sarahsbloke Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 So I have the Novatel MC760 USB Dongle (CAT CDMA) Advertised as having GPS inside But I can't find anywhere explaining what software I can use with it or how to? Anyone out there have knowledge of this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiLife Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Hi , I have a MC727 CAT CDMA USB modem and I looked for the same answer, and came to the conclusion the GPS can only be activated by a carrier in the USA TL :jap: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiLife Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Ive just spotted this .. Last Updated: Sep 04, 2010 In order to use GPS with a desktop GPS application such as Microsoft's Streets and Trips, you must first enable GPS on the device, find the configured GPS com port (also referred to as NMEA port) on your desktop (Note port will differ in each desktop) and configure the GPS application to use the GPS com port. The GPS application must be NMEA compliant. Please refer to the Sprint SmartView client for help information. Note: The device GPS capability was tested for compliance with GPS standards. However the device was not tested with all possible GPS applications available in the market, for question or issues related to your GPS application please use your GPS application guide or contact your GPS application provider. TL :jap: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digitalbanana Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Not sure what I'm missing here, but having owned the MC727 modem and read about the MC760 I am left wondering where the GPS comes into it mentioned by both of you? These devices are USB CDMA EVDO modems not GPS receivers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahsbloke Posted October 3, 2010 Author Share Posted October 3, 2010 (edited) Not sure what I'm missing here, but having owned the MC727 modem and read about the MC760 I am left wondering where the GPS comes into it mentioned by both of you? These devices are USB CDMA EVDO modems not GPS receivers?They are advertised as having a built-in GPS receiver and it appears on my system Trying to use Franson GPSGate to forward the Port to Google Earth ..... Franson says no data coming in! Edited October 3, 2010 by sarahsbloke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiLife Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Not sure what I'm missing here, but having owned the MC727 modem and read about the MC760 I am left wondering where the GPS comes into it mentioned by both of you? These devices are USB CDMA EVDO modems not GPS receivers? Info - Link TL :jap: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHJ Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 install the sprint version of the watcher(comes with updated drivers) and it'll ask you to enable GPS or not. be sure to have a copy of the catcdma profile and/or username and password to create a new one on the sprint watcher. link : http://shop.sprint.com/en/software_downloads/mobile_broadband/novatel_ovation_u760.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digitalbanana Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Odd, my MC727 modem user manual doesn't even mention GPS at all. Good luck, I no longer have the hardware, gave it to a colleague last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfhead Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Click on READY and type ##gps to bring up the GPS status menu It never found any satellites for me,but I have never used it outdoors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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