Some users have reported that they're having problems plugging out their headphones after plugging it in, maybe it's too tight.

From what I read in most forums, it can't.

Ermmmm....so what is it for? Just to pinpoint your current position? That is a bit disappointing. But probably this could be easily fixed with a firmware upgrade.

gosh then the GPS sux big time.. whats the point of pin pointing ur location ? =/ u have to remain stationary in the car? swt..

u all have misunderstand the GPS concept.

GPS will not give you any routing. the software does.

GPS will not give you the POI. the software does.

GPS only get the coordinates, the software is the one that maximize the usage of GPS.

so before you say it sux bigtime, go study about it.

as what i see iphone 3g is using googlemap, it sure burn a big hole in your wallet if no unlimited plan. and googlemap for malaysia is not really uptodate, although it has most of the main roads in KL.

by using googlemap, you can pin your current location and your destination and the software will do all the directing. however googlemap is kinda disappointing in this matter.

what the point of pinpointing the location? to know where the hell are you and with the help of the map, get you out from the lost. what for you remain stationary in the car? GPS pinpoint ur coordinate real time, meaning wherever you go, GPS will give you the coordinates while on the move.

@Seaedge
Well said bro. Some people will just start bashing before getting the fact straight. I thought the internet is just at tip of our finger?

this is a nice thread..i dun need google nw

all i need to knw abt the 3G iphone..i mean google couldn't provide this much info..

wahlao... den i shud shaddap.. let uncle goodle do the work...


but really cannot let ppl tok bad about GPS... coz GPS save my life few times already... not google map of coz...

I WAN GARMIN IN IPHONE 3G!!


@byte: if the internet is at our fingertip, we wont get so much question rite? at least it refreshes our mind sometimes...

thank god they didnt ask GP®S only... which is the common misunderstand fact.

i don't think GoogleMap has routing features for m'sia. the GPS on iphone can only tell you where you at on the map but it can't tell you how to get to a certain location. google map can't even search address in m'sia.you have to manual navigate yourself. It doesn't support turn by turn navigation as i guess m'sia is not fully supported by GoogleMap.

seaedge please read earlier post where a member said that the GPS only PINPOINTS UR LOCATION for the 3G iPhone which is why i started bashing it. I'm asking for feedback about the 3G iPhone's GPS not GPS as a whole.

I know the normal GPS such as Garmin can show u directions to a location on the go. However we're talking bout the GPS on the 3G iPhone.

now did you mention, i use google navigator on my Dopod D810. is it the same? how come i can search the address in gNav ? i think gMap and gNav is different software then.

but agree that m'sia is not fully support by google map. that is why i shouted for GARMIN..

dah... i malas to explain since ppl are hard to educate them to start googling...

let me do the spoonfeeding..



This post has been edited by Seaedge: Jul 14 2008, 10:02 AM

@ seaedge - Well explained re. the tech behind GPS.

The purpose of the GPS within the iPHone 3G is really not so much for in-car navigational purpose, but more as a backdoor for future location-based advertising for commerce. The google map in matured markets have various POI which includes commercial retailers. So when you activate the google map in iPhone, the map immediately shows u where u are and if u type say, pizza, or at&t, it will show u the locations of these outlets within your nearby vicinity.

@Seaedge

no offense meant at u la bro..

ppl hv google but dun use..dey jz make assumptions and start banging..

hehehe... i didnt really meant that they dont have google.. they just dont use it. and that is when the spoonfeeding part comes in...

@seaedge
I do thank you for the information on GPS ..

The reason why i attacked the iPhone GPS is because it CANNOT GIVE US OUR LOCATION IF WE ARE NOT STATIONARY (eg : travelling in the car).

From what you posted, it DOES SEEM THAT WAY or mayb i misunderstood what u posted.

Even if they upgrade the googlemap to show you directional roads to a specific location, you CANNOT use the iphone as a navigation tool to pinpoint your location while you are travelling in the car. Which is the reason why i bashed the iphone GPS.

Not to start an arguement but i do think that the way you write in the forums could be improved when addressing someone

The A-GPS in iPhone does show the CURRENT location even if you are driving a car (means you don't have to be stationary). This is more accurate compared to walking as it needs few seconds to refresh.

Your gripe with the iPhone GPS is not with the GPS itself but with the software. Google Maps in the iPhone is not capable of the turn-by-turn direction or visual routing as there are no functions built in to cater to that. Google Maps is just a ... well ... merely a map (which is useless if we use it in malaysia). To get turn-by-turn direction capabilities requires a software dedicated in doing so such as TomTom or Telenav. Sadly to say that such software might violate the SDK requirement. All we can do is just wait and see for an update on this.

Hope this clear the air on the iPhone GPS capabilities, the shortcoming of Google Maps in term of a navigational tool and the future capabilities that can be harness from iPhone GPS system.

my god.. nvm.. i dun mind that. i dont plan to explain further.

besides, did you use GPS based phone b4? and about the addressing part... show me how did i address someone? and ways to improve the addressing part. please teach me, coz i am dying to learn about it.


@byte: thanks for re-explaining things. i understand that sometimes the brain has limited function for different person.

i wonder why i ever post that info too.

it stated there, that googlemap is unable to give routing, and the possibilty of 3rd party GPS software, and not even a single complain from them that the GPS is not giving the coordinates while driving in the car. i find it funny now.

This post has been edited by Seaedge: Jul 14 2008, 06:58 PM

basically iphone 3g just got 3g connection and GPS function?
no WIFI right?

this one i really speechless...

SPOONFED!

This post has been edited by Seaedge: Jul 14 2008, 07:10 PM

wow,no wifi...

where you get this kind of infomation?

dun be lazy.. go check on apple's website.. only a few clicks away

speechless..


ppl r getting lazier n lazier.. oh well..