts on Engadget over the past 24 hours.
Now that we've thrown 'em off the trail, use the form below to get in touch with the people at Engadget. Please fill in all of the required fields because they're required.
Please request of Verizon Wireless, as I just did, that they unlock the GPS/AGPS capabilities of their upcoming BlackBerry Storm so that we can enjoy AGPS/GPS for applications other than just their VZ Navigator which costs $10/month. VZW monopolizes the GPS/AGPS functionality and does not allow any other independent/3rd party applications to use the position-location (GPS/AGPS) capabilities of the BlackBerry. AT&T allows iPhone 3G users to utilize the iPhone's GPS capability regardless of whether the application is AT&T branded or not. Verizon Wireless is still expecting its customers to buy applications from their 'walled garden' application store, even though free alternatives do exist (e.g. case in point - VZ Navigator versus Google Maps).
Please also remind Verizon Wireless that locking down GPS/AGPS capabilities on the BlackBerry as well as any other GPS enabled phone they sell, flies straight in the face of their brand new "any apps/any device" paradigm they announced last year.
Also, threaten to convert to an iPhone 3G user, and make good on that threat, if they do not, within a timeframe you set for yourself.
Hold VZW accountable for their new "any apps/any device" policy! They aren't living up to their word!