I wonder if this is anything like the feature in some of the newer 3G Sanyos, it promotes the GPS feature but currently no back end or commercial services are tailored to utilise the feature yet. Ie Telecom doesn't seem to have any infrastructure to capture and utilise the GPS data sent and received by the handset.
I remember from my Sanyo 7500 manual it mentioned something along the line of "for use with future services" but that was about all.
The GPS in the 6165 definitely works but the first acquisition of the satellites takes a while - a so-called 'cold start' as the GPS algorithm has no idea where it is. Leave it for 10 mins with a clear view of the sky without moving it and you should get a fix. 'Warm starts' will be much quicker.
Note this is true satellite-based GPS not Qualcomm's GPSOne or Assisted GPS (A-GPS) which uses a combination of satellite-based and cellsite timing triangulation when the satellite acquisition is lost e.g. inside.
BTW, GPS is an example of spread spectrum's (i.e. CDMA's) ability to recover a signal from below the ambient noise level (hence it's original military development). The transmitters on the GPS vehicles are over 20,000 kilometers away and transmit a mere 25 watts - about the same as your average weekend runabout (boat)
Works really well once it aquires Sats, takes some times half a min or so. u can set waypoints, track speed, alt distance time etc etc. handy we tool when in the car etc. Really adds value to an already excellent handset.
Simple but usable considering it's a mobile handset.
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