My trusty HD2 has just given up the ghost and I must buy a new phone. The single most important thing to me, other than phone calls is satellite navigation.
TomTom is not compatible with either Android or WM7 so I'll give CoPilot a go, but what phone? I've narrowed it down to SGS2 or HTC Sensation. I'm coming down in favour of SGS2, but is the GPS accurate and reliable or should I go for the Sensation?
Thanks in anticipation .
Hi,
GPS its ok for me, i have 2-3 DOP (Link).
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starbase64
Thanks .
Is it okay in "urban canyons"? I do a fair bit of city driving, which really shows up the men from the boys.
GPS is fast and reliable. Just don't buy a metallic case to put on on your phone as this will make GPS slow and unreliable.
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Mine works fine, but sometimes it takes 45 seconds or so to get a fix on some satellites being outside with no high-rise buildings or anything.
Hi,
i hope this hepls: http://goo.gl/ZM860
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starbase64
It's good on some devices and sucks on others, there was a few threads regarding precision and lock time.
Was not bad for me using stock 2.3.5, first lock would be about 3 minutes though... Worse than my HTC Desire. Other people report quick and accurate locks though.
After flashing Checkrom its less than 20 seconds and more accurate.
Hi,
use FasterFix (Link) from Market and get more accurancy and faster fix.
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starbase64
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Using GPS essentials app, I noticed it takes at least 8 satellites before I get a lock. I was wondering if there is anywhere to lower the number of required satellites to get a lock.
Not sure if this is even possible.
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kkl0wn said:
Using GPS essentials app, I noticed it takes at least 8 satellites before I get a lock. I was wondering if there is anywhere to lower the number of required satellites to get a lock.
Not sure if this is even possible.
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I hate the name of this app, but have you tried "GPS AIDS" yet?
That program was made more for SGS people, but other devices use it too with positive GPS lock results...
I'll try that app. I've used faster fix and other similar apps with no luck.
I finally found out why my GPS was slow/delayed to the point it was useless.
I took my phone apart. I noticed the cable that connects the GPS to the antanae was pulled out only by 1 mm from the clip that grounds it to the side of the case. It looked like it was plugged in and should work fine. But it did move slightly.
After I pushed it back in and rebooted I had a GPS lock in seconds. Not sure if this is the same problem any of you are having but it is possible.
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Shows the wire and clip to the side of the case in the middle of the photo. In the photo he is disconnecting the GPS antanae.
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wow i must admit, this dongle is good! just too bad that it wasnt like that without it, but still, good signal!
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wow i must admit, this dongle is good! just too bad that it wasnt like that without it, but still, good signal!
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coulda posted in the got the dongle thread...
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I agree, i was not expecting such a solid lock in so few seconds. Amazing, indoors with overcast skies. Thanks Asus for making my tablet work wonderful with GPS now!
Unfortunately mine doesn't work nearly that well.
I'll have to fiddle around with it some more to see if there's something I'm doing wrong.
well, i doubt your doing something wrong... its just plug... no config to do... i tested while doing the gps monitoring, plug and unplug live... and you see the difference, i live in canada, im guesing your t-mobile that you are in the US ... should have a lot of satelite there...
It takes mine about 45 secs to a minute for it to find me in the Maps app. But I get a lock in about 20 seconds in the GPS Test app. Still, better than before.
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No need for another thread on this topic, when a sufficient amount exists already.
Please see the following thread for GPS Doggle Discussion... Just trying to cut down on the clutter.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1608855
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sooooo I have gotten use to the awful 3G speeds that I get most of the time around my area. Some days you have good days but overall they have been in the gutter. I don't know if today is just a good day or if the evdo radio is actually that much better in this phone.
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I never got even close to that speed on my 3D, I have ran multiple test to see if it was a fluke but they have all come in great ping times, 1,000kbps+ with about 675 up average. Pretty impressed actually, my 3D in the same area would bounce all over the place 500 average maybe sometimes lower. Anyone else seeing this in there area?
Also 3G actually works great while on the phone! I have been waiting for this feature for YEARS, I read rumors about it but didn't think it would actually work. Wayyyyy better - I heard towers needed to be upgraded for this to work - is it working for you guys as well?
I traded in my ET4G but after testing a zillion times here at home I never got above 850 and that was only upon rare occasions. Most of the time I was between about 350 and 520. I am now pulling 1200 consistently
My 3g sucks as always!!!
http://db.tt/tybK6kOm
WAY faster than my hero! My hero would usually pull like 50kbps
I'm still getting the same results
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Over the weekend, I was out all day both days and I had pretty good battery life (easily lasted all day). Today, I was at work and on wifi all day and it died by 5:30pm (with 38min screen on time). Today was particularly bad but I've had horrible battery life every day that I've been at work. The only difference I can think of is wifi, since I actually use my phone less while I'm at work.
I've seen lots of discussion about issues with battery life that seemed to be caused by some wifi bug but I'm not sure if there's a conclusive fix other than just waiting for 5.1. Does anyone know why it only affects some users? Every review I've read says that they get 3-4h screen on time and I would have to guess that at least some reviewers use wifi.
I've disabled volte, smart network switch, and wifi calling, but those have not helped. Any other suggestions?
Gotta wait for 5.1. Same thing happened on Nexus 5.
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Yesterday I had the same strange issue
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Gotta wait for 5.1. Same thing happened on Nexus 5.
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Yeah, I had the same thing on my nexus 5 as well
I wish I know why it only affects some people..
Thanks for the responses, everyone.
Hi guys, I just got a Galaxy S6 Edge, and it's near perfect, it's so smooth, no lag at all, battery life is okay. What I like more about it is the fast charge capability, I use the fast charger that came up with the phone and it charges blazing fast. But what I noticed is that the phone gets hot when I'm fast charging, even when the screen is off. Battery temperature reaches 35°, so I wanna know, is 35° a normal temperature that won't affect my battery life or damage my phone? And is it at all normal for the phone to become a little bit hot when fast charging?
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Also, I have another problem with the phone's signal, it is mostly low, only 1 bar in some place (like my home I always have 1 bar when I'm 3G/LTE), I put on 2G to get all bars, the problem is not with my sim or provider because I used to get a really good signal at my phone when I was using my Nexus 5, LG G3, OnePlus 2 and iPhone 6s. Is there something I can do to improve the phone's signal reception? (like flash another radio or something), I'm fully rooted.
I'd appreciate it if I got these questions answered from me since I wasn't able to find anything relevant to this while searching on Google.
Thanks guys
Which ROM you are using?
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Which ROM you are using?
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The stock one, rooted.. but this happens with all the roms that I've tried.
No one would even consider helping me answer these questions? wow..
No one would even consider googling the answer these questions to trivially obtain a quick answer? wow..
try looking youtube bro!