Jack Hamilton wrote:

> George <george@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>
>
>>D wrote:
>>
>>>On Wed, 02 Apr 2008 03:01:52 GMT, "P.Schuman"
>>><pschuman_no_spam_me@interserv.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>If I enable the GPS location ON vs just have E911
>>>>can I display my own LAT/LON values somehow without a map application ?
>>>>I just want to be able to log specific GPS coords
>>>>to be used later by standard GPS units.
>>>
>>>GPS on cell phones is not based on the satalites in orbit, rather they
>>>triangulate off the towers. It isn't a true GPS....
>>
>>Actually some do use that as part of the solution.
>>
>>The problem with this question is that the OP cross posted to every
>>cellular group without specifying what carrier they use and what phone
>>they use.
>
>
> And yet no one has answered the question for any phone or any carrier.
> Perhaps someone will have to write a custom program. Does GPS return
> lat/lon, or does it use some other location scheme?


The HP iPaq hw65**/67**/69** GPS radio outputs NMEA 0183 Geographic
Latitude and Longitude (GLL) format coordinates, independent of carrier.