iPhone/Smartphone stuff

[Mark Komarinski]

Ben Scott wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 5:48 PM, Thomas Charron <twaffle at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>>  Q3-Q4 this year, but I have a hunch Verizon won't have any untill
>> next year.
>>     
>
>   Is VZW actually going to let the semi-open, consumer-friendly
> Android concept on their network?  I'd be fairly surprised at that.
> They won't even let other apps use the GPS receiver on BlackBerry's
> they actually sold you.  (With "other apps" being defined as "anything
> not 'VZ Navigator' for $10/month".)
>   
Google Maps on my Verizon Curve can find my location.  Well, within 1500 
meters or so.  Nowhere near true GPS precision, but it's enough to get 
the general area, and I'm not subscribed to VZ Navigator.

But to answer your question about Verizon allowing other devices on 
their network, they made such an announcement shortly after Android was 
announced.  Ahh, here's the announcement:

http://news.vzw.com/news/2007/11/pr2007-11-27.html

Hmm.  Not much time left in 2008 to do all the things they said they'd do...

-Mark