BlackBerry 8703e and its GPS support - a never ending story
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As mentioned before, the 8703e’s GPS support is quite confusing. We have also reported before that Skylab Mobilesystems’s GPS & mapping application “Spot” already supports the 8703e with its built-in GPS receiver. As I can see now, they have not mentioned any provider for that before. So I guess they just ment the Sprint/Nextel version of the 8703e because this one will definitely have a working built-in GPS receiver. Now I can read stuff like this:
** This device needs an external Bluetooth GPS receiver if your network carrier has deactivated the built-in GPS receiver.
or
Sprint/Nextel: Using the JSR-179 location API Spot takes full advantage of all built-in A-GPS features.
Verizon: Requires an external Bluetooth GPS receiver to get full GPS support. Any Bluetooth GPS receiver should work.
So that definitely shows my guess was right 
It might be great if someone knows a hack on how to get the already built-in GPS receiver of Verizon’s 8703e working. We will post it here of course!
Moreover, I have regarded they are now also officially supporting the BlackBerry 8707h and the Non-BlackBerry SonyEricsson K800i. Actually that news are not really ‘new’ but for the sake of completeness we don’t wanna miss that here 
BlackBerryInsight » BlackBerry Pearl - An iPod Rival? said,
October 10, 2006 @ 6:14 pm
[...] And that is definitely right! RIM’s original focus was on the enterprise market but more and more people ordered their BlackBerry for private usage and so it is obviously a good move to bring a well featured device for the end-user a.k.a. consumer market. We are looking forward to get more multimedia and mapping features on the BlackBerry. [...]
andrew zimmer said,
October 29, 2006 @ 1:44 am
Hey Y’all,
We’ve just released a 8703e version of Naggie, our location-based reminder application. We’re using the JSR-179 spec, and
the 8703e on Sprint/Nextel works great.
If you’re on the Sprint/Nextel network, check it out at http://www.naggie.com. It’s a todo list which associates your location with each todo so that your Blackberry can send you alerts as you arrive or depart the relevant location.
Mike said,
March 4, 2007 @ 4:40 am
hello
has anyone be able to uncode the already built-in GPS receiver of Verizon’s 8703e blackberry?
please help
k said,
March 4, 2007 @ 7:03 am
Hello Mike,
I don’t have a 8703e from Verizon for my own but as far as I know you need to purchase Verizon’s “GPS subscription” which will enable the GPS receiver of your device.
Unfortunately, we never heard about someone who ‘flashed’ his Verizon 8703e with Sprint’s BlackBerry OS. That would be interesting.
Sanford said,
March 28, 2007 @ 11:14 pm
All phones must have GPS now according to FCC regulations so when you dial 911 it turns on automatically and they can find you if necessary. You can also set it so that it is always on. Go to “Options” on your blackberry 8703e, click on “Location Based Services” and change the GPS Services from “911 only” to “Location On”. Save it and you’re all set. The GPS icon on my phone is now on but I haven’t actually purchsed the Spot software and tested it yet. That’s next. Wish me luck. :cP
A said,
March 29, 2007 @ 7:58 am
That’s great information. If you log on to the blackberry website from your blackberry they have blackberry maps that is supposed to work with your internal GPS. The program is free.
jun said,
April 27, 2007 @ 8:06 pm
Do you have the URL for the blackberry maps that is supposed to work with my 8703e’s internal GPS?? What is the name of the program?
Prolog said,
June 3, 2007 @ 4:54 am
Verizon has deactivated by default the built-in GPS on their Blackberry 8830. How can this be “activated” ?
Prolog said,
June 3, 2007 @ 4:56 am
What is the ENTERPRISE ACTIVATION email and password for Verizon’s Blackberry 8830 ?