GPS on Cingular, using the 8800c anyway, is free.
You can use BB Maps for basic gps navigation. It's free but you have to load it by "less than straightforward" means. Google Maps doesn't support the GPS on the 8800 but just came out for GPS support for other phones (PocketPC I think). Also, there is a nice, program called Infoseek FindIt that uses the gps in the 8800; the program is free.
If you want to subscribe to TeleNav GPS Navigation, that costs $6 or $10 a month depending on the plan you get. It gives you what you'd expect from a gps, points of interest, re-routing, voice directions, etc. There are a few others, but not yet for the 8800 (Garmin and Mapquest).
My understanding is that Verizon has actually disabled the gps on the phone from working. You can't, for example, use BB Maps for navigation on the phone nor can you use any of the other free or pay services to get GPS information from the phone. I doubt anyone knows for sure what they'll do with the 88xx when they get it.
Regards-Michael G.
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