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Verizon unlocks Touch Pro's GPS

Posted on Tuesday, Jun 9, 2009 by Phil Nickinson

Filed Under: News; Tags: verizon, update, unlock, rom, gps, firmware

We've been pushing and pushing for Verizon to unlock the GPS on its smartphones, and it looks like they're finally starting to get the job done.

A new ROM has been released for the HTC Touch Pro, says PhoneNews. [via] Version 1.08 opens up GPS for use in Google Maps as well as Live Search for Mobile. A commenter also notes that the GPS even works in airplane mode. The update also gives visual voicemail and a new voice codec.

~~For now, PhoneNews has the only~~ ~~link to the update, but keep an eye out for one from Verizon itself.~~ UPDATE: That previous ROM had a bug, apparently. New link here.

Now, about unlocking GPS on your other phones, Verizon ...

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Very good news for Verizon, they are making a step in the right direction.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 06/09/2009 - 12:01.

anyone tried this yet?

Submitted by blancmik on Tue, 06/09/2009 - 13:15.

Seems like they are taking their sweet time to unlock something that should be so simple. Any idea when more phones will be un-locked and whether new phones going forward will come out un-locked from the get go or will they be released locked and then have a ROM update to un-lock them later?

Submitted by evcard on Tue, 06/09/2009 - 14:26.

Can't find anything on Verizon about his. I still think it's a hoax.

Submitted by Jeff (not verified) on Wed, 06/10/2009 - 09:33.

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