On Wednesday, February 13, 2013 12:28:25 PM UTC-8, bob wrote: > > I was talking to MetroPCS, and they said I have to pay 3 dollars a month > for GPS service > > This didn't make sense to me. > Then please tell them so.
But don't expect to have an intelligent conversation about such technical issues with a cell service employee. Their company has no incentive to educate them better since they lose $3 a month on it. Question: Can I use my GPS where I don't have cell coverage? Average Cell Service Employee: Of course not. That doesn't even make any sense. Why you would even want to go somewhere where you don't have coverage? > Isn't that built into the phone? How could they possibly make it not work? > They could certainly try if it is an OEM phone they control, and they are very much capable when blinded by greed and not anticipating the customer backlash (Verizon and AT&T have attempted such things in the past). But MetroPCS doesn't have such phones and they are probably referring to their Metro PCS Navigator Service, not GPS, but that distinction would be lost on the person talking to you. If you value such a service, go ahead and pay them the $3 a month. If not, use whatever app or service you want, or write your own app. Nathan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
