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Ron H

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The Location & Security settings no longer has a "Use wireless networks" check box, but does have a new "VZW location services" check box.

Are they the same thing, or is there now a difference?

Thanks,
Ron
 
Ron H said:
The Location & Security settings no longer has a "Use wireless networks" check box, but does have a new "VZW location services" check box.

Are they the same thing, or is there now a difference?

Thanks,
Ron
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I think they just gave it a new name. Well that's what the lady at verizon customer support said. But you never know with those people.
 
I've noticed that whenever I use any type of GPS toggle widget in GB..instead of just turning the GPS on/off, it brings up the 'location and security' menu - and then i need to x out, etc. very annoying.

anyone else notice/anyway around that?
 
Aggie12 said:
The motorola toggle doesn't do that for me. Just turns it on/off
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ahh, sorry for my stupidity..i just checked it and that toggle does work properly..it's just that it's so ugly, haha..

i like using 'widgetsoid' to really customize where and how i put everything..sigh.
 
Ron H said:
The Location & Security settings no longer has a "Use wireless networks" check box, but does have a new "VZW location services" check box.

Are they the same thing, or is there now a difference?

Thanks,
Ron
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I don't believe so. Google Location Services is using wifi location for GPS assist. Verizon Location Services uses towers for GPS assist. Similar concepts of using a known location to speed up gps lock and assist areas with bad GPS signal.
 
Power control toggles seem to work fine so far.

And yes as far as I know, this is the same tower triangulation that was called wireless networks.

Since Verizion is part of the coding of the stock rom, they changed the name. incase you forgot who your carrier was.
 
Thanks for the responses.

I just spent almost 30 minutes with Verizon technical customer service, bumped up to the third level because the first two didn't have the answer. And neither did the third.

They suggested I call Motorola or Google (for something called VZW location services)
 
i was under the impression VZW location services was just getting your approx location based off of the cell towers and this was NOT 3G service.
i know there were a bunch of people complaining that the "Gingerblur" broke the ability to turn off the 3G network to their phone.

like i said, on APEX RC2, which is AOSP based, i have the ability to turn on/off 3G under wireless and networks>mobile networks>data enabled
then i also have google location service under location and security. so they are NOT the same thing.
i think, for whatever reason, VZW blocked the ability to turn off 3G on their gingerbread build.
 
Turdbogls said:
i was under the impression VZW location services was just getting your approx location based off of the cell towers and this was NOT 3G service.
i know there were a bunch of people complaining that the "Gingerblur" broke the ability to turn off the 3G network to their phone.

like i said, on APEX RC2, which is AOSP based, i have the ability to turn on/off 3G under wireless and networks>mobile networks>data enabled
then i also have google location service under location and security. so they are NOT the same thing.
i think, for whatever reason, VZW blocked the ability to turn off 3G on their gingerbread build.
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3G/data can be disabled in stock GB by going to menu >settings >Battery and data manager >data delivery and either place or remove the check mark from Data Enabled. Widgetsoid's 3G on/off toggle work fine with GB also.

The "VZW Location services" uses cell towers to figure your location.

1. VZW Location Services: Uses Verizon cell towers to triangulate your position.


2. GPS: Uses GPS satellites.


3. Google Location Services: Uses a combination of IP address and wi-fi access points to determine your location.
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Ron H said:
Thanks for the responses.

I just spent almost 30 minutes with Verizon technical customer service, bumped up to the third level because the first two didn't have the answer. And neither did the third.

They suggested I call Motorola or Google (for something called VZW location services)
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o.0

wow..
 
RWil85 said:
ahh, sorry for my stupidity..i just checked it and that toggle does work properly..it's just that it's so ugly, haha..

i like using 'widgetsoid' to really customize where and how i put everything..sigh.
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I use Switch Pro which gives me the option to toggle GPS or bring up the settings screen. I think I had to reset that option after the GB upgrade. Anyway, Switch Pro looks nice and is pretty configurable (both visually and with what it toggles). I really like the no-background look (which they don't show in the app-store screen shots). I NEVER buy apps - and I bought that one.
 
Verizon's response to my customer service email:

"I am happy to assist you today by explaining that the "VZW Location Services" is VZ Navigator. Effective 05/01/2011, in time for the travel season, you can enjoy a 30-day free trial subscription to VZ Navigator on select Android Smartphones."

There are several more sentences encouraging me to buy VZ Navigator, and that's it.

Ron
 
Ron H said:
Verizon's response to my customer service email:

"I am happy to assist you today by explaining that the "VZW Location Services" is VZ Navigator. Effective 05/01/2011, in time for the travel season, you can enjoy a 30-day free trial subscription to VZ Navigator on select Android Smartphones."

There are several more sentences encouraging me to buy VZ Navigator, and that's it.

Ron
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VZ Navigator may use the GPS or the cell towers to find you but the "VZW Location Services" alone is not the navigator.

Read this info that i posted a little farther up this post.

http://androidforums.com/motorola-d...d-settings-location-security.html#post2816666
 
I understand what you said, and I think you are correct; I'm just reporting Verizon's response.
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Verizon can be clueless sometimes, but you probably already know that. I've called them 3 times before with the same issue (not related to this thread) and got 3 different responses.
 
Airmaxx23 said:
Verizon can be clueless sometimes, but you probably already know that. I've called them 3 times before with the same issue (not related to this thread) and got 3 different responses.
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Absolutely! Recently my Gallery stopped opening. The first thing the Verizon rep wanted me to to was download an ATK because the problem was "too many open apps preventing the Gallery from opening". Instead I closed all open apps using Go Launcher, which did not fix the problem.

Then, when he saw I was using Go Launcher, he said that was the cause. Then he wanted me to eliminate all my apps, one by one.

I found the very simple solution right here on the Android Forums.
 
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