google maps- annoying permission message; does not us GPS receiver

The posted solution does not work on my phone. However, try following two links, must be accessed from mobile phone:

1) http://maps.google.com/m (go to More->Maps ...  I get a signed version EVERY time!!)

2) http://www.google.com/adgjm ("adgjmp" is just some junk entered by pressing "234567" on most phones, google will then redirect to a different page, goto Maps->Download Google Maps ...  I get a signed version only sometimes)

Very interesting post w760a. Very enlightening I should say.

 

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@w760a wrote:

BrianZ-W760,

 

I am in a similar position as you.  While I do not care about the data charges because I have the medianet unlimited plan ($15/month) I do care that the map changes cannot keep up with you while you are driving.  Sure it can keep up is you are looking at a high level map but look at a detailed map while drigving at 65mph and google maps is not keeping up.  I definitely will not use he AT&T navigator function.  Therefore I think it would be best to have the maps loaded onto the phone.  Becasue of this desire as well as the mail client problems I have posted about elsewhere, I am still considering debranding.  If debranding will solve both problems to my satisfaction, I will debrand otherwise there are relativel simple work arounds that get you there most of the way. 

 

I was more concerned about voiding the warrantee before a recent experience with AT&T warrantee on another phone.   My son's phone, a Samsung he got in July, was turing off when he closed it.  I called AT&T, they sent me to a special phone number where I learned that as long as the moisture patch (under the battery cover) was white the phone was covered for a year...regardless of the insurance plan or not.  That this warrantee was from the manufacturer not AT&T.  I could either have them send me a phone replacement (remanufactured or new, their choice) or go to an AT&T warrantee center.  Note that  the warrantee service centers from AT&T are not colocated with their phone stores making me think that they are further disconnected from AT&T's phone service.  I went to the warrantee center and they told me the same thing as the people on the phone did...the manufacturer is providing the warrantee.  

 

It seems to me that based on the above, that debranding is just about loading software onto the phone which SE encourages you to do (they do so by having s/w on their website, talking about A/B gaming buttons when there is no native use of them, having a developers forum for software onthe A2 platform, etc.)  If this is so, they would have to have something specific in the warrantee to say that debranding or loading certain types of software voids the warrantee.  I find nothing in the material I got with the phone to say this.  Maybe someone else can find such a warning but I did not.  Based on this information and assessment, I am less concerned about voiding a warrantee, especially a threat/warning  based on the vagueness of the Sentry's.  I would, however, encourage you to call your local AT&T phone store or warrantee service center and ask them rather than rely on the Sentry's vagure reply.

 

Hope this helps.    

 

 

Anyway      

 

 

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Interesting comment about the A2Uploader. I just paid a service for debranding.

However, I have a W810 (or is it W810i that came with AT&T branding) that I would like to debrand. I'd like to give to my son. Any links for DIY using A@Uploader?

Hi everyone,

I'm sorry to say that I've not been able to get Google Maps to download as a "trusted source" despite what link I click and how many times I click it.  I feel like an bonehead clicking on the same link over and over and expecting it to suddenly become "trusted."   I did keep trying and it never changed.  The phone I'm working with is the W760a.

I feel scammed not being able to use my GPS for free without hacking my phone, and so I was depending on Google Maps to give me similiar functionality.  It's extremely frustrating trying to use it and having to constantly give it permission to access the internet.  Does anyone have another answer to this?  Does the provided solution really work for everyone?

I really appreciate your help.  This is my girlfrend's first internet-enabled phone and I really want her to enjoy it. Thanks!