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Old 01-08-2005, 07:20 PM   #5
Mark Rejhon
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The 7520 GPS has a real GPS receiver built into it. It's not A-GPS, but real GPS. Yes, you heard that right! :D

I heard several rumors that it should be capable of GPS navigation mapping once the API's become available for it.

It appears that the 7520 uses a REAL GPS receiver. Therefore, it does not use GPS from the antennas, and is therefore not A-GPS. All the press releases say GPS, not A-GPS.

The 7520 is unique in that it is the only BlackBerry with a real GPS receiver. Yes, GPS navigation mapping software should be possible eventually, once the API's become available. But the 7520's memory limit, will limit the size of the maps.
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