Apple iPhone 3G in Egypt to have GPS disabled?
December 10th, 2008 Leave a comment Visited 51 times, 1 so far today
Apple iPhone 3G in Egypt to have GPS disabled?
New York Times has reported that Apple had to disable the GPS functionality of its Apple iPhone 3G mobile device to get it approved for launch in Egypt.
The company is currently in talks with the mobile service providers in China to launch this iconic mobile phone in the world’s largest mobile phone market.
The newspaper report said that the company modified the iPhone for Egypt to meet the requirements of the government.
Egypt had reportedly shown concerns that the GPS functionality could become a potential security risk as it enables the user to pinpoint the location of military bases.
The Chinese market could see the launch of a crippled iPhone as well.
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Rajesh Dogra
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December 11th, 2008 at 5:49 pm
There’s still hope!
This is what Apple wants us to expect:
From http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2432
GPS is not available while in Egypt or when using an Egyptian iPhone and you may experience the following:
1- An iPhone purchased in Egypt does not have GPS enabled. {In Testing Phase}
2- An iPhone purchased in Egypt that is used outside of Egypt does not have GPS enabled {In Testing Phase}
3- Any iPhone used while roaming in Egypt does not have GPS enabled {Working & Apple will be disappointed, or let us say the OTHERS who doesn’t want us to use it will be really disappointed}
4- An unlocked iPhone used with an Egyptian carrier’s SIM does not have GPS enabled {In Testing Phase}
5- When using Maps in the scenarios above, the blue marker does not appear, and instead a circle is used to show your approximate location and other applications that use Location Services do not provide GPS coordinates