I'm sorry I was harsh, but it's somewhat frustrating when we can't get anything from our own community members, let alone the big guys (Palm, Verizon, etc).
Verizon WANTS you to stay silent, but really, this is an issue we need front and center, out in the open, so that we know what we're dealing with. The community needs to call the shots, not Verizon.
Well, HP's plea to developers to write apps for webOS will certainly take a hit, as location-based apps will not work properly on Verizon, and it sounds like they intend to close the "launch/decline VZnav" loophole, which means they won't work at all, let alone properly.
James, any thoughts on GPS APIs being supplied from VZW? Do you think your patch will still work if they "close the loophole"?
This issue will destroy webOS on Big Red which will in turn hurt webOS everywhere. Just think, all that new hardware R. Sood is all excited about will have the same deliberate sabotage effectivly making any app that uses the GPS usless. Ya, VZW "might" release an API which will help fix the issue, but will they really do that? Will it work correctly?
To do this kind of underhanded stuff to your customers is one thing but to (effectively) deny it's going on for so long and not tell your customers about it before a sale is made is another. Boy this has me worked up and I'm not even a VZW customer.
This issue will destroy webOS on Big Red which will in turn hurt webOS everywhere. Just think, all that new hardware R. Sood is all excited about will have the same deliberate sabotage effectivly making any app that uses the GPS usless. Ya, VZW "might" release an API which will help fix the issue, but will they really do that? Will it work correctly?
To do this kind of underhanded stuff to your customers is one thing but to (effectively) deny it's going on for so long and not tell your customers about it before a sale is made is another. Boy this has me worked up and I'm not even a VZW customer.
it'll be out when Verizon launches the NFL app for webOS
In a world of droid, Pre does it better.
Shouldn't we treat this world like the Garden of Eden and avoid the apple at all costs?
James, any thoughts on GPS APIs being supplied from VZW? Do you think your patch will still work if they "close the loophole"?
If they close the "loophole" as promised, that will cripple any attempts at solving this without the need for VZ Navigator. Looks like if you want good GPS, you'll have to fork out $10 a month. But that is not even guaranteed for 3rd party apps.
I guess more people want free Mobile Hotspot than free GPS. o_O
Yes, GPS Fix will break at some point in the future. I shall continue working, but I can make no promises. If the validation is server side, then trying to crack it would be illegal even with the "relaxed" restrictions on the jailbreaking/homebrew front.
Originally Posted by IGNTNUNLMTD
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