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Friday, November 28, 2008

GPS Enabled Mobile Phones

Like a navigation system, GPS enabled mobile phones are very helpful in getting step by step directions in getting to a destination. Nextel is the only provider of GPS navigation service in mobile phones. It provides this highly supportive GPS device for televisions in the brand name of "TeleNav" and mobile phones in the brand name of "ViaMoto".

This GPS feature has been equipped with mobile phones to educate them about the routes with mileage. The admirable advantage in this regard is rerouting potential. When you move to the wrong direction with this Nextel mobile, it will indicate you about your wrong diversions and help you to go in the correct direction to reach a particular place.

You can even get the advantage of location based utilities through this GPS feature. There are various categories loaded in these mobiles that include the route to the nearest movie theatres, hotels, amusement parks etc. Then it will determine your destination and after that it will download the results on your phone search. The only drawback of this GPS feature is network unavailability.

If you go to a place where you may not get the network of Nextel you could not enjoy the advantage of this feature. As it is dependent up on a signal network signal, the coverage of network is very essential. It is vital to have TeleNav or ViaMoto Java application in your mobile. You can feed information like your door number, name of your street, city and state to get the direction to your home through this GPS . You are asked to follow digital voice indications to reach the destination correctly.

By Victor Thomas

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