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GPS (BlackBerry Pearl™ 8220™)
Global Positioning System (GPS) is only available on a device that has a Bluetooth GPS receiver.* For information on how to pair a Bluetooth device, go to Bluetooth® (BlackBerry Pearl™ 8220™).
You can use the GPS technology on your BlackBerry® device to get your GPS location and to use location-based applications and services. For example, a location-based application can use your GPS location to provide you with driving directions.
By default, location aiding is turned on to improve the performance of the GPS technology. When location aiding is turned on, your BlackBerry® device connects to a central server periodically, which can increase your data service charges. To avoid these charges, you can turn off location aiding, but it might take longer for your device to get your GPS location.
Activating and deactivating location aiding ›
Getting directions ›

Activating and deactivating location aiding

NOTE: GPS is only available on the device by using a Bluetooth® GPS receiver. For information on how to pair a Bluetooth device, go to Bluetooth® (BlackBerry Pearl™ 8220™).
By default, location aiding is turned on to improve the performance of the GPS technology. When location aiding is turned on, your BlackBerry® device connects to a central server periodically, which can increase your data service charges. To avoid these charges, you can turn off location aiding, but it might take longer for your device to get your GPS location.
Once the receiver is paired, perform the following steps to activate or deactivate location aiding:
1. At the main screen, press the Menu key.
2. Scroll to the Settings icon and press the trackball.
3. Scroll to the Options icon and press the trackball.
4. Scroll to Advanced Options and press the trackball.
5. Scroll to GPS and press the trackball.
6. Scroll to GPS Services and press the trackball.
7. Scroll to Location ON or Location Off and press the trackball.
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Getting directions

To get directions, perform the following steps:
1. At the main screen, press the Menu key.
2. Scroll to the Applications icon and press the trackball.
3. Scroll to the Maps icon and press the trackball.
4. Press the Menu key.
5. Scroll to Get Directions and press the trackball.
6. Under Select Start Location, scroll to Enter Address and press the trackball.
NOTE: You can also scroll to From Contacts and press the trackball. Scroll to the contact and press the trackball.
7. Enter the address.
8. Scroll to Search and press the trackball.
9. Under Select End Location, scroll to Enter Address and press the trackball.
10. Enter the address.
11. Scroll to Search and press the trackball.
12. Scroll to Fastest Route, Shortest Route, Avoid Highways, or Avoid Tolls, and then press the trackball.
13. Scroll to Search and press the trackball. The driving directions display.
14. To see a map of the route, press the trackball to select View On Map.
*The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by T-Mobile is under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners.

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