Comments on: Verizon 8330 & 8130 Now Getting BlackBerry Maps GPS Love?

By: Travis Tubbs

Travis Tubbs — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:46:16 +0000

I love it when company’s state something is a “security risk” to protect their own product. Of course, being on the outside of this situation, I really don’t know if that’s what’s happening here or not.

If anything, allowing your hardware to be open to others (in this case, the GPS hardware to Google Maps) encourages companies to work on better software and features for their customers. But I guess innovation doesn’t mean much to some.

By: phil

phil — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:14:25 +0000

@davidb
thanks the battery pull out worked!

the ones that keep saying searching for satellites, try driving around outside. at first i was indoors and it didn’t work so i went outside and nothing, but i was in an area with a heavy tree population. when i began driving and turned it on it then worked.

By: Ellie

Ellie — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:33:11 +0000

All mine keeps saying is searching for satellites too. I wonder what’s wrong.

By: JB

JB — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:56:05 +0000

Nice thing about 4.5.077 is we get Document to go now too, which was supposed to be a big benefit of the storm. Just got a new curve yesterday and it came preloaded with 4.5.077

By: Kris @ Fresh Focus

Kris @ Fresh Focus — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:34:31 +0000

Still working here!

By: Vinman

Vinman — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:56:44 +0000

You could be right. All I get now is “Searching for Satellites.”

By: DavidB

DavidB — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:04:40 +0000

8830 in Northern Virginia.
Ran flawlessly as soon as discovered. Ran flawlessly in San Diego while I was on travel last week. Working flawlessly back home today.
I suspect you have some other problem as its not Verizon having shut it back off.

By: Vinman

Vinman — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:54:50 +0000

It worked on my 8330 for two days and now it no longer works. Verizon must have realized that they were giving customers what they were paying for and pulled the plug.

By: DavidB

DavidB — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:39:58 +0000

@phil:
Try battery pull and try resending service books from the Verizon BIS site.

By: phil

phil — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 04:12:56 +0000

hey i’m using vzw curve 8330 4.5.0.77 and it does not work! any suggestions? i have location on and its set on GPS device since there is no option of internal GPS. thanks.

By: blcassady

blcassady — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:42:45 +0000

teriyaki,

You have to rerun the install file for 4.5.0.77 on your computer, then start your Desktop Manager Software and make sure you select Application Loader if it doesn’t automatically start. Then connect the device and select BB Maps from the menu and it will reinstall it to your device. I had to do this also when I found out about the opened GPS on my 8130.

You can download the software here if you need it:
http://vzw.smithmicro.com/blackberry/download.aspx?ct=personal

By: teriyaki

teriyaki — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:25:36 +0000

I have 4.5.077 but did not have BB map installed. I may have deleted it a while back. I tried to download BB map but it won’t let me. BB website says i can’t reinstall since it requires 4.1 or 4.2. arrgh!! ANybody have any suggestions?
Thanks in advance

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 23:06:53 +0000

confirmed works on verizon 8330 with 4.5.0.97 beta. also, tried it on friend’s 4.3 verizon 8330 and it did not work. TIME TO UPGRADE, everyone who was waiting. On a side note, I no longer get the speakerphone blast while answering since I upgraded from .77 and previous betas.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 22:12:31 +0000

Works with BBerry Maps on Curve 8330 OS4.5.0.77. Does not work with Google maps. Very cool!!

By: Vinman

Vinman — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 17:38:50 +0000

It works for me too. Initially it wouldn’t work, so I turned off GPS and then turned it back on again. I’m also using OS 4.5.0.77.

By: mondux

mondux — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 05:15:16 +0000

Works on my verizon 8330 with 4.5.0.97(132). Had to enable the gps location-on setting in options, but then it worked. I hate vz navigator and don’t have it installed, and this still works. Thank you thank you thank you.

By: blcassady

blcassady — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:11:11 +0000

Cathi, go to Options/Advanced Options/and under GPS check to see if the GPS Data Source is set to “Device GPS” (Mine is locked to that option.) Then under GPS Services make sure you select “Location On”. That’s pretty much it. That how it is on my 8130 – I imagine it’s pretty much the same on the 8330 if it doesn’t have an option that actually says “Internal GPS”.

By: Kris @ Fresh Focus

Kris @ Fresh Focus — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 10:30:51 +0000

I have 4.5.0.77 and it’s working on my 8330.

By: Cathi

Cathi — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 09:40:49 +0000

Anybody try it on the 8330 yet? I’ve got 4.5.0.77 but don’t have an internal GPS option in my settings …

By: blcassady

blcassady — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:56:46 +0000

UPDATE: Ok, I got BB Maps loaded back onto my 4.5.0.77 OS (the original release from Verizon – not the re-release) and the Open GPS works Great.

So whether you intended it or not VZW (VZ Navigator still appears as being an option for me to purchase on my browser menu….) “…thanks for all the fish!”…lol

By: blcassady

blcassady — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:10:21 +0000

It appears they Opened it up on the Pearl 8130 also, BUT the catch is BB Maps doesn’t work with 4.5 and as was stated before Google Maps won’t pinpoint your location – so what good is it? Glad it works for you other folks, I’ll keep trying Map applications for the 8130 till I find one that works. (I had deleted BB Maps when running 4.3 to make extra room in memory and when I read this post I tried to reinstall it but got the message it was incompatible with 4.5.)

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:46:56 +0000

Yaay! I have yet to try it, but it gives me something to do…and like some other people, I complained to the FCC and Verizon as well…maybe we made a difference!

By: Dave Hughes

Dave Hughes — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:58:23 +0000

It works on my 8830 running 4.5.0.101
I’m excited. Thanks Verizon (Finally).

By: OldBlackberryuse

OldBlackberryuse — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:40:34 +0000

Works on my Verizon WE 8830 running 4.5.101! Wish it worked for Google Maps too, but at least they threw us this much of a bone, eh?

By: JohnQ

JohnQ — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:16:05 +0000

They didn’t listen to the users. I’m sure that it was in their best interests from a financial standpoint. I’m positive that it has something to do with all the the new devices being released.