By Allan Keiter

Thanks to the Global Positioning System (GPS), cell phone companies can now offer a number of location-based services to their subscribers. These include turn-by-turn navigation to help you get around and family locator services to help you keep tabs on children. Like car-based navigation systems, these GPS phones can also help you find the nearest coffee shop or movie theater. The phones below are GPS-capable, with the associated carrier offering some or all of the services mentioned, as well as others, for a monthly fee.  Visit http://www.myrateplan.com/gps_cell_phone/ for more information on these and other GPS-capable devices.

Samsung Blackjack II (AT&T):  Better than the original Blackjack; full QWERTY keyboard, 2 megapixel camera and high speed data. Available in black and dark red.

AT&T Tilt (AT&T): 3 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, full QWERTY keyboard with tilt touch-screen, MP3 player and up to 3 GB of expandable memory.

LG Venus (Verizon):   A galaxy of features in a slim profile, including touch navigation, slide-out keypad and a 2 megapixel camera.

LG Voyager (Verizon): Huge external touch-screen, QWERTY keyboard with well-spaced keys, 2 megapixel camera and full HTML browser.

Samsung Alias (Verizon): Unique dual flip phone that is well suited for heavy use of text messaging; offers a megapixel camera, Bluetooth and music player.

BlackBerry Pearl 8130 (Sprint):   Available in amethyst or red, the very popular Pearl sports a 2 megapixel camera, external memory slot, high speed data and stereo Bluetooth.

Palm Centro  (Sprint):  Inexpensive PDA, available in red, black or pink with a megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth and full QWERTY keyboard.

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