[Q] GPS - Settings? - Motorola Photon 4G

I am getting very frustrated with my GPS. I use it constantly and more often than not I have to reboot my phone or clear cache on Google maps to get it to connect. Is there anyway to boost the antennae strength like say in QPST or something like that? If anyone knows that would be excellent.
Also, I have had 3 different phones all do the same thing, and so does my buddies who works for Sprint. So it is not the phone. Any help would be appreciated.
-DJ

Not sure I have had the epic and nexus and the GPS on those phones has the same GPS problems but I found that clearing the cache was the issue it would just nit let the GPS lock. So on my photon I have never wiped the cache and my GPS has been super fast and always works. I found the only way to fox the GPS was to factory reset or flash a new ROM.
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Android Market Problems over Cellular Network

First off, I love my Atrix, but there are just a couple of small problems with it, nothing to major.
The one that I have not seen discussed here (maybe just my phone) is the market being wonky over AT&T's network. Here is what happens...
Ill be on AT&T's network trying to do things on the market like update an app or install a new one, but when I start the market up, it gives an error about not being able to access the network. The thing is though, I have a strong 3G signal.
My fix is annoying, but it works. I go to another app that uses network data and load something so it *establishes* a connection to the network, then, when I go back into the market, it works 100%. I was just wondering if this is a problem anyone else has had and if so what their fixes are?
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I had this problem and here's what I did go to manage applications and click all filter at top(2nd from right) and clear the data and cache from all the google stuff like google services framework (also download manager, google backup transport) and then go to market and clean the data and cache. at this point when you tried to get your market it give you an error message but don't worry about that just give it a few minutes then turn on your wifi and connect to the market through wifi then from there turn on your data connection. If still getting error just reboot and should be fine with same original issue. Last go back and clear data and cache from market and hit uninstall updates. Wallah done. READ THIS BF STARTING. I don't know what part or all of that fixed it but that's the order I went in and that's the results I got you can skip right to the end with just the market clearing in on installing updates or you can do the whole process. Your call.
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I am having the same exact problem as you and I use the same cheap solution...and the scary thing is that it sometimes just happens when using a browser too...it says that there is no internet despite the fact that I clearly have a strong signal that says h+...and the upload and download arrows disappear, not just fade to grey signifying no traffic....does anyone have a solution? Unrooted 4.1.57
Was just about to post this xD It's quite irritating.

Data Connection failed

the other day i was accidentally turned off data connection from the status bar pull down so i turned it back on since i always use it. since then my data connection has been very spotty and 90% of the time when i try to use market or the browser it says data connection unavailable/failed. data works fine with wifi on, but not when im just using network data. anyone have any suggestions?
By the way im running comrom with the TW4 theme
Not on commit rim but I had a similar issue, clear cache and data in every appear that was running, then a quick *228 and a reboot, no problems since. It might work for you as well and if not what did you really lose anyway.
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[Q] (SOLVED) No Internet Access on MIUI 1.6.24.1

Since installing MIUI 1.6.24.1 I do not have internet/data access on my phone.
I can make/receive phone calls and txts, however I cannot connect to Google or Android Market.
I have tried EA28, EC01, and EC09 modems with multiple battery pulls (both plugged in and not) between each with no effect.
When trying to input my account info for Market I get "Can't establish a reliable data connection to the server." Normally (on UKB 2.1) I have full service at my desk. My "3G" icon is constantly flickering on and off and under About Phone 3G Service only stays connected for a second then switches back to "Connecting".
Am I missing something?
Jp
Update: Solution found - See Post #25
Dial *228. The keypad won't pop up so hold menu and press 1 on the keyboard to reprogram your phone. I had that happen this morning. I didn't realize I didn't have internet since I was using wifi all night after I flashed it. The voice prompt will tell you it succeeded but the UI will say it failed. You'll lose service. Just reboot. Worst case scenario, if you still don't have any service at all shut down then pull the battery. Boot back up and you should be good.
Still no Internet.
My 3G connection only ever stays active for 8 sec.
I am currently on EC09 Radio which I really havent used much. However, I have found that for me EA28 was usually the most reliable Radio. Is it possible that EC09 just doesn't work well for me here?
Jp
That's definitely not the same issue I was having. My 3G icon stayed on the screen but all my apps simply told me I had no internet. The 3G icon never went away on me. Sorry I can't help you further. Maybe somebody else has some insight. Try reinstalling and possibly a new radio like you said.
You should try a new radio, I'm currently on Ed04 and I have had no problems with Internet.
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I have the same problem ...my 3g icon shows and my browser/apps say I have no internet
BUT
I'm on Cricket network and flashed
different modems and idk if I broke my flash but then again I heard cm7/miui breaks data for cricket so idk but same issue
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JeezyMT3G said:
I have the same problem ...my 3g icon shows and my browser/apps say I have no internet
BUT
I'm on Cricket network and flashed
different modems and idk if I broke my flash but then again I heard cm7/miui breaks data for cricket so idk but same issue
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That sounds more like the issue Crashspeeder described, you may only need to reactivate your phone. My data appears to be going down every 8 seconds.
Jp
allcity187 said:
You should try a new radio, I'm currently on Ed04 and I have had no problems with Internet.
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ED04 has same issue on both MIUI and CM7, I am beginning to think it has nothing to do with the modem.
Jp
Keep in mind that CM7 MTD and MIUI MTD are essentially the same rom since MIUI MTD is based on CM7 MTD so I'm not sure your assessment is entirely correct. It may be that ED04 isn't compatible with these two roms. I'm on EB01 (yea, dinosaur) and it's working fine.
I did reactivate my phone but using *22804 for cricket in my area and one of the times it said failed I lost data pulled battery rebooted got it and still nothing ....and another it said success and still a no go
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Well I can cross off EC01, EA28, EC09, ED04, and now EB01 as things I've tried. None of them worked. That is my reasoning as to why I think it is unrelated to the radio.
Well, I guess I'll keep playing with it for a bit and try all the other radios I can get ahold of.
Jp
Hah. I would've stopped at 3. I think you've proven it's not the modem. I assume you tried reinstalling and still nothing. Not sure what could be going on
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Seems that I'm in the same boat here............... app/market tries to connect and I see the data stream flashing but then in a few seconds it says no internet/ data connection. For reference I'm on Metro PCS and I had data working on Evil and Com rom.
Also I flashed JT's CM7 for a quick test and no internet on that either, wierd......
Junkboy0 said:
Seems that I'm in the same boat here............... app/market tries to connect and I see the data stream flashing but then in a few seconds it says no internet/ data connection. For reference I'm on Metro PCS and I had data working on Evil and Com rom.
Also I flashed JT's CM7 for a quick test and no internet on that either, wierd......
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Yeah after flashing Miui and losing data I Odined back to stock and still got the same ..no data ... I'm on Cricket which is like Metro
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I've been screwing with this all day. I have both the 3q flicker and sometimes it stays on but the arrows don't flash. either way no data. Flashed back to stock and data works. Also works on comrom with the last 3 radios (including the new ec09 leak).
otherwise the install went well for everything (both muiu and cyanogen). MUIU was a pain because i couldn't find terminal emulator but then had an idiot moment when i found it in the power menu but it didn't work, 3 of the 4 reboots did the same thing. hot boot was the only one that did anything different.
I've used the stock kernel and the OTB kernel. Same story both times. I'm not sure what other info would be relevant but I'm happy to help diagnose this problem. Getting a new fascinate because I was one of those who the ESN swap didn't fix my other data problems (cut out and slow). Maybe that's a lead? Anyway, i'll have a backup phone for a couple days if I want to mess with it without worry.
thanks for all the help and work. I like it a lot, it's super quick!
I'll just use it as is for today, but when I wake up tomorrow I'll flash back to Evil or com rom see if my data comes back. If data hasnt comeback when I flash back I'll check my data settings with QPST 2.7 and if need be I'll re-flash the data settings with Miui installed.
I had the same issue after flashing the latest MIUI build. Even after rebooting twice I still had no data connection. Oddly enough after doing a battery pull, then holding the power button down to clear any residual power; it started working again.
Update, I work graveyard so I decided to do it before i go to bed, anyway I flashed back to stock and as slow and pathetic as it is... data is working. I'm flashing evil as I type.......wait for it......."convert data patition , back up operation, blah blah blah Two Minutes" ..........*stares blindly at Samsung logo* OK! Evil is up and running with data which means something about miui and CM7 is breaking our data .
*warning, rant-ish*
I would hate to not be able to go back to Miui, I had my theme made up of of a custom Ore no Imouto icons everywhere *ashamed* with a custom font and a sweet HTC bootloading screen with the Fringe intro song Maybe data isn't too big of a deal besides who needs pandora, tapatalk, email, OMG! my precious Fantasy sport teams...... wait a sec, the NFL is still on lock out. Fellas we need to find a fix for this, preferably before the next NFL season.....My Solid Snakes HAVE to be back to back champs
So, a quick update...
First off, my Nandroid backup of UKB 2.1 is apparently corrupted or something because after flashing/repartitioning with EB01, I couldn't do a restore. So basically, I'm stuck with either MIUI with no data or rebuilding UKB 2.1 from scratch which undoubtedly will be a real pain.
Second, my data has now worked once. I was able to open Google today after my phone had been off for several hours. When I booted my phone up it was first stuck in Airplane Mode so I powered down and pulled the battery. When I booted back up, my data worked, I was able to load Google in the browser and when I searched for "test" it failed. It got part way into loading my search results when it crashed out.
So, it looks like I'm going to just stick with MIUI for the time being and just do without the data when I'm off WIFI.
The only thing unusual about my setup is that I am using the extended battery. It is the standard VZW 2200 mAh not any of the 3rd Party ones but I guess that could be making a difference.
If any developers want to see any logs or anything just let me know what commands I should run and I'll post the results.
Jp
With all cyanogen mod you sometime lose data after you poweroff your phone. Try rebooting or battery pull. If that doesnt work, you probly gonna need a new phone. I dont think its modem or rom related. The phone data anttena is done.
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[Q] GPS interfering and stopping cell signal!

Hi I have had my X10 Mini Pro for over 2 years and run various roms and kernals on it but recently have a problem I have never seen before, when I am using my GPS either in Google Maps or Endomondo it works fine but it kills my cell signal both data and cell coverage drops to zero and just says No Signal. To resolve I have to exit out of my app and reboot but it keeps happening every time I start using the GPS... has anyone come across this before or has any idea's on how to fix? Am running nAa's Gingerbread Kernal v13 and latest build of miniCM7-2.2.1-minimi, I did clear the Dalvik cache not that I thougth that would help but only thing I could think of beyond the next step of wipe and fresh reload...
Any help appreciated.

[Q] GPS and calibration issue

Hi guys, I wonder if anyone could help me with this problem.
The phone I'm using right now is Samsung Galaxy SII (GT-I9100G). Android 4.2.2. Using Avatar ROM 2.14b.
Ever since I rooted and did a custom ROM to my phone, the GPS seems not working well. For example, when I use Sygic Navigator, under Hardware settings where you can see the GPS satellites, it doesn't show any. And there is no GPS signal at all. Weird. Is it because the issues of the ROM I'm using? Because I've changed from using ParanoidAndroid 2 to Avatar ROM just because I wanna see if there is any fix on the GPS issue. Sadly, no.
One more problem I had is the calibration issue. I started noticing this problem when I'm playing Doodle Jump. When I started the game, it doesn't jumping straight up, instead it jumped to the left, always to the left. I don't know if both problems are related to each other.
So, anyone got any idea how to fix these problems?
EDIT: The term I should be using for the 'calibration' is the gyroscope. It seems like Avatar ROM has removed this option the settings.
EDIT 2: GPS Status app always showing Looking for GPS location... even after I reset and redownload the A-GPS Xtra Data.
Theres a gps fix on rootbox thread somewhere. Im sure it can be used on all 4.2.2 roms. Have a look there mate.
Also gps fix on playsore may solve it. Have a look test them and report bk to what works to help others. :thumbup:
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Okay I *finally* got it worked. I just have to reset the factory settings.
So, for those who have the same problem, I'd suggest you to sync all the data, backup your apps and do some recheck on your files if something have missed out. Then only you can do the factory reset, this will rest everything in your phone including your installed apps. It will reverted back to the default settings.
You can also do the factory reset in the recovery mode.
After reset, you can download GPS Status app to test your GPS locking.
I can now

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