Simple question; Is anyone out there with a TF prime with decent GPS? And by decent I mean locks outside say within 15 seconds without losing signal?
My prime's GPS was working so-so before the .14 update. After the .14 update the GPS is non existent , but Shadowgun seems to run without any lag even with 10+ NPCs in one scene
On a similar note; my family just bought a motorola xoom and galaxy tab 10.1. The xoom has unbelievable GPS, locks even inside my basement within a few seconds. The tab has okay GPS. Poor prime can't flex its muscles in when it comes to GPS.
My GPS works fine for both .11 and .14 (updated yesterday).
It takes like 2 minutes for finding satellites and positioning me in the Aura Drive app. GPS was stable, I was walking for 30 minutes in the park and it was, as you said, decent.
Here are some screenshots I did while testing .14:
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GPS only, no Wi-Fi!!! Test was done outside with good view of the sky. I admit, not the best signal, but for a device with full metal back plate, Woohoo
BC series, WW update, never rooted.
your locks are on the order of ~20m accuracy which might as well be a wifi triangulation... It is useless for navigation so it wouldn't make a difference whether or not you have wifi on.
If you really want to test your GPS:
+ turn off WIFI
+ get in your car
+ start driving
And see if it can maintain your position correctly without loosing it all the time. Ppl usually just test it stationary and yes then it might be able to get a lock on some birds after some time but the second you start moving around mine lost it.
Anyway that was the main reason i sent it back for a full refund, to be honest for a 600€ device i actually expect this to work flawless.
TEmp69 said:
If you really want to test your GPS:
+ turn off WIFI
+ get in your car
+ start driving
And see if it can maintain your position correctly without loosing it all the time. Ppl usually just test it stationary and yes then it might be able to get a lock on some birds after some time but the second you start moving around mine lost it.
Anyway that was the main reason i sent it back for a full refund, to be honest for a 600€ device i actually expect this to work flawless.
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I tried this and got pretty decent results. Only tried for 2 mins when I got my C2 the other day, and not yet upgraded to ICS. I was picking up 5 at the most with 2 locking on and off.
Gonna try it with the latest .14 update soon.
didnt work with .11 not with .13 and neither with .14 havent been able to get a gps lock even once in last 1 month..
i tried stationary, in car, with google maps, with gps status app, no luck....
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not working, but I don't care
Not working on mine. WiFi off, GPS on, used GPS Status from the market and got nothing after more than 5 minutes outside on a clear, cloudless day. My Xoom got locks while still inside, and once outside, locked onto 9 satellites. My Verizon Galaxy Nexus locked inside and out fast.
But, I am not concerned about GPS not working. My gnex has it, and I use that when on the road. I have 6 primes (for myself and the people that work for me). We all agreed that the lack of working GPS is not an issue, they all wanted quad core!
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Turned wifi and bluetooth off, enabled performance mode. Screenshot taken on my balcony after 3 minutes of connection. However the gps is unstable, it keeps loosing sats and reconnect, but never drops completely.
WW, .14, not rooted, C10KAS...
My one was working well with .11. It worked well with Aura under 100km/h driving.
However, after upgraded to .14, no signal at all!!!
C1 series, WW, rooted.......
Nothing at all using .14. Tested against my Galaxy S2.
Someone, please shoot me in the head for clicking on this thread. I keep promising myself not to click on threads that discuss the Prime's GPS, but I keep breaking that promise like a crack addict.
I keep telling myself: "But everyone HAS TO KNOW that GPS on the Prime is not and never will be suitable for navigation, nor will the Prime ever offer GPS that's competitive with some other Android tablet offerings. They HAVE TO. And since ASUS is now offering direct returns and refunds for people unhappy with the GPS, anybody who wants their tablet to function as a navigational device should have already moved on to something else. Thus, any new thread on the GPS simply CANNOT be worth clicking on."
One day I'll learn...
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Gps bad due to terrible or incorrect dop and vdop calculations .. notice in the bottom of the attached pict it shows infinite.... on my sgs 1.. this is not the case and it works correctly
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I get the same on my SGS2.
ALSO i think related to this is that i am getting no little blue circle on google maps showing the error.. is everyone else seeing this or do some of us just have defective phones/software..
strangely enough the accuracy eventually goes down. even after the long lock time and the navigation is fine.. all the way to work now tested with aura and google maps and not a narry wrong info..
Yes its not good just check out this video of the SGS Vs SGSII in GPS and it fails!!!
Real bad..I hope there is a fix for this. But this is the second time now!!! Samsung jsut don;t learn. The Omnia HD i8910 has amazing gps this is not acceptable!
I really don't seem to have any issues with my GPS accuracy, it locks my position quickly and has fairly good accuracy, heck it performs better indoors than my Milestone did.
I must have a faulty GPS sensor then? Time to post the phone back
Edit: look at my SGS Vs my SGSII . No vop or dvop data on the SGS2
I've been out Geocaching with my milestone and SGS2 side by side and there is no difference in the distances on the radar.....
I took a drive from south ready london to west without a hiccup. app or firmware specific? mine is ....D
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Yes its not good just check out this video of the SGS Vs SGSII in GPS and it fails!!!
Real bad..I hope there is a fix for this. But this is the second time now!!! Samsung jsut don;t learn. The Omnia HD i8910 has amazing gps this is not acceptable!
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This test must not be done because the electromagnetic field of internal oscilators make interference with the other. If you put the galaxy's far each other you will get better results and similar. I made exactly the same test about 50cm distance between the two and got good results.
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This test must not be done because the electromagnetic field of internal oscilators make interference with the other. If you put the galaxy's far each other you will get better results and similar. I made exactly the same test about 50cm distance between the two and got good results.
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b.s.
i test the two sgs 1 that i have side by side and they are both very simular.. which shows there is no interference.. if you phone was not shielded from this it would never work..
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Yes its not good just check out this video of the SGS Vs SGSII in GPS and it fails!!!
Real bad..I hope there is a fix for this. But this is the second time now!!! Samsung jsut don;t learn. The Omnia HD i8910 has amazing gps this is not acceptable!
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what the video didnt show you!
did you check all THREE?
check on "use wireless network", check on "use gps satellites", check on "use sensor aiding"
i tested gps driving 60 miles, gps locks on quick, never lose gps signals or give me wrong turns.
tested gps from work to home, gps locks on quick, never lose gps signals or give wrong turns.
sat in my house just on gps it takes 15/20 secs to lock on....but then again my phone signal is very poor in the house, and when I am in the city its about 5 ses and works 100%
netnerd said:
what the video didnt show you!
did you check all THREE?
check on "use wireless network", check on "use gps satellites", check on "use sensor aiding"
i tested gps driving 60 miles, gps locks on quick, never lose gps signals or give me wrong turns.
tested gps from work to home, gps locks on quick, never lose gps signals or give wrong turns.
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Yes all three location options were ticketed. It never got a signal otherwise the video would have been 5 minutes long or more. It was random but now all is well after a reboot. I think we are relying to much on GPS Test. It may not support the GPS chipset in the SGS2 100%. GPS Status seems better..
I found that when I was moving in the car it was more accurate. Infact down to 4m. It sat at around 4-10m the whole trip with 8-10 sats. I couldn't have asked for better.
Oh and here is my proof:
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b.s.
i test the two sgs 1 that i have side by side and they are both very simular.. which shows there is no interference.. if you phone was not shielded from this it would never work..
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However it depends on frequencies and harmonics that GPS phones switch/create in that moment.
There is no perfect shield. Do you want a proof? Go with your phone inside a compartment in a metallic ship and then it's possible to call you from another city. I'm sure because I made this test.
I assure you that in my SGS1 and my SGS2, GPS doesn't work well if they are close each other.
OK, but what about the dop and vdop calculations on the gps status application?
I would say the app doesn't support read that info yet..
i dont think that is it try google maps there will be no little blue circle meaning i believe that the phone is not providing that info..
Strangely enough, but mine provides the blue circle in g maps, and no data in the dop and vdop calculations on the gps status application.
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Strangely enough, but mine provides the blue circle in g maps, and no data in the dop and vdop calculations on the gps status application.
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weird mine has no blue circle but is right on during nav. in google maps but takes a long time to lock.
I just posted this same thread in another forum - so I apologize if you're seeing this twice but...
I've been reading thread after thread about the GPS issue. And I see that a lot of people are able to get at least SOME sort of GPS signal on their Primes (albeit, unusable ones in most cases). Would any of these units be 64GB units?
I have a 64GB in Amethyst Gray - I've had it since January 3rd. Pretty much every day after work, I head out on my balcony and sit there, like an idiot, trying to get SOME sort of signal that I even have a GPS unit built in. With either GPS Status or GPS Test - I get ABSOLUTELY NO GPS reception - none whatsoever. Not a single bird shows up with either app - and I've never had a lock on GPS (ever). I'm talking about sitting on the balcony for 30 minutes in the cold - crystal clear skies - holding the thing up in the air and it can't see a SINGLE bird!
Does anyone else have that issue? I've even taken the thing to work to test it. I work on the 29th floor of a building that's just a few blocks over from Lake Michigan (my window faces the lake - not the other buildings). Meaning - I have a completely unobstructed view of the sky over there - 29 floors up in the air - and the same thing - not a SINGLE blip.
I've tried deleting AGPS data, I've redownloaded it - I've tried with WiFi on - I've tried with WiFi off - I must have reset this thing at least 50 times in the past week playing around with different combinations (maybe I'll delete AGPS first, then reset, then redownload - or maybe I'll reset first, then delete AGPS, then reset again, then redownload and try with WiFi off - nope, maybe I'll reset first...).
This is all I've EVER seen:
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Any thoughts or ideas? I understand I'm not going to be able to navigate with this thing when I'm in the middle of the city of Chicago - but I WOULD like it to at least give me SOMETHING.
BTW, for what it's worth - I have not had a single issue with the WiFi - either at home, or at work... Seems to work perfectly fine for me.
Waiting for a sign...al..
I have a grey 64GB and the GPS seems to lock on, even without AGPS (driving through the country near my house with no wifi for miles)...I get accuracies in the 45 foot ballpark...Seriously, 45 feet should be good enough for nav though, if you are within 45 feet and can't figure it out, you should probably not be out of the house unsupervised......I just haven't tried to pre-cache any google maps and actually nav with it...But I work for Garmin, so suffice it to say, there is already a GPS in my car...I didn't really buy this to be a GPS (though it would be cool to have a 10 inch GPS...)
EDIT: My wifi works fine too... a bit weak in my cube, but we have a metal building, metal walls, and sometimes my computer has a hard time with the wifi...
My GPS - prime 64 GB gold, v.33 - works perfectly with gps status. Signal strenght isnt too good, but works okay for indoor....
Yeah - I'm trying to figure out if I actually have a defective unit (other than the normal GPS pains).
I just don't get it - I've never had a problem with getting a GPS signal on any other device (I have standalones, a couple of iPhones, a unit in my car's headunit, etc.).
My return period isn't until February 3rd - so I'm going to wait for ICS to see if that changes anything - although I'm doubting it will...
Any advice for me? Anything else I could possibly try?
kiefferr said:
I get accuracies in the 45 foot ballpark...Seriously, 45 feet should be good enough for nav though, if you are within 45 feet and can't figure it out, you should probably not be out of the house unsupervised......
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I would be happy with even a 90 foot accuracy - at least it would show signs of life!
I've never had a GPS signal at all.
Although this is somewhat irrelevant for this thread, as I have the 32GB model.
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I posted this in a different forum as well, thought I post here to see if others get the same result.
Not sure if its coincidence or not but i accidentally turned wifi off with out knowing, before doing a GPS test. An after a few minutes my prime had a GPS lock. Needles to say I never could get one in my house before. Just wondering if anyone else can check to see if GPS works better with wifi off? Also I had Bluetooth off as well. I attached a screenshots below.
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"GPS works better with wifi off?"
no sir
Many of us can get signals inside and with no wifi.. but is it "better" with wifi off.. not
I have posted many screenshots with wifi off and many signals... but it is no "better" this way as I think you think it is
MY Prime gets excellent GPS signal in my space shuttle and on the moon kinda sucks here know earth.
Mine still hasn't been able to grab a signal but then again I haven't really tested it any suggestions on how to test/?
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put it in the car, drive and try and navigate somewhere
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Mine still hasn't been able to grab a signal but then again I haven't really tested it any suggestions on how to test/?
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Software I used was GPS Test, and basically had Bluetooth and WiFi off. Before I ran the software. It took a minute or two before I saw any GPS satellites in view in the beginning. With WiFi on before I wouldn't even see one satellites, waiting 15 minutes or more. Now I'm able to get a GPS lock, whatever the case may be I'm a little bit happier.
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put it in the car, drive and try and navigate somewhere
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I will be heading out shortly and will give it a shot. Last time I tried it in the car I kept getting Lost GPS message quite frequently, will see what happens this time with WiFi off.
Mine had no problems too after I took it outside..
I almost never get more then one Sat... The first few times I used it I had a lock in my living room with wifi on. After about the first week all I was getting was one Sat flickering off and on with no lock. I have just given up for the moment. Maybe there will be some sort of fix in the future, but for now if I want to use gps just going to attach a seperate unit or use my phone...
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Gps on the prime truly is a downfall for the device..thankfully my galaxy nexus has fully function gps so its not much of an issue but for those needing gps in a tab it really bites that u need a bt gps device to use with the prime
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LMAO I turned off wifi and turned on the GPS... before when I opened GPS Test it showed absolutely nothing...
Now i get this!! WTF I guess the bluetooth messes with wifi; wifi messes with GPS? damn why cant they all work at the same time....
NEVERMIND. Just tried turning WIFI back on with GPS on and both work! GPS signal is pretty low but the navigation is working
I have yet to have my Prime even show a single satellite. Tried home (live in a condo), work and on the commuter train. Was even running GPS Test on the Prime and my Galaxy S glide beside each other. My phone picked up 7 sats and my prime still read 0.
I was getting two sat's outside and nothing inside and no sign of a lock, now I can get 4 inside and I even got lock inside lol. Wifi off and channel 1 on my router works. Thanks.
Hey guys just got back from Costco trip. Tested the GPS with no wifi. Check out the video I made! All I can say is that I'm happy with my GPS!
Edit: One thing I did do differently was replace the GPS.Config with the one from my Galaxy tab 10.1 It seems to be getting better locks and more sats. I'll test it out more tonight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPQFB1dN1CE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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What you are all failing to notice is that your signal strength on those GPS Tests are extremely low, borderline non-existent. What may work one hour/day might be zero the next. That's the way it works with signals. It's affected heavily by your environment, and not just what you can see either. There is even varying levels of interference in the atmospshere!
The best the engineers at any company can do is make it so normally you get great reception so that during the times when the signal is bad you are still able to get enough signal to achieve a lock.
All these, "omg lawls it workz!!" threads just mean you were able to find the moment when the stars aligned just right and the crap worked the way it should ALL, or at least - most of the time.
Thanks for the video. Did you, or can you do one with the Galaxy 10.1 for comparison?
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What you are all failing to notice is that your signal strength on those GPS Tests are extremely low, borderline non-existent. What may work one hour/day might be zero the next. That's the way it works with signals. It's affected heavily by your environment, and not just what you can see either. There is even varying levels of interference in the atmospshere!
The best the engineers at any company can do is make it so normally you get great reception so that during the times when the signal is bad you are still able to get enough signal to achieve a lock.
All these, "omg lawls it workz!!" threads just mean you were able to find the moment when the stars aligned just right and the crap worked the way it should ALL, or at least - most of the time.
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Anyone who has a phone would use the phone as a GPS and not the tablet. If you have a $500 tablet, but can't afford a smartphone, then your money management is off.
All these "omgz the Prime suxz it haz nO gPs" posts are getting annoying. If we took a poll on how many people would actually use a tablet gps. It would be
90% yes
10% no
Looking at a tablet while driving is ridiculously unsafe and would probably cause car crashes anyways.
To wrap up my counter-rant, go troll another device's forums Mr. December 2011.
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Anyone who has a phone would use the phone as a GPS and not the tablet. If you have a $500 tablet, but can't afford a smartphone, then your money management is off.
All these "omgz the Prime suxz it haz nO gPs" posts are getting annoying. If we took a poll on how many people would actually use a tablet gps. It would be
Looking at a tablet while driving is ridiculously unsafe and would probably cause car crashes anyways.
To wrap up my counter-rant, go troll another device's forums Mr. December 2011.
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You mean:
90% no
10% yes
right?
I'm sorry you are having an allergic reaction to facts. Asus has already said the metal is causing poor reception, the gps tests only confirm that..
GPS now working out of nowhere
Have an early replaced GS gray prime GPS never worked on either. Got the ICS update still no satellites visible for weeks now. Tonight saw 10 sats locked on 7 without wifi on what the hell. I`d keep trying it maybe you will see something soon too. I got a perfect one
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Thanks for the video. Did you, or can you do one with the Galaxy 10.1 for comparison?
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Sure. I'll figure out a way to do it this time in a safer manner.
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Looking at a tablet while driving is ridiculously unsafe and would probably cause car crashes anyways.
To wrap up my counter-rant, go troll another device's forums Mr. December 2011.
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Yeah one I won't repeat. I'll plan it out better next time so I can just focus on driving.
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Well, damn it ASUS! I had a vague GPS thing going on when I first got ICS. Since I got the update for GPS it's killed it
I left the prime in the window bay for 25 mins and this is what I got
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Nothing. I presume this has nothing to do with root etc? Would a system erase make any difference? Is it even worth a try?
It's not like I use it often, but it used to lock from here fine and now it doesn't.
Meh!
No difference for me, no satellites before or after the update. But...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459356
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Well, damn it ASUS! I had a vague GPS thing going on when I first got ICS. Since I got the update for GPS it's killed it
I left the prime in the window bay for 25 mins and this is what I got
Nothing. I presume this has nothing to do with root etc? Would a system erase make any difference? Is it even worth a try?
It's not like I use it often, but it used to lock from here fine and now it doesn't.
Meh!
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You should get some satellites if you turn the device around. Right now the metal back possibly blocks all potential signals. Aluminum back cuts down about 50% of GPS signal performance compared to smartphone like Galaxy Nexus (which also does not have ideal GPS, though does work).
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You should get some satellites if you turn the device around. Right now the metal back possibly blocks all potential signals. Aluminum back cuts down about 50% of GPS signal performance compared to smartphone like Galaxy Nexus (which also does not have ideal GPS, though does work).
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Good idea and thanks - I tried this, flat, next to a window and left for an hour. Still nothing How can an OTA update that claims to fix GPS break it?! Lol!
Yeah, I got the same - absolutely nothing despite over an hour face up completely flat.
My phone (Dell Streak) gets locks immediately in the same place.
The only way I've managed to "see" a single satellite on my Prime is after BT tethering to my Streak!
Very disappointing, not that it's crucial to have GPS, but there's a principle involved here.
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Good idea and thanks - I tried this, flat, next to a window and left for an hour. Still nothing How can an OTA update that claims to fix GPS break it?! Lol!
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Do yourself a favor change the power modes while in the GPS app!
See that little circle notification if it is not flashing it is not trying to lock so all you gotta do to get it to start locking is expand than minimize the notification bar!
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Yeah, I got the same - absolutely nothing despite over an hour face up completely flat.
My phone (Dell Streak) gets locks immediately in the same place.
The only way I've managed to "see" a single satellite on my Prime is after BT tethering to my Streak!
Very disappointing, not that it's crucial to have GPS, but there's a principle involved here.
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Couldn't agree more. I had mine picking up sats in my car with Honeycomb...then ICS came along (second ICS OTA) and decided to take it away from me. Disappointed. Now, where's that Mr.Gary Key? Ha!
Ditto - this last update killed my previously acceptable GPS performance. Mine will see as many as 8 birds with decent SNR, but will not lock on any of them.
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Do yourself a favor change the power modes while in the GPS app!
See that little circle notification if it is not flashing it is not trying to lock so all you gotta do to get it to start locking is expand than minimize the notification bar!
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I knew that trick!! It was the first thing I tried before running a full reset :/ Thanks though
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Ditto - this last update killed my previously acceptable GPS performance. Mine will see as many as 8 birds with decent SNR, but will not lock on any of them.
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Ooops I should have multiquoted! Anyway, clearly it's happened quite a lot....gutted.....
Wow guys, this sounds really bad. I thought that the flaw is simply that the signal is weaker by half (as it is on my tests), but apparently it doesn't get any locks at all for some of you.
This is definitely not a metal casing problem, GPS antennae seems messed up. GPS, by design, should get some locks after just a few minutes, no more than 10 or 15 minutes.
All of my tests show the flaw of metal casing weakening the GPS signal, but it still finds satellites (though cannot be used for navi as a result) without WiFi.
Try going to some open space and hold the tablet skyward and see if there's any change. Indoors is not an ideal testing condition (depends on where you live), because it still might be the metal-back issue.
It not purely a hardware issue though as my GPS was on par with my cellphone before this last update.
I am also getting no gps lock in gps test since the last update. I got my prime to lock onto about 15 satellites prior to the update driving in my car(its a convertible) Now I can't get it to see a single one, let alone get a lock. I love my prime, but this is a real bummer.
I agree....if this was a pure hardware related issue, then it wouldn't have worked before then suddenly stopped working post drivers/software update. This clearly highlights that there is a software related issue going on. Obviously the aluminium backplate still reduces from the overall signal quality but it don't completely prevent it from working. If this was the case, no one would get a lock ever, on any unit!
Your move Asus...
Likewise. Signal before update. No sats found following update.
Same problem here. I did not originally have an advanced GPS app or anything, but services were able to locate me in GPS (when Wifi and location via Wifi turned off). Since the update, I get nothing. I download several apps to test GPS and all are the same: No Sats.
I don't really use GPS all that much, but I tested this before installing the update and the update did definitely break it for me.
Seems like the update was 50/50. Either it makes everything brilliant or just takes it away!! How do we approach this best? We can all contact ASUS individually but that never seems to work. I wonder if Gary Key accepts PM's?
Asus meet NASA, NASA meet Asus...
How Do Global Positioning Systems, or GPS, Work?
HAHAHAHA!! JoTeC that cracked me up!
jonboyuk said:
HAHAHAHA!! JoTeC that cracked me up!
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LOL, I couldn't resist.
Sent 1st Prime for problems:
Serial Number is: BCOKAS******
1. Weak wifi
2. No GPS on Wifi OFF (outdoor/indoor)
3. No GPS on Wifi ON (outdoor/indoor)
4. Sound on Video is no clear, no normalization, loud
Recieved 2nd Asus Prime as replacement, and opened Prime by Asus
Serial Number is: C10KAS*****
1. It was worse than the first one
2. it's auto reboot randomly, new problem
3. Wifi is acceptable
4. No GPS on Wifi OFF (outdoor/indoor)
5. No GPS on Wifi ON (outdoor/indoor)
6. *** new problem, if it stands by, sometimes, it just shut off...I have to turn on and reboot again
7. *** asus tech was not perfectly re-assemble it, the glass is way on top of the frame :-(
This 2nd prime looked like it was opened by asus tech. I saw the opened mark. I took 2 weeks to get a replacement, but this one is no better then the first one. I am so disappointed in ASUS...Maybe it's last product that I will ever buy from them...bad experience...:-(
No GPS on the RMA Prime:
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This may be a matter of introducing too many variables... My two C1 Primes had great GPS on the .11 firmware, quickly locking 12/14 satellites outside with wifi turned off, and 7/10 indoors. After the .13 update, mine now won't lock outside with wifi off (or at least, I've not waited long enough), and won't maintain a consistent lock on wifi.
So, it's possible that you have good enough GPS (by the Prime's standards), but that yours was affected by the .13 update. There's another thread on this somewhere, where other people have had this happen as well.
wynand32 said:
This may be a matter of introducing too many variables... My two C1 Primes had great GPS on the .11 firmware, quickly locking 12/14 satellites outside with wifi turned off, and 7/10 indoors. After the .13 update, mine now won't lock outside with wifi off (or at least, I've not waited long enough), and won't maintain a consistent lock on wifi.
So, it's possible that you have good enough GPS (by the Prime's standards), but that yours was affected by the .13 update. There's another thread on this somewhere, where other people have had this happen as well.
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if it is true like what you said. I was already giving up on send them back for RMA (again) :-(
I still don't understand how come the GPS still won't LOCK on WIFI data?...for example, if you use dedicaded Google Map, or the weather widget, it is still not able to find gps locations
It is consistently inconsistent
mnlmnv said:
if it is true like what you said. I was already giving up on send them back for RMA (again) :-(
I still don't understand how come the GPS still won't LOCK on WIFI data?...for example, if you use dedicaded Google Map, or the weather widget, it is still not able to find gps locations
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I got my C1 replacement back at a while ago (almost 2 weeks) and when I got not GPS satellites at first, I was majorly disappointed. Wifi was quite decent, even though throughput at the far ends of my range are slow (2.6-3 Mbps) when it gets 16-17 Mbps close to router, however, it streams video perfectly with Bluetooth attached and streaming, so thats the ultimate test for me, not what the numbers are (even if that irks me )
As for GPS, I saw not a single satellite as I said, until day 3 after replacement arrived. Then, sitting in the car, no Wifi to speak of, I suddenly get LOTS of satellites... HOORAY! Sort of... Still not gona cut it for navigation, but you know what? It's the way it is. I really would love to see Asus fix GPS, but it does not look good in that department. Major bummer. As for the rest, all is good. I am MOSTLY HAPPY (which is NOT like being a little pregnant, as some will try saying) I am happy for the good, and still pissed about GPS. Thats my take on it, and yes, I am keeping the Prime (Until and if they offer me another replacement to try, LOL!)
Sorry bout the link, Still can't post attachments from Stock Browser for some reason:
http://db.tt/2kk39Rjc
SmartAs$Phone said:
I really would love to see Asus fix GPS, but it does not look good in that department.
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I doubt ASUS is going to so anything to fix the GPS in any transformer prime because....
It is not a feature any more. They have removed it from the feature list. Just like Sony did with the PS3. It used to have PS2 backwards compatibility and Other OS support, but they removed it and stopped supporting it.
You need to pm Gary Key. My prime (sn bkcu) had poor wifi and NO gps. I sent it in and they didn't touch I'd for 3 Weeks despite my constant calling. I PMd Gary and they over nighted me a completely new unit (sn c10kas) everything works great. I found 12 says and locked 10 in my house! I am finally happy!
Thanks again Gary!
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