Here are some of Verizon Wireless GPS enabled phones:

* Samsung Juke
* HTC XV6900
* Palm Treo 700wx
* Samsung-SCHu550
* Samsung Glyde
* LG Decoy
* LG Voyager
* LG enV2

T-Mobile offers the NaviGate BlueKit that uses Bluetooth and GPS satellite technology to allow customers to transform their mobile phones into car navigation systems. This service offers route instructions and near real-time traffic updates, with route alternatives.

Here are some of T-Mobile's GPS enabled phones:

* Blackberry 8820
* Blackberry 8120
* Nokia 6650

Understandably, GPS companies are threatened by the growing popularity of free cell phone GPS tracking enabled mobile phones and navigation services offered by mobile phone carriers. Many customers prefer GPS enabled handsets because of its cheaper price. Let's face it; no one wants to pay around $400 on a standalone GPS navigation system when they can get it on their mobile phone. To counter the threat offered by cell phones that offer GPS, some car GPS companies have proceeded to manufacture their own mobile GPS phone.

Garmin, one of the top car GPS manufacturers, impressed many mobile phone experts when they unveiled the Garmin Nuvifone. Not only did Garmin produce a GPS centric mobile phone, the company also developed a device that can compete with the top mobile phones in the market. The Nuvifone is an all-in-one, sleek and slim, touch screen device that combines a premium phone, mobile web-browser, and a cutting-edge personal navigator. This Garmin GPS mobile phone also works with an online service that offers constantly updated information such as real-time traffic, fuel prices, stock prices, sports scores, news reports, local events and weather forecasts.

The increasing numbers of GPS enabled mobile devices indicate that customers find the service desirable. In fact, a forecast from Parks Associates predicts that global shipments of GPS-enabled mobile devices will grow at 40% per year for the next five years. Experts expect that more than 834 million units will be shipped in in 2012 and that GPS will become a standard feature offered by mobile phones.

There are also some GPS solutions for people who do not own smartphones. Mobile phone carriers have taken advantage of the increasing value of GPS functionality so they are now offering some kind of location-based service. For instance, AT&T and T-Mobile subscribers can get GPS service from TeleNav GPS Navigator. Verizon Wireless also offers GPS services from VZ Navigator on handsets like the Motorola Razor V3m. Outdoor enthusiasts subscribing to Sprint can get the Trimble GPS Pack.

These GPS services provide customers with color maps and turn-by-turn driving directions. Customers can also search for local businesses and even use their GPS equipped phones to get traffic updates. These services charge a subscription fee to customers who want to benefit from the GPS information. Similar features can also be acquired by downloading Google Maps for Mobile to cell phones or smart phones. There are no charges for the download, but customers have to sign up for a data plan to get the airtime needed to retrieve maps, and traffic information with cell phone gps.

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