whats the fastest GPS lock a verizon user can get? please list location(both geographic and structural) and what you use to get your lock quickest(rom/radio, and software)
thanks
please no sprint or other carriers who get lock within seconds.
gbenj said:
whats the fastest GPS lock a verizon user can get? please list location(both geographic and structural) and what you use to get your lock quickest(rom/radio, and software)
thanks
please no sprint or other carriers who get lock within seconds.
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ive got radio 3.39 and the lastest DCD ROM and outside, i get a lock in under 20 seconds every time. under a roof takes about 30-60 seconds. also, my COM port is 3, not 4.
edit: im in orange county, CA
aguas said:
ive got radio 3.39 and the lastest DCD ROM and outside, i get a lock in under 20 seconds every time. under a roof takes about 30-60 seconds. also, my COM port is 3, not 4.
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what do you mean by that? com port is 3 not 4...did u change something it thinking it would make it faster? any reason?
thanks
gbenj said:
what do you mean by that? com port is 3 not 4...did u change something it thinking it would make it faster? any reason?
thanks
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no, i found that after flashing from 3.27 to 3.35 (then to 3.39) that COM port 4 would not aquire GPS, but COM 3 did. just a fluke thing because no one else that i have seen uses COM 3 on google maps.
DCD 3.0.0 mixed with some of my components.
I get a lock in about 30 seconds - 1 minute using AstroGPSLauncher to launch Tom Tom. This is in Fountain Valley, CA.
If I am on the go and need a faster GPS signal acquisition I use WiFiFofum and get a signal in about 20 to 30 seconds for Tom Tom or Live Search.
Verizon user here - immediately after flashing utilizing Google Maps, I get a lock in about 45 seconds. Once I have gotten the initial lock, whenever I open up Google Maps, I usually lock in less than 10 seconds. I have left all settings alone. I am utilizing Vetvito's Black Pill (from what I understand - it's DCD's 3.0.4 with Vista flavored theme built in). I am in South Florida - West Palm Beach.
aguas said:
ive got radio 3.39 and the lastest DCD ROM and outside, i get a lock in under 20 seconds every time. under a roof takes about 30-60 seconds. also, my COM port is 3, not 4.
edit: im in orange county, CA
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What DCD ROM do you actually have, and where do you get it and the Radio ROM (I am new, and still trying to figure out where everything is)?
ZathrasOne said:
What DCD ROM do you actually have, and where do you get it and the Radio ROM (I am new, and still trying to figure out where everything is)?
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The latest and greatest is the DCD 3.1.2 with the 3.39.10 radio. THere will be a newer build shortly (per some of the experts here). If you want to upgrade your phone - the BEST thing you can do is read the WIKI located here on the site so you can understand some of the terms. After you read up on this stuff, you will find it to be a relatively painless process.
Good Luck!
I'll copy my answer from the PPCGeeks thread with the same name...
I'm in middle Tennessee with n2c 3.49.NO2.5066 from the kitchen running the 3.39.10 radio and I get a lock with GPSToday or GPSTest in 30-60 seconds for 1st lock of the day and 5-60 seconds if locked recently. Lower end of the spectrum if under a clear sky, and higher if sitting in my house (except on the livingroom couch which I can't ever get a lock, go figure..).
You can get 3.1.2 from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=391696
Also as suggest read the Wiki site it has step by step guide and radios. Make sure you run the Carrier Rom.
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Hi
whenever i open google maps and enable GPS
it'll stay as "seeking GPS satellites (0)" for like 5 minutes.
After..it'll say "GPS Active (0)"
well how can it be active if it's 0?
2 seconds later it goes back to the seeking message.
The weird thing is...when it says "GPS Active (0)" it brings me to random places in my city. Meaning it DID detect something, but then lost it immediately again.
i read the GPS guide and did whatever it said already. I had the GPS working a few weeks ago...now it's not working...even after reflashing with different ROMs.
Any help?
I am also unable to get a lock. I have Alltel and today I have tried going all the way back to stock and tried everything from 3.35, 3.39 and now I am back at 3.37 trying out ppcgeeks Titan_3.49. Everything is working great except no GPS. Using the GPS Viewer if I do a scan it does find the GPS radio on com4 but when I start it I never get a lock. I have also tried using BAF's and QuickGPS. Anyone have any idea how to get this working. At one time a while back I did have GPS working on this device.
Thanks,
mr.ellsworth
edit: I forgot to mention I also have tried out several of the differnt kitchens today in my quest to get the GPS working again including dcd 3.1.2
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I am also unable to get a lock. I have Alltel and today I have tried going all the way back to stock and tried everything from 3.35, 3.39 and now I am back at 3.37 trying out ppcgeeks Titan_3.49. Everything is working great except no GPS. Using the GPS Viewer if I do a scan it does find the GPS radio on com4 but when I start it I never get a lock. I have also tried using BAF's and QuickGPS. Anyone have any idea how to get this working. At one time a while back I did have GPS working on this device.
Thanks,
mr.ellsworth
edit: I forgot to mention I also have tried out several of the differnt kitchens today in my quest to get the GPS working again including dcd 3.1.2
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I'm not sure if this will help - but I recently discovered that if ActiveSync is running while you are trying to get a lock - it will not lock. Stop ActiveSync with task manager and try again. I've been doing this for the last three days and get a lock every time now.
Try a free diagnostic's app such as VisualGPSce that will display the satellite status. Goggle Maps leaves you rather blind as to what is going on.
Sadly, we have discovered that not all Titans are equal and some have a hardware discrepency that greatly hinders the ability to clearly receive and lock onto the satellites. I've played with a few and my personal device consistently locks to 5 or more within seconds while another with identical software settings rarely if ever locks onto 3. Others have realised the same. Try waiting up to 30 minutes to see if any locks can be achieved -- if not then there's likely no software solution.
My kids are using the Moguls in our family. I removed a bunch of junk from the Sprint ROM but it is mainly as shipped. I cannot believe how fast the Moguls on Sprint acquire the satellites. It usually takes less than a minute and is often just a few seconds.
I use the Kaiser. It takes about 3 to 5 minutes sometimes to find the satellites. Sometimes I have to use the QuickGPS program to nudge it along.
With the Mogul, the fix is extremely quick. I wish my Kaiser was as quick.
I'm running a Mogul on Sprint w/ DCD 3.04. Locks take 10+ minutes, GPSViewer shows satellites immediately, but the lock just takes a while. I verified that ActiveSync is not running.
The Mogul was purchased in Nov/Dec last year.
wizzy99 said:
I'm running a Mogul on Sprint w/ DCD 3.04. Locks take 10+ minutes, GPSViewer shows satellites immediately, but the lock just takes a while. I verified that ActiveSync is not running.
The Mogul was purchased in Nov/Dec last year.
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radio 3.35.04 took me 10+ minutes at times, 3.39.10 takes me 10 seconds.
It still takes me 10 mins to get a lock with 3.39.10, i use the GPS viewer to check for the lock.. Even with QuickGPS it takes about 10 mins.. Once it only took 6 seconds after that everything went to hell haha..
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radio 3.35.04 took me 10+ minutes at times, 3.39.10 takes me 10 seconds.
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I just upgraded to 3.1.2/3.39.10 and google maps locks very quickly. GPSViewer still isn't very fast.
I upgrade to 3.1.2 and 3.39.10 and now my GPS is out by nearly 5 miles
Guys, 3.1.2 / 3.39.10 is not your issue if gps isn't working as good as you'd like it to. If anything, 3.39.10 is MUCH better in acquiring a fix. It's pretty much an unspoken fact that the gpsone chips inside these titans are spotty and some just work better than others. Sometimes mine gets a fix within seconds, sometimes it's 2 minutes. It's a combination of weather conditions, location of the satellites, and the gps hardware. These phones do not have SIRF chips in them...let's get over it.
It's np, I reinstall 3.35 radio and now gps work fine
Something about 3.39.10 and my gps chip doesn't like each other...
My inability to get over something not working correctly has led to getting things working correctly at least for now. Since I had had GPS working quite well under the 3.35 radio and knowing that I had been jumping all over the place with flashing different radios and kitchens in my never ending quest to try things out it occurred to me that I don't know all that much about what actually goes on during a reflash of a kitchen or radio etc... I thought it could be possible that during all the reflashes that not everything is cleanly removed and reflashed. Being an Alltel user I took my phone all the way back to stock which for me was the Alltel ROM “RUU_TITAN_ALLTEL_WWE_2.14.671.3_1.40.00_Altel_0816_NV132_Ship”. I got everything back up and running on this ROM. I ended up having to enter the MSID and MDN etc... I then unlocked the phone using "titan_SPL_2.40-olipro" next having had success using Sprints 3.35 radio I flashed “RUU_TITAN_SPRINT_WWE_3.35.651.2_RS_TITAN_3.35.04_4350H_SPCS_AM_Ship” that radio back onto my phone and then flashed dcd's 3.01 kitchen. I then tried out the GPS and everything was working great. Having finally received my 2 gig micro sd card I reformatted it to fat32 with 1024 clusters and proceeded to flash the 3.39 radio using this method instead of using the test sprint ROM as I did before. I decided to try out a different kitchen this time and I put on ppcgeeks "Titan_3.49_WM6" then installed “dcd QuickGPS.cab” and "dcd VisualGPSce.cab" and my GPS is working better than ever. For all of you out there that still are having GPS problems I would recommend doing something similar to what I did here. I would be interested to hear if this helps.
mr.ellsworth
mr.ellsworth said:
My inability to get over something not working correctly has led to getting things working correctly at least for now. Since I had had GPS working quite well under the 3.35 radio and knowing that I had been jumping all over the place with flashing different radios and kitchens in my never ending quest to try things out it occurred to me that I don't know all that much about what actually goes on during a reflash of a kitchen or radio etc... I thought it could be possible that during all the reflashes that not everything is cleanly removed and reflashed. Being an Alltel user I took my phone all the way back to stock which for me was the Alltel ROM “RUU_TITAN_ALLTEL_WWE_2.14.671.3_1.40.00_Altel_0816_NV132_Ship”. I got everything back up and running on this ROM. I ended up having to enter the MSID and MDN etc... I then unlocked the phone using "titan_SPL_2.40-olipro" next having had success using Sprints 3.35 radio I flashed “RUU_TITAN_SPRINT_WWE_3.35.651.2_RS_TITAN_3.35.04_4350H_SPCS_AM_Ship” that radio back onto my phone and then flashed dcd's 3.01 kitchen. I then tried out the GPS and everything was working great. Having finally received my 2 gig micro sd card I reformatted it to fat32 with 1024 clusters and proceeded to flash the 3.39 radio using this method instead of using the test sprint ROM as I did before. I decided to try out a different kitchen this time and I put on ppcgeeks "Titan_3.49_WM6" then installed “dcd QuickGPS.cab” and "dcd VisualGPSce.cab" and my GPS is working better than ever. For all of you out there that still are having GPS problems I would recommend doing something similar to what I did here. I would be interested to hear if this helps.
mr.ellsworth
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I've tried your recommendation...however it did not make a difference
I don't know exact how you look at VisualGPSce.
On my "sig/nav" tab, there are a few vertical bars...all says 0...except two, which says 20 and 15.
Satellites in use: 0 (rarely 1)
Satellites in view: 0
Try resetting, or pull battery
After some experimentation, I now think that I can get out of the loop of not locking onto satalights buy resetting. Sometimes just turning off, other times a soft reset, and if that does not work, a shutdown plus remove battery seems to do the trick.
So, I downloaded the visual gps and I have good news and bad news. The good news is it is finding satellites so we know the GPS in my phone is working, the bad news is is isn't USING any of the damn satellites. When i'm inside my house it is only finding 1 but, when I go outside it is normally finding 3 with very strong signals and then picks up a few other ones that arn't very strong signals.
What do I do from here? We know the GPS is working, but it isn't locking. Maybe if I get it to lock somewhere other then my house and then come back it might work? I'm still under my 30 day free trial with Alltel and if I can't get this fixed I might return the phone. It is one of the main reasons I bought it and it's really pissing me off that it's not working right!!!
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What do I do from here? We know the GPS is working, but it isn't locking. Maybe if I get it to lock somewhere other then my house and then come back it might work? I'm still under my 30 day free trial with Alltel and if I can't get this fixed I might return the phone. It is one of the main reasons I bought it and it's really pissing me off that it's not working right!!!
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Sounds like you've got a bad GPS chip. If the phone is otherwise working out for you, you should bring it back to Alltel for a swap-out due to defective hardware. Do it while you are in your 30 day period to minimize any hassles with them.
-Doc
Verizon 6800
ROM: DCD 3.2.0
Radio: 3.42.30
I've used multiple GPS apps so far such as HTC GPS Tool, GPS Viewer, etc and sometimes they see 1 sat, sometimes none. I live in Portland, OR .. there's definitely satellites above =)
I've let it scan for 30+ minutes.
I have gone through all the guides so far .. soft resets, turning on and off the GPS location, using astrogos loader before trying Google Maps, Navizon, Live Search, etc.
No dice.
Any ideas?
ever since I loaded this radio I have not been having luck getting gps locks either.
exact config as yours.
I also did the gps fix that GC posted
Would like to figure this out also
Well, if multiple people have the issue with this radio, maybe its a bunk release and we need to downgrade to something like 3.24.02.
I might try it later tonight if I get the chance.
EH, nm ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=403280
Thats the release thread for the radio version we're on and people are obviously not having issues with it ... hmmmmm
Updates after more forum reading ...
I've done the GPS fix @: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=400975
I'm set to GPS Mode 2.
Still no locks.
Edit:
Another question ... if when using QPST you see that your 7500 modem is on COM5 vs where on most people's its on COM4, does that mean I should set the External GPS option on the phone to COM5 and start using that for everything going forward? I've tested both with no discernable difference in results testing .. but thought I should ask.
This may sound stupid, but have you been trying it outside or inside?
When I first tried to get a GPS lock back when I did the 2.1.0 flash, I tried in my room for hours. Sat it by my window, and the battery eventually drained trying to get a lock, with no luck.
Once I went outside, it was a completely different story. Even having the phone by a window wasn't good enough... I had to be outside to get any kind of GPS lock with it.
Issue resolved. Must have been something wrong with the radio firmware I used because I loaded another one and it worked.
Would you mind sharing which radio revision worked for you?
i just did another update dialing #228 and option 2
After the reboot, I got a lock in less than 10 seconds. Might be a coincedence but oh well.
The gps in this is so sporadic, sometimes it locks immediately, most times it takes forever
????
3.42.30 works good with sprint. Actually i get fastest lock out there out of all radios!
NotLutzik said:
3.42.30 works good with sprint. Actually i get fastest lock out there out of all radios!
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if ur on sprint you should have run the sprint gps fix, which includes updating the spring pri. you should be getting locks in under 10 seconds.
you should also be very thankful that u arent on verizon like me and happy when u get a 3 minutes gps lock.
(sometimes takes me alot more)
i still havent decided if its a phone problem or a location thing.
I live in NYC, so wherever i go im surrounded by buildings...big ones, and lots of em, so im sure this has alot to do with my crappy gps times.
anyone out there on verizon in NYC who gets good locking times?
just wondering
thanks
I was in NYC for a week and never got my GPS to work the whole time I was there. Otherwise my GPS works fine.
Now that there is a way to unlock the phone is there a way to use the internal FM Radio and GPS on the Verizon Touch Pro?
Thanks
<--Anxiously waiting.....
Not yet. We are still waiting for that function.
Scott's VZW ROM in this forum has VZ navigator working... I assume that means that aGPS is unlocked.
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Scott's VZW ROM in this forum has VZ navigator working... I assume that means that aGPS is unlocked.
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GPS is working but it's not unlocked. Its tied to VZ Nav like the stock ROM.
As far as the FM Radio I dont beleive we have one. We have a slightly differnt chip than the rest of the world as well as the lack of memory.
The reason that brings me to this conclusion: Flashed sprint ROM with a known working radio program and it just locks my phone up. Anwyas, thats my GUESS.
Not sure if anyone else has seenthis but it was posted over at PPCGEEKS this morning.
http://www.wmexperts.com/articles/verizon_relents_gps_to_open_up.html
If it's true, then we should be good to go sometiem before Christmas next year (sarcasm there).
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Not sure if anyone else has seenthis but it was posted over at PPCGEEKS this morning.
http://www.wmexperts.com/articles/verizon_relents_gps_to_open_up.html
If it's true, then we should be good to go sometiem before Christmas next year (sarcasm there).
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Yeah, but its Stand Alone GPS. Not aGPS. Stand alone sucks. Yeah, it will work if you have 10 to 15 minutes possibly to wait on a fix.
BUT I will say this... If they unlock GPS then someone should be able to unlock the aGPS ;c)
Eitherway.... I guess its better than nothing. Also, if you can get a lock wth VZNav, which is aGPS then you could just launch your normal GPS app. But eitherway, its all speculation... Lets see what happens.... I got my fingers crossed!
Just an FYI, on the GSM Variants were finding improved GPS with aGPS disabled...
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Yeah, but its Stand Alone GPS. Not aGPS. Stand alone sucks. Yeah, it will work if you have 10 to 15 minutes possibly to wait on a fix.
BUT I will say this... If they unlock GPS then someone should be able to unlock the aGPS ;c)
Eitherway.... I guess its better than nothing. Also, if you can get a lock wth VZNav, which is aGPS then you could just launch your normal GPS app. But eitherway, its all speculation... Lets see what happens.... I got my fingers crossed!
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I noticed that myself and a few other people are having problems getting a quick lock (or at all) over the past few days. It took me a few minutes today to get a lock and I am wondering if anyone (GC you still out there?) can test if the aGPS server was changed or if there is a reason this is different. I went through and nothing has changed for me.
I am willing to reflash to test but wanted to see if anyone on verizon could verify problems or an IP change for the server.
I noticed the same thing today..Took a long time.
I had problems too yesterday. Later towards the day I got it real fast again. Today still fast. Glad to see I wasn't the only one.
What is the current IP for the QPST method fix?
I tried the tutorial by GC14 for the first time, today, and I couldnt get a lock at all
Was is the same issue you guys had? Or did I do something wrong.
I have now tried this with a DCD rom/radio and the MR1 rom/radio, both gets no fix at all, and I tried it outdoors in open area away from buildings.
Whats the deal? (and what's the current IP please)
Thanks
I noticed it yesterday (3/4) but I just saw this thread and figured I would try it again. Got a lock in 3secs.
As of yesterday I can no longer get GPS locks at all. No matter what the application they sit there waiting for the GPS forever. Before yesterday it would work flawlessly and under 5-10 second locks. now .. nothing.
Anyone else still having trouble?
Also, does anyone have a link to any updated configuration requirements, such as the newest IP, etc? I can't find the instructions page on the wiki.
Thanks!
Soft-reset your phone.
No problems here, usually in under 10 sec
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Soft-reset your phone.
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That is always the first thing I do after checking settings for any problem. I have been around for a while and try not to start threads unless I believe that it may be a situation that is not just me floundering around. I saw some other people complaining here and on PPC geeks about how it seemed that aGPS wasn't helping to lock, and it was confirmed by a few, for whatever reason.
I think it may have been a regional problem, or something to do with the towers that was isolated to the past couple of days. Today this evening it was back to normal.
Things have changed a bit after VZW picked up Alltell towers. Someone correct me if I am wrong, but VZW was previously paying Sprint or other providers to use their towers and then picked up Alltell towers that had some of the same coverage, VZW discontinued paying Sprint to borrow the signal for that area even if the Alltell signal is weaker.
I have driven an hour to work for seven years and days after the acquisition there are new dead spots in places that always had great reception, now it drops like clockwork in the same exact spot. It may be that the technology for those towers are being upgraded and they are working out some of the bugs, but what do I know.
HELP - No satellites, no lock, nothing!
ARGG! Someone please help. Here is the deal...
I have a Verizon Titan, and was running DCD 3.2.6 with 3.42.50 Radio. I decided I wanted to try the MR1 Verizon stock rom, so I upgraded to it and it's included radio. Then I did GC14's QPST tutorial for Verizon on his wiki page. It found satellites in TomTom, but would NEVER get a lock. I didn't like it, and the ROM was kinda slow anyway, so I flashed back to the previous DCD 3.2.6/radio setup.
I now do not even get an attempt at connecting. When I run TomTom is just searches for satellites for ever, but never even finds one. So I am not even finding the satellites, much less locking on. What happened? Before I did any of this I would gte a lock in about a minute or two. Now I cannot even find satellites!
HELP
Hmm, I misread your first post, I swore I saw you say you had Qwest, oh well.
Anyways, install an older Verizon rom that was pre-gps and then go thru the normal steps to unlock, and update the phone. Never install MR1 or MR2 again unless you want to have to do this all over again.
MR1 and MR2 both disable GPS via a PRI update that prevents any non authorized app from accessing GPS, tho there is a tool you can add that will allow some gps apps to work, but it only works if you leave MR1 installed, if you downgrade back to 3.2.6 without following my instructions above, then it won't work, period.
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Hmm, I misread your first post, I swore I saw you say you had Qwest, oh well.
Anyways, install an older Verizon rom that was pre-gps and then go thru the normal steps to unlock, and update the phone. Never install MR1 or MR2 again unless you want to have to do this all over again.
MR1 and MR2 both disable GPS via a PRI update that prevents any non authorized app from accessing GPS, tho there is a tool you can add that will allow some gps apps to work, but it only works if you leave MR1 installed, if you downgrade back to 3.2.6 without following my instructions above, then it won't work, period.
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Quest? hmm, no not me, been Verizon for the past 5 years.
Anyway, I relocked and downgraded to the 2.09 stock verizon ROM and old SPL. Now, I upgraded to the 3.42.50 radio and 3.2.6 DCD ROM. I discovered that there is a new TomTom version out, so I am currently aquiring that with new maps and all, but is there a program I can use NOW just to see if I get a fast GPS fix? one that doesnt have maps or anything, just a satellite status application basically?
-thanks, crobs808
I remembered I could use GPS Tuner, so nevermind on the request. I will post what happens after I figure out the new TomTom 7.915
Holy Flippin Cow!
I have a GPS fix deep inside a building, lol. WOW. Thanks everyone for the help, you guys are truly amazing at what you do, and give without reward. Thank you
Now using Tomtom 7.915 with USA+Canada maps 825.2159
crobs808 said:
Holy Flippin Cow!
I have a GPS fix deep inside a building, lol. WOW. Thanks everyone for the help, you guys are truly amazing at what you do, and give without reward. Thank you
Now using Tomtom 7.915 with USA+Canada maps 825.2159
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GPS issues are resolved for me too, and the new Tomtom is faster.
My idea is if the gps is working fine on the htc hd2.
Is it possible to cook those files and software in a rom for the raphael.
And then look if the raphael gets a faster gps fix without 3de party software or other tricks.
This is just an idea of my to try it out and watch what happens.
So if you like this idea can you try this out in your new rom ?
Thank you already
Do you think that 10-30 seconds is too long for a GPS fix? That's how fast is GPS fix on my Raph.
If it is 10 -30 sec a would be happy.
I would get nothing or i would wait 1h 30m.
It's very annoying if i have a fix and then it is gone again.
I have used a lot of programs registery tricks or other tweaks roms and radio's but i won't work for me.
I am using the gps for walking in the forest so i can get my way back.
Several times i was lost and needed to find my way back on my own.
And it won't hurt to try this out.
If this works out with the htc hd2 files and programs other cooks can use those files in there roms.
Check your radio number, then install suitable rilphone to it and then use QuickGPS
Currently getting GPS location under 30 seconds consistently by directly starting google maps.
Using:
Latest Energyrom 10/29
Radio 1.14.25.35 with corresponding rilphone.dll
I've never found any benefit to using 3rd party apps except maybe for enjoying the beautiful screen gpstest shows for 5 minutes before it even starts to work.
There are rare times when I can't get a gps lock with google maps when i actually tried gpstest only to realize that it can't get a lock either.
One thing you can try is to simply run quickgps before you use gps...especially if you're in a new area.
Seems like in the woods (geocaching), the GPS really fails to track anything. If you move slower than 1mph, it really doesn't update your location, and you can be walking for a mile. Walk faster and it'll find your location lickety split.
I get a fix in about 15 seconds on the second floor of my house with my Raphael. It just hates tracking when you're walking slow. :/
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Seems like in the woods (geocaching), the GPS really fails to track anything. If you move slower than 1mph, it really doesn't update your location, and you can be walking for a mile. Walk faster and it'll find your location lickety split.
I get a fix in about 15 seconds on the second floor of my house with my Raphael. It just hates tracking when you're walking slow. :/
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Interesting... Now I know why my raph gets a fix faster when in a moving car, rather than when I sit at home
And yes, running QuickGPS before Google Maps really helped me a lot...
So that is why i can't get a fix in the woods i need to move fast really fast to get a fix.
So raphael gps is only useable in my car.
But what will happen if whe use the htc hd2 gps drivers on the raphael ?
If this makes the raphael gps better why not trying it out?
I would like to port it to the raphael but i don't have the know how to do it.
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So that is why i can't get a fix in the woods i need to move fast really fast to get a fix.
So raphael gps is only useable in my car.
But what will happen if whe use the htc hd2 gps drivers on the raphael ?
If this makes the raphael gps better why not trying it out?
I would like to port it to the raphael but i don't have the know how to do it.
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Those drivers won't work on your device. The hardware is different. I can't even use Topaz GPS drivers on my device without breaking GPS completely.
Thank you captain for your answer.
So i now know it won't work because of the hardware now i can spend the time on something else.