Re: Google maps and mobiles in 26136 20090129 144808 "Jamesb" <james@nospam.com> wrote:
>"Tim Downie" <timdownie2003@obvious.yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:6tj5deFba4d4U1@mid.individual.net...
>> IanM wrote:
>>> "Tim Downie" <timdownie2003@obvious.yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>>> news:6tirceFb4qdvU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>> Google maps on my wife's Nokia E65 always starts by showing a map
>>>> based around her approximate location (based on cell data I guess).
>>>> At any time she can refresh the map by pressing zero.
>>>>
>>>> This doesn't work on my LG KP500, it only ever starts centred on
>>>> London and pressing zero has no effect. Am I missing something in
>>>> the control or setup of Google maps or is this just something I'll
>>>> just have to live with?
>>>>
>>>> Tim
>>>>
>>> Is that the for the same version of Google Maps? I'm on V2.3.2.
>>>
>>> The settings for My Location are in the help menu item.
>>
>> Hmm, seems to be something to do with my handset. When I go to set my
>> location it comes up with "Sorry, My Location is not available on this
>> device".
>>
>> Tim
>>
>
>Hmm, works ok on my SE P1i (Voda) - they basically do it using information
>on the base station you're connected to I think, so if the handset in
>question doesn't support the relevant command to get that information from
>the network, then I guess it would explain it...
I get the same message on my SE K510i but GM always comes up where I last left it. |