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01-18-2006, 01:52 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: San Francisco
Model: Bold
Carrier: ATT
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Google Local is awesome on the 8700c
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I love how you can search for any address and see a satellite Image of the location. Its fun to see your house etc. Its fun to go back and see old places you lived etc.
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01-18-2006, 02:10 PM
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Thumbs Must Hurt
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: 514
Model: 8700r
Carrier: Rogers
Posts: 82
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Wirelessly posted (BlackBerry8700/4.1.0 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/107)
I agree. After I installed it I had only used it a few times to find directions and whatnot so I mentioned to someone how useful it was. The next day, she told me how much fun she was having with it and told me to type in "Eiffel Tower" and "Sphinx" into the search. When I zoomed into the satellite images of both results I was stunned to say the least. When you can see satellite images of the great pyramids on a 320 * 240 screen in the palm of your hand, you know the world is becoming a smaller place!
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01-24-2006, 03:12 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: MD
Model: 9650
OS: 5.0.0.699
Carrier: Sprint BES
Posts: 530
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does google local require MDS be enabled for that user?
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01-25-2006, 12:41 PM
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Knows Where the Search Button Is
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Model: 8700c
Posts: 26
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this is sweet...
Last edited by BB8700C; 01-25-2006 at 12:47 PM..
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01-29-2006, 11:43 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Model: 8700c
Posts: 2
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Guys, please help me out....
I have an 8700c with full data package from Cingular, but when I try to use google local it gives me an error message that the Network is Unavailable. I have no problem with email or other applications like yak-on. Is this bc the phone is locked? Other reasons? Please help. Thanks
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01-29-2006, 11:44 PM
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BBF Veteran
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Lost in Translation
Model: 8700c
Carrier: Cingular
Posts: 3,190
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Link for Google Mobile?
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01-31-2006, 01:44 AM
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Knows Where the Search Button Is
Join Date: Jan 2006
Model: 8820
Carrier: AT&T
Posts: 32
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Originally Posted by coreyg510
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Visit the following URL from your BlackBerry
http://www.google.com/glm/ |
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01-31-2006, 09:53 AM
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Knows Where the Search Button Is
Join Date: Jan 2006
Model: 8800c
Carrier: cingular
Posts: 36
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hi,
I find the mechanism it uses to report the driving directions pretty painful. I need to keep pressing '1' and '3' to go forward and back. Does it have a 'list mode' of displaying all directions on one page ? It is easier to look while driving.
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01-31-2006, 01:10 PM
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Model: 8310v
Carrier: Verizon
Posts: 95
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for some reason, whenever I go to "search", it doesn't let me type in anything to search for... anybody had this issue and know of a workaround?
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01-31-2006, 01:11 PM
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Thumbs Must Hurt
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Model: 8310v
Carrier: Verizon
Posts: 95
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nevermind, got it
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01-31-2006, 01:13 PM
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Thumbs Must Hurt
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Model: 8310v
Carrier: Verizon
Posts: 95
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i didn't know i had to "click in" the scroll wheel to begin typing
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01-31-2006, 04:00 PM
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BBF Veteran
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Lost in Translation
Model: 8700c
Carrier: Cingular
Posts: 3,190
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How often is the satelite image refreshed?
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01-31-2006, 04:25 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Atlanta
Model: 8900
Carrier: AT&T
Posts: 76
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About 5-7 minutes.
You really have to stare at the screen to see the change.
Go to an image of a sea shore somewhere, like Miami, and wait for it to refresh.
-RoNNY
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01-31-2006, 04:28 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Lost in Translation
Model: 8700c
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Also, any reasons why some areas are blurry.
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01-31-2006, 04:37 PM
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Thumbs Must Hurt
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Atlanta
Model: 8900
Carrier: AT&T
Posts: 76
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Steam from dryers.
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01-31-2006, 04:38 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Lost in Translation
Model: 8700c
Carrier: Cingular
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Funny.
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