Note that some carriers use a form of AGPS (assisted GPS) which does not incorporate a full GPS receiver inside the phone. Verizon is one example. In such a case, the phone is not able to get a nav fix on its own but needs to contact the cell network in order to do so. This may or may not impact your ability to read the fix from the USB connection, but it, of course, could prevent you from using it like a normal GPS receiver (e.g., using it in areas with no cell coverage). Sean On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 4:52 PM, Oli Glaser wrote= : > On 23/10/2010 18:59, Harold Hallikainen wrote: >> OK, while not answering the question, this reminds me of another. I use = my >> LG VX???? phone for Internet access on my daily bus commute. I plug the >> phone into the USB port on my netbook. I got to thinking (always >> dangerous) that there's a GPS receiver in this phone. Is there any way t= o >> get at it through USB? >> >> Harold >> >> >> > > I'm sure there will be - on my Samsung Omnia I wrote a little app which > tapped into the GPS and recorded journey data some time ago (out of the > same curiosity you have) > I used Visual Studio and Windows Mobile 6 SDK. If your phone is Windows > based then it should be pretty easy and there are a few examples of code > out there - if you can get at the GPS it is only another step to do it > through the USB (or bluetooth etc) > =A0If it's symbian or whatever I'm not sure but I bet it's not too hard. > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .