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Old 02-24-2009, 12:51 PM   #1
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directly below the connection type (upper right part of screen)....

there is a crosshair followed by 3 parentheses )))

what does this mean ?
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Old 02-24-2009, 12:54 PM   #2
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That is your GPS the three ))) means that your location is on .
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i thought it was something to do with GPS....thanks.

now, in the options, the only disable feature is for location aiding....is there a way to turn GPS off on the phone if i wanted to ?
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i thought it was something to do with GPS....thanks.

Now, in the options, the only disable feature is for location aiding....is there a way to turn GPS off on the phone if i wanted to ?
Not completely the under GPS Services is either going to be Location On or E911 Only
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Wait can they hear me if my phone is not in a call?
only paranoid people try to turn this off... thanks for reminding me.

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