Don't have a $1,500 GPS system in your car or a $750 device on the dash? No problem. Soon, anyone with a cell phone will be able to have a navigation system with turn-by-turn routing and voice instructions. That's the promise of Verizon's new service, VZ Navigator, which will be available as a $10-a-month or $3-a-day location-based service (LBS). The $3-for-24-hours service will provide an option for someone who needs the navigation service for just a day or two, while traveling. The monthly fee is per phone; initially, Verizon is offering no discounted family plan for multiple phones.
Coming Soon to a Phone Near You
The Verizon service is launching initially on only one phone, the just-announced Motorola V325, a mid-range $80 handset. Other phones will follow in 2006. Verizon wouldn't say if existing phones with GPS receivers can be adapted; analysts think that's unlikely, though, because carriers generally want their subscribers to buy new phones and lock in service contracts for another year or two, to get new features.
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