Does the 6275 have gps? or does it use the telecom towers?

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#11764 10-Feb-2007 22:18

I was wondering if the nokia 6275 has gps inbuilt or just an app that uses many telecom towers to find its area. If it is just an app would i be able to put it on my 6265?

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#60376 10-Feb-2007 23:20

Hi it is standard vanilla GPS (i.e not run off the towers) and is not just an application. The 6165i and the 6275i are the only phones that have it on board. Cheers

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#60397 11-Feb-2007 11:01

o yep. Is there anyway to get an app that runs off the towers?

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#60415 11-Feb-2007 13:32

Doesn't work in NZ

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#60418 11-Feb-2007 14:32

Filterer: Doesn't work in NZ

Are you referring to the GPS on the 6165 and 6275 or e911 aGPS that only works in the US that most phones have.

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#60424 11-Feb-2007 15:32

the gps on the 6275 does work in nz because i saw it. So is there no software to use with the telecom towers?

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#60426 11-Feb-2007 15:47

Yes this does work, it's very cool. But I don't think there is any software to allow assisted GPS by using the cell site.

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#60435 11-Feb-2007 17:05

bradstewart:
Filterer: Doesn't work in NZ

Are you referring to the GPS on the 6165 and 6275 or e911 aGPS that only works in the US that most phones have.

I was refering to the question dirctly before my post about working off the cell phone towers

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#60471 11-Feb-2007 21:18

The GPS in the 6275 runs off the satellites, just as any normal GPS, the "cell tower" GPS is not supported in NZ.

The GPS info is run as a java application and no, it does not support any other models.

The 6165 also has similar GPS capability, the GPS antennae on these phones is not overly sensitive so are not the best GPS around but a nice inclusion for the price.