Honest 836 Report post Posted July 12, 2007 Airtel Announces GPS NavigationBharti Airtel, in collaboration with Sweden-based Wayfinder Systems, today launched its GPS-based Navigation Application on compatible mobile handsets. The company said the application is so designed that it turns compatible mobile phones into whole GPS-based navigation systems -- complete with detailed maps and points-of-interest of several cities across the country. For starters, the application will be available on the BlackBerry 8800, Airtel said. And, it will cover information on cities including Delhi and NCR (Gurgaon, Faridabad, Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad), Bangalore, Mumbai & Navi Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Chandigarh. Speaking at the launch, Sanjay Gupta, chief marketing officer of mobile services, Bharti Airtel, said, "We are now introducing in India a state-of-the-art GPS-based navigation system that will largely benefit all frequent travelers using compatible mobile handsets like the BlackBerry 8800." To download the application, Airtel BlackBerry 8800 users need send NAV as SMS to the shortcode 3636. For further instructions, they can refer to the Airtel Web site. On offer is a six-months free trial for all Airtel BlackBerry 8800 users. Under the scheme, customers will not be required to pay any subscription charges on the application during this period. However, there will be data download charges applicable as per subscribers' BlackBerry plans. Waiting for Reliance to lauch the same GPS service my dear friends. Regards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sadikk 301 Report post Posted July 12, 2007 Atlast, i always wanted to use this to know how it works and how usefull it is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kshah 452 Report post Posted July 13, 2007 Not very useful till our roads are named properly and addresses are straighten up. Our addresses are usually near this, behind that, above this hotel and under shadow of banian tree. Till then its not very useful. I have seen it. It is good to know your speed, location from particular point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
petar 15 Report post Posted July 13, 2007 i totally agree with KSHAH. I know the difficulties of using GPS in india. Highway to highway kaam karsakta hai... but for that you have SIGNBOARDS...! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
