Poll: Do you use the GPS in your phone?

A lot of middle to high-end phones being sold nowadays come with GPS and/or A-GPS support and I wondered if people really use them at all.

Our poll this time is for phone users — if they use the built-in GPS in their phones. Most of my experience with using GPS is while driving to places I’m not familiar with. Instead of the physical maps (I have one of those EazyMaps), I often Google Maps and GPS to give me some sense of direction.

How about you? Is the GPS in your phone an unused feature or have you found some good use for it? Let me know by leaving a comment and adding your vote in the poll section.

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

https://www.yugatech.com

24 Comments

Paul says:

16 years ago

GPS? Can we track our cellphones by this feature?
e.g. Stolen, Lost, etc.
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jhay says:

16 years ago

My phone doesn’t have GPS and to be honest, I see no practical use for it as of now. Perhaps when Google Maps has a more extensive coverage of the Philippines I’ll get a phone with GPS.
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BigBird says:

16 years ago

CP Products lack demonstrations. People are just darn so excited with cool new gadgets.

If you where to buy a Car or a wireless electric fan you want to see the demo first before getting 1, similar to SM deptstore demo.

But now, more on the “WOW factor” or this gatget have it all and not use it.
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taksan says:

16 years ago

@bigbird
i agree, most people prefer buying phones that are talked about, expensive, and just the “in” thing.

i bet some doesn’t even know their phone has GPS!
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TechPinas says:

16 years ago

Voted! :) Hehehe.

http://www.techpinas.com
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rogerd says:

16 years ago

we used the GPS to win a contest.
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BigBird says:

16 years ago

@rogerd

Congratulations! Winning the most difficult category in 2times in a row. Wow
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Tina says:

16 years ago

I agree GPS in other countries would be very useful but I don’t think pinoys would be comfortable using it. I have one but I don’t Use it. :(

-Tina-

http://manilainformer.blogspot.com
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ralph says:

16 years ago

when i start gps it says “would you like to turn on bluetooth….?” then pag press ko ng on walang nangyari pano ba to..

unit ko 6120 classic
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Bon says:

16 years ago

GPS has real-world uses when you’re in real estate development such as myself. It’s a dead-easy way to measure distances when doing site inspections of large parcels. All you have to do is mark points along the boundary of the parcel and measure the distance traveled.
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