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My Experince @ Walmart regarding the iTouch ver 2
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| E2EK1EL |
John
Hello, I was wondering if I can ask you a few question regarding the iTouch ver 2, it states it’s now GPS enabled. How does that work, is it through satellites or data? Since it’s not a phone, how can it transfer Data?
(Dude goes away and comes back)
Dude
You must be in a Wifi Area for the GPS to work.
John
You’re telling me, if I’m lost and I need to get from point A to B, I must be in a WiFi area?
Dude
Yes
John
What if the WiFi area I’m in ends in 2 feet? How do I get to point B then?
Dude
I have no idea; your signal will be lost.
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That doesn’t make any sense at all to me.
The question is, the iPhone ver 2, it’s GPS enabled also … I have a strong feeling it will be using Internet Data also. |
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| VERTiG0 |
It'll require a 3G connection but will have a real GPS receiver, not some cluster cell-tower triangulation system that'll approximate your position with piss-poor accuracy.
They'll never equip the phone with the maps in memory. They will come down via HSPA for sure. |
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| Cosmic Fur |
| Is this rant against Walmart employees or iTouch? |
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| NuERA |
| so do you hate apple or walmart? :p ;) |
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| TranceGrooves |
| quote: | Originally posted by E2EK1EL
John
Hello, I was wondering if I can ask you a few question regarding the iTouch ver 2, it states it’s now GPS enabled. How does that work, is it through satellites or data? Since it’s not a phone, how can it transfer Data?
(Dude goes away and comes back)
Dude
You must be in a Wifi Area for the GPS to work.
John
You’re telling me, if I’m lost and I need to get from point A to B, I must be in a WiFi area?
Dude
Yes
John
What if the WiFi area I’m in ends in 2 feet? How do I get to point B then?
Dude
I have no idea; your signal will be lost.
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That doesn’t make any sense at all to me.
The question is, the iPhone ver 2, it’s GPS enabled also … I have a strong feeling it will be using Internet Data also. |
Are you John or Dude? |
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| UmmiE |
| Are you serious or joking ?:conf: :p |
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| kotsy |
| quote: | Originally posted by NuERA
so do you hate apple or walmart? :p ;) |
the smart person would say both |
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| TranceGrooves |
| quote: | Originally posted by UmmiE
Are you serious or joking ?:conf: :p |
Are you talking to me or John or the Dude? :conf: :conf: |
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| E2EK1EL |
| quote: | Originally posted by VERTiG0
It'll require a 3G connection but will have a real GPS receiver, not some cluster cell-tower triangulation system that'll approximate your position with piss-poor accuracy.
They'll never equip the phone with the maps in memory. They will come down via HSPA for sure. |
That's what I'm wondering ... The BlackBerry's also have GPS, but it has to use Data to run it. It's not a real GPS receiver built in ... b/c it uses TeleNav. |
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| UmmiE |
| quote: | Originally posted by TranceGrooves
Are you talking to me or John or the Dude? :conf: :conf: |
I was just pulling Johns leg.:p |
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| chinamon |
| quote: | Originally posted by E2EK1EL
That's what I'm wondering ... The BlackBerry's also have GPS, but it has to use Data to run it. It's not a real GPS receiver built in ... b/c it uses TeleNav. |
it does have a proper gps receiver because you can buy garmin maps for the blackberry for $100 and it doesnt use data. |
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| E2EK1EL |
| yes i see, it's the whole TeleNav BS they are pulling ... pay monthly price plus Data when you don;t need it. |
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