Verizon Cell Phone Navigation

Paper Summary:

This paper describes Verizon's VZ Navigator service. The paper explains that, after downloading the VZ Navigator applet into his or her cell phone, the subscriber uses the phone keypad to feed in a city and street address or zip code; whereby, the phone immediately fixes on the destination by searching for the GPS-equipped nearest cell tower. The author relates that the servers of the phone service provider download mapping information to the subscriber's cellphone; thereafter, the handset is disconnected from the network, the phone locks onto the orbiting GPS satellites and the routing begins using an online map that is mobile while traveling. The paper reports that the system functions comparatively well; however, when the voice warns about forthcoming turns, there are occasions when street names are not pronounced right, the wrong name is given as a result of an error in the data entry of the central server or the mapping information is outdated.

From the Paper:

"The second menu is local search that provides basic searching tool informing about "local ATMs and Banks, Attraction and Recreation, Automotive, Business services, Health Care, Lodging, Personal Services, Places of Worship, shopping etc". The third menu of My Places provides quick access to the frequently locations which are being used. The Maps menu provides the maps of the area with real time updating, while moving. The Options menu allows changing the GPS options from metric unit display download options and altering the voice and detail of the VZ Navigator voice announcer."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Oryl, Michael. Video Review: Verizon VZ Navigator GPS Navigation. 12 June, 2006. Retrieved from http://www.mobileburn.com/review.jsp?Id=2443&Page=1#p1s2 Accessed 22 July, 2006
• Verizon's VZ Navigator and Motorola v325 Review. Retrieved from http://www.andybrain.com/extras/verizon-vz-navigator-review.htm Accessed 22 July, 2006
• Verizon Unveils Cell Phone Navigation. PC Magazine. 7 December, 2005. Retrieved from http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1897253,00.asp Accessed 22 July, 2006
• Verizon Wireless Expands VZ Navigator Location-Based Service to the V. Directions Magazine. 5 April, 2006. Retrieved from http://www.directionsmag.com/press.releases/index.php?duty=Show&id=14496&trv=1 Accessed 22 July, 2006
• Verizon Wireless VZ Navigator: CNET editor's review. Retrieved from http://reviews.cnet.com/Verizon_Wireless_VZ_Navigator/4514-3638_7-31814632.html Accessed 22 July, 2006

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