Verizon To Launch Turn By Turn Directions

Verizon should've made an allegiance with Garmin rather than use another vendor for their BREW-based GPS Service. In addition, Verizon needs to start using Java if they are to survive in the mobile phone app playfield--I prefer Java over BREW.

I don't know why Verizon would use BREW technology instead. Is Java or BREW more stable BTW? I understand that this is going to be BREW-based (Get It Now is based on the BREW codebase), but Verizon should've used the widely-used Java platform instead.

I wonder why Motorola always has the highest priority amongst GSM phones to have turn by turn direction service. Is it me, or is it that Motorola are purveyors of GSM Turn-By-Turn service?

It's about time Verizon has a Turn-By-Turn service, but I was just hoping that Verizon could've had plenty phones that had this service initially. Furthermore, Verizon phones need to have Java for Turn-By-Turn to work well.

The Nokia 6682 can connect with a bluetooth GPS unit and do this for you.

the HP iPaq has GPS built in so you can install software to utilize it and get directions

the nice thing about the Nokia solution is that Cingular doesn't charge you extra ike verizon will. and it downloads maps as you need them, so if you already have a media net package, you are golden.