Comments on: AT&T Pays Attention To The Blogosphere http://www.rimarkable.com/att-pays-attention-to-the-blogosphere The Unofficial BlackBerry Weblog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:11:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: steve http://www.rimarkable.com/att-pays-attention-to-the-blogosphere/comment-page-1#comment-108627 steve Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:35:32 +0000 http://www.rimarkable.com/att-pays-attention-to-the-blogosphere#comment-108627 As Karlos states, you *MUST PAY* to use the GPS on the 8820. ATT SUCKS. I spent over 1 hour with ATT support before the people at RIM told me that i need to pay for TeleNav. Don't buy the 8820 with the GPS locked. As Karlos states, you *MUST PAY* to use the GPS on the 8820.
ATT SUCKS. I spent over 1 hour with ATT support before the people at RIM told me that i need to pay for TeleNav.

Don’t buy the 8820 with the GPS locked.

]]> By: steve http://www.rimarkable.com/att-pays-attention-to-the-blogosphere/comment-page-1#comment-108626 steve Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:35:03 +0000 http://www.rimarkable.com/att-pays-attention-to-the-blogosphere#comment-108626 As Karlos states, you MUST PAY to use the GPS on the 8820. ATT SUCKS. I spent over 1 hour with ATT support before the people at RIM told me that i need to pay for TeleNav. Don't buy the 8820 with the GPS locked. As Karlos states, you MUST PAY to use the GPS on the 8820.
ATT SUCKS. I spent over 1 hour with ATT support before the people at RIM told me that i need to pay for TeleNav.

Don’t buy the 8820 with the GPS locked.

]]> By: Karlos http://www.rimarkable.com/att-pays-attention-to-the-blogosphere/comment-page-1#comment-105575 Karlos Wed, 10 Oct 2007 22:06:12 +0000 http://www.rimarkable.com/att-pays-attention-to-the-blogosphere#comment-105575 I *bought* the 8820. You *have* to pay the monthly service fee for TeleNav if you want to use the GPS... But once you do, Google Maps works fine. BGR has acknowledged the GPS is limited, but they've not printed an apology or retraction for calling BBCool un-nice things... So, I don't know about you, but I don't trust BGR so much anymore. I *bought* the 8820. You *have* to pay the monthly service fee for TeleNav if you want to use the GPS… But once you do, Google Maps works fine.

BGR has acknowledged the GPS is limited, but they’ve not printed an apology or retraction for calling BBCool un-nice things…

So, I don’t know about you, but I don’t trust BGR so much anymore.

]]> By: Tim http://www.rimarkable.com/att-pays-attention-to-the-blogosphere/comment-page-1#comment-103126 Tim Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:27:59 +0000 http://www.rimarkable.com/att-pays-attention-to-the-blogosphere#comment-103126 I don't know where everyone is getting their info, but I just called RIM and AT&T. RIm had no comment and AT&T stated that you MUST use their GPS service. I wish it was not so. Maybe a change is in the works. If anyone has ACTUAL hands on knowledge, I would love to hear from them. I don’t know where everyone is getting their info, but I just called RIM and AT&T. RIm had no comment and AT&T stated that you MUST use their GPS service. I wish it was not so. Maybe a change is in the works.
If anyone has ACTUAL hands on knowledge, I would love to hear from them.

]]> By: hellno http://www.rimarkable.com/att-pays-attention-to-the-blogosphere/comment-page-1#comment-99159 hellno Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:55:45 +0000 http://www.rimarkable.com/att-pays-attention-to-the-blogosphere#comment-99159 As expected its nothing but FUD... Most likely planted by verizon to try and shift blame away from them crippling and removing functions. "This is not a hardware/firmware-based limitation, as is the case with Verizon’s actual neutering of GPS functions on their devices (all of which have the GPS chipset on-board, mind you)." The non-issue that has become a whirlwind of misinformation and misunderstanding surrounding the release of the BlackBerry 8820 and it’s GPS capabilities. http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/08/30/att-the-blackberry-8820-and-gps-bgr-mythbusters-edition/ As expected its nothing but FUD… Most likely planted by verizon to try and shift blame away from them crippling and removing functions.

“This is not a hardware/firmware-based limitation, as is the case with Verizon’s actual neutering of GPS functions on their devices (all of which have the GPS chipset on-board, mind you).”

The non-issue that has become a whirlwind of misinformation and misunderstanding surrounding the release of the BlackBerry 8820 and it’s GPS capabilities.
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/08/30/att-the-blackberry-8820-and-gps-bgr-mythbusters-edition/

]]> By: anonymous http://www.rimarkable.com/att-pays-attention-to-the-blogosphere/comment-page-1#comment-99127 anonymous Thu, 30 Aug 2007 22:13:24 +0000 http://www.rimarkable.com/att-pays-attention-to-the-blogosphere#comment-99127 Does anyone remember when the 8800 first came out with AT&T? You couldn't install BlackBerry Maps and only Telenav would work with the GPS. This is nothing new. Does anyone remember when the 8800 first came out with AT&T? You couldn’t install BlackBerry Maps and only Telenav would work with the GPS. This is nothing new.

]]> By: MichaelBB http://www.rimarkable.com/att-pays-attention-to-the-blogosphere/comment-page-1#comment-99057 MichaelBB Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:13:06 +0000 http://www.rimarkable.com/att-pays-attention-to-the-blogosphere#comment-99057 I still think this was all a rumor, the 8820's released in the UK had full GPS functionality, so why would this all of a sudden pop up as RIM and AT&T here in the states were going to disable it or lock it down so to speak.? My belief its all rumor I still think this was all a rumor, the 8820′s released in the UK had full GPS functionality, so why would this all of a sudden pop up as RIM and AT&T here in the states were going to disable it or lock it down so to speak.?

My belief its all rumor

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]]> By: Thought http://www.rimarkable.com/att-pays-attention-to-the-blogosphere/comment-page-1#comment-98974 Thought Wed, 29 Aug 2007 21:02:39 +0000 http://www.rimarkable.com/att-pays-attention-to-the-blogosphere#comment-98974 Ha ha...that line about Verizon is great :) Ha ha…that line about Verizon is great :)

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