Wasn't this the issue where Palm released a patch to allow this to work on a Centro but had no plans on doing the same on other Treos? we were discussing it a half a year ago:
http://www.palminfocenter.com/news/8094/palm-to-support-google-maps-my-location-after-all/ As a followup to our previous article on Google Maps My Location feature not coming to Palm OS, we have new information from Palm. Palm says that they have in fact responded to Google's request to make the "My Location" feature available on quote "newer Palm phones." A representative for Palm developer relations says that an API for determining cell tower IDs has always been on Palm devices, however it was private. Palm says they are now working to make the API public, which requires a change to the ROM, so My Location will be available on newer Palm OS phones. Palm would only commit to say that a update will be made available for the Palm Centro at some point and the API features would be included on Palm OS phones in the future. Google's recently announced My Location feature is a GPS SatNav like service for Google Maps Mobile that functions without a GPS receiver. It works by triangulating your position based on the feedback from nearby cell towers that you are connected to. According to Google the current crop of Palm OS devices are not compatible as they do not offer the API they need to access the ID number of the cell tower. The service is in beta and is currently compatible with the Treo 750, 500v and 700wx models. On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 9:46 AM, Mark Tetrault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:38:22 -0000, you wrote: > > >I have a Verizon Treo 700wx on to which I have just download the beta > >version of MGM. This is to provide "My Location" using cell towers > >instead of GPS. It does not appear compatible with the 700wx. Is > >that a Treo issue, or a Verizon issue? Has anyone be able to get this > >to work on the Treos? > > Works fine on my Centro > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > -- Diogenes - "What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others." [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
