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Stop ignoring the GPS in your phone

06.10.2008
You hear a lot about how great cell phone GPS is. Tech pundits blather endlessly about the amazing new features and capabilities of cell phone GPS (!) And you even shelled out extra for that fancy smart phone with GPS as one of its best features.

So why aren't you using it?

The truth is that the integration of GPS into cell phones is growing at an astronomical pace. But the actual use of cell phone GPS is lackluster.

Here's why. There's a conspicuous lack of clear information out there about how to take advantage of cell phone GPS. I'm sure you already know that if you pay extra, you can get maps and turn-by-turn directions. But what else can you do?

There are many powerful ways to take advantage of your phone's GPS. I'm going to tell you one very simple way that requires the installation of just one application. So, if your carrier is Alltel, AT&T, Boost, Helio, metroPCS or Sprint, and you use a Nokia N-series phone, BlackBerry, iPhone 3G or any number of LG, Samsung, or Motorola phones, I'm going to tell you how to take advantage of your cell phone GPS. (Note that there are lots of GPS options on other carriers and phones.)

First, download and install a cell phone GPS application called . The application supports more than 40 GPS "widgets," which means 40 ways to take advantage of GPS.