I actually saw a note on one of my recent Verizon statements that said "we will no longer activate phones that are not 911 capable after" some time that already passed in 2005. I sure hope my StarTac is 911 capable, but if "911" means "GPS positioning", than forget it.

I'd heard they federal law <?> allowed a certain small percentage of phones on a provider's network to not be GPS capable. Maybe Verizon's trying to shrink that percentage.