GPS phone �100

**tagy** · 3rd October 2003

check this out seems good deal to me.

http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=TODAYONLY

**partyman** · 3rd October 2003

Don't the new motorola phones on 3 have GPS?

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**stu99** · 4th October 2003

Not many left now, must be popular.

**biggy7** · 4th October 2003

any review links?

**rudey** · 4th October 2003

i think 3g charge u 70p for u too find out where u are , and its not true gps , as they use cell masts to detect where u are its not acurate at all

, was thinkin bout getting motorolla 8920 (i think thats the number) but i hear that the service is very weak !!!!!!!!!! i think there is a 3g forum have a look

http://www.3g.co.uk/3GForum/forumdisplay.php?forumid=29

**jezroger** · 4th October 2003

this product is supposed to work off satellite, this is off their website

Where does the GPS work?
Information must be received from at least three suitably positioned satellites for position calculation. The signals sent by the GPS satellites are quite weak and do not travel through solid objects. Anyhow it might be possible to get signal through window.

How accurate is the GPS?
Benefon Esc! has a high-performance 12-channel GPS receiver, which is inherently very accurate. Since the U.S. DoD, which operates the GPS system, stopped the intentional degradation of the GPS signals available to the public at 1.5.2000, civilian users of GPS have been able to pinpoint locations up to ten times more accurately than previously. This degradation feature is called Selective Availability (SA). With SA off, the user typically observes an accuracy of around 10 meters.

**rudey** · 4th October 2003

i got ipaq wiv gps jacket and its the bogs dollox !!!! accuracy within 5 meters , its simply awsome !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
you need to have it pointing to sky(the antenae) wont work in tunnels etc , but if your a driver ,cabby, got $hite sense of direction , this thing(pocket pc or similar) with gps mapping software is awsome , where ever you are in the world there are supposedly 4 satelites watchin u at any time , and its a gadget well worth havin , but i got my reservations bout 3g and this phone i wanted to get this particular one but after reading the link in my above post its put me off big time

, im just gonna wait for another next gen gps phone (without having to pay for the privalige of usin gps as its free anyway )

**partyman** · 5th October 2003

Originally Posted by rudey

i think 3g charge u 70p for u too find out where u are , and its not true gps , as they use cell masts to detect where u are its not acurate at all

, was thinkin bout getting motorolla 8920 (i think thats the number) but i hear that the service is very weak !!!!!!!!!! i think there is a 3g forum have a look

http://www.3g.co.uk/3GForum/forumdisplay.php?forumid=29

Cheers for the site man. I've been trying to get as much info. The thing is 3 are doing some awesome tarriffs at the moment. I heard orange wont even match them!

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**biggy7** · 5th October 2003

can be found at: http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=BEN_ESC001 now,

**rudey** · 5th October 2003

biggy ur awsome m8ty , but price inc vat and everything makes it expensive
Item Qty Price Total
Benefon ESC! 1 149.70 149.70

VAT 26.20
Royal Mail Special Delivery 5.46

�181.36
but still cheaper than all others

**biggy7** · 5th October 2003

strange that, is says: Our Price: �117.49 (99.99 exc.)
but when u add it to basket it says 149.70, they must not have changed the price.

**jezroger** · 6th October 2003

Just recieved this e mail from Benefon

Dear Sir,

It is a real 12-channel GPS receiver, independent from the GSM.

Best regards,
Benefon Webmaster

So it sounds like it is true GPS