Hello,
I recently bought a BT-5 bluetooth GPS unit here in Canada, and thought I'd post a little review. The reason this unit is special is that I got it for $50CAD (CAD is approximately same as USD now) at a local store. You can get them online for as cheap as $30+S&H. It's also very small, certainly small enough to carry in your pocket (but alas, not on a keychain).
I'd like to point out that I had to exchange the unit TWICE before I got one that finally works. On the first one, it couldn't get a GPS signal, the second one had a DOA battery. The third one works like a champ though.
Someone wrote a nice guide to setting it up, see below:
1. - FULLY charge BT-5 GPS Unit.
2. - In Mobile goto.. Start > Settings > Connections > Bluetooth > Mode
3. - Check, Turn on Bluetooth, and make device visible.
4. - Goto Devices, and find BTGPS (this took me like 5 mins to find it...KEEP TRYING..)
5. - Use 0000 as the passcode.
6. - Check off 'Serial Port', then click finish
7. - Go into Bluetooth > COM Ports, and add, COM2. (I unchecked Secure Connection, should make response faster...)
8. - In Mobile goto.. Start > Settings > System > External GPS
9. - In Programs Tab, select COM1, and in Hardware tab select, COM2 with a Baud Rate of 4800.
10. - In windows live search, OR google maps (or both), simply remember to use COM1 as your GPS setting.
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?p=199640
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COM1 and COM2 could be any COM port and google maps can be any program (works fine with tomtom).
What I really like is that once I got it to work, it gets a signal in under a minute. This is INDOORS. It's even faster outdoors. I lost the signal on it only once so far, and this was, again, indoors.
Overall, it's a sweet unit for the price, but caveat emptor. I wouldn't suggest buying online because of the amount of dead units out there. I would imagine you'd have a hard time exchanging. I bought it at factorydirect (http://www.factorydirect.ca). DO NOT go to the woodbridge location, they have three in stock, all three don't work. I ended up getting one that works in Scarborough. Can't comment on other cities or other retailers. FactoryDirect is good about exchanges though.
Good luck!
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Thank you soo much. Your post told me exactly what i was looking for. This is greatly appreciated. I will try the downtown Toronto location, as it is near my school.
One question though, in all pictures i see, it comes with only a car charger, is this the only way to charge it? Hopefully it comes with a regular ac charger so i can charge it indoors. (will be buying from factory direct as well)
Hey,
Yes, it only comes with a car charger. However, it has a normal mini-USB port, so you can charge it from your computer or from the charger for your elf. Same as you can use the BT-5 car charger with the elf itself.
Also note, so far I have not gotten the BT-5 to work with Microsoft Streets and Trips on the computer (don't know about pocket streets). The comp sees the GPS unit and it works using some simplistic programs (i.e. geocaching), but not with streets and trips. Weird...
Update: It works with Streets and Trips, you just need to have a GPS signal. If you try to connect before getting a signal, the software will reject it for some dumb reason. Oh well, it's microsoft.
thanks for the replies, its almost as if you read my posts on another forum about streets and trips, and answered it here
but yah, im only interested in using it with tomtom.
You're good to go then. Enjoy.
yes everything works good, i was a bit scared at first, cause i couldnt get it working, but that was because i never linked a bluetooth device to another one ever before (besides sending from phone to phone)...but eventually i got it working, and with my first device, didnt have to return anything.
it wasnt connecting while i stayed in one place, but i drove a bit, made one turn, and then it caught the signal.
i guess its more than enough for the price.
Thanks for writing about it, orelse i would have been scared and worried about it through this whole process
Using it with hp ipaq 210. and tomtom6. (with an outdated map)
Which location did you buy from?
evilmonkey1987 said:
Which location did you buy from?
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He says he paid $50 locally so I'm guessing Factory Direct:
http://factorydirect.ca/catalog/product_spec.php?pcode=BT0005
Yes, but factory direct has many locations, which is why I'm wondering. I ended up getting mine in Scarborough after two unsuccessful units from woodbridge and an out of stock problem in Markham.
I think you can easily find good deals on GPS receiver's on ebay these days ... I got the GlobalSat BT-359 for ~ Cdn$40 shipped, and it works great. It's very small (1/4 the size of the Touch!) and easy to pair up, it finds its location in ~ 5 sec, and has strong reception. I don't even have to place it under the windshield to pickup the satellite signal. I just put it on the seat beside me when I drove.
i had to go to school, so i went to the downtown toronto factory direct
I bought the BT-5 for my wife to connect to her Palm Treo 750. I've been using the Globalsat 359 with my Touch, and compared to the Globalsat, the BT-5 seem to be a little slower picking up signal, and the Globalsat seems to have more features. For example, the 359 auto-shuts off the power if it's lost BT connection for over 10 minutes to save power, and it also has a low battery warning. So far, I don't think BT5 has either function. And I dont know for sure if it does or not, because of its extremely poorly written manual.
But the BT-5 does work. I don't think it's lost signal even once, and it picks up the signal no problem outdoor as well as most of the times indoor. If you have a cigarette charger around, it will not leave you stranded because it doesn't have a low battery warning.
One more thing - when setting up the device, you can use a faster speed than 4800. I use 38400, and it runs fine.
evilmonkey1987 said:
Hello,
I recently bought a BT-5 bluetooth GPS unit here in Canada, and thought I'd post a little review. The reason this unit is special is that I got it for $50CAD (CAD is approximately same as USD now) at a local store. You can get them online for as cheap as $30+S&H. It's also very small, certainly small enough to carry in your pocket (but alas, not on a keychain).
I'd like to point out that I had to exchange the unit TWICE before I got one that finally works. On the first one, it couldn't get a GPS signal, the second one had a DOA battery. The third one works like a champ though.
Someone wrote a nice guide to setting it up, see below:
COM1 and COM2 could be any COM port and google maps can be any program (works fine with tomtom).
What I really like is that once I got it to work, it gets a signal in under a minute. This is INDOORS. It's even faster outdoors. I lost the signal on it only once so far, and this was, again, indoors.
Overall, it's a sweet unit for the price, but caveat emptor. I wouldn't suggest buying online because of the amount of dead units out there. I would imagine you'd have a hard time exchanging. I bought it at factorydirect (http://www.factorydirect.ca). DO NOT go to the woodbridge location, they have three in stock, all three don't work. I ended up getting one that works in Scarborough. Can't comment on other cities or other retailers. FactoryDirect is good about exchanges though.
Good luck!
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For fear of bricking my phone i have not updated the rom to WM6 and currently running WM5. i have a TyTN with rogers.
When i try to use google maps it will say initializing gps. As well i notice that
i do not have the MobileGoto or an icon/menu that i can select.
Any thoughts?
HELP HELP HELP
As most of you know Factory Direct, No refunds only store credits within 90 days
help
I do not understand your question. I guess GoogleMap cannot find your GPS?
Have you followed the steps and paired your BT GPS to the phone? Then enabled serial port on the BT-GPS? Then defined the incoming and outcoming COM ports for the external GPS device?
number16 said:
I do not understand your question. I guess GoogleMap cannot find your GPS?
Have you followed the steps and paired your BT GPS to the phone? Then enabled serial port on the BT-GPS? Then defined the incoming and outcoming COM ports for the external GPS device?
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i can't do step 8 it does not exist in my device "external GPS"
I'm not sure. I haven't had WM5 in about a year an a half, but I know one of the main changes in WM6 is better GPS support. Try to google around how to set up a GPS as a COM port (that's all you really need to do), but I wouldn't be surprised if you had problems with WM5.
number16,
I think BT5 is a little more "pocket-friendly" than the globalsat. Globalsat seems a bit thicker. But anyway, yes, valid criticisms. It uses a different chipset.
For those of you using the BT-359, have you had issues with the Bluetooth dropping?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2212116&postcount=1
I was wondering if one of you can pick a working BT-5 up for me from Factory Direct; I'll be in the Markham/Scarborough area in 2 weekends from now.
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Hi,
I am new to Universal (but not to HTC units ), so when I got a used one with a broken LCD last week I was very excited. But after I replaced the display and played around a bit with this toy - I thought it was not worth the hype.
But I got more & more suspicious about its wifi antenna and yes it definitely has some problem. It has 50% of the signal strength a half meter from my wifi router. From three meters it drops to 25%. And after 5 meters it's dead.
I upgraded the Radio stack to 1.14.10, but nothing's changed. Has anybody any suggestion?
The unit was taken apart by the previous owner and it is missing some screws - but all the screws around the antenna is in place...
If somebody needs photos I can post some.
Please advise!
Last state:
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ROM 1.3.77 WWE
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ExtROM 1.30.176 WWE
Cheers
Have you tried going into wireless lan settings, then click on the power mode tab and change to best performance. That should do something. Maybe its set to best battery which would give you crappy performance and range. I am able to log into the internet wifi within my block.
HTC UNIVERSAL wifi power is very very ow i have the same problem and way to solve it. when my laptop says what signal is excelent my ppc cannot connect.
Xeon_IV said:
Have you tried going into wireless lan settings, then click on the power mode tab and change to best performance...
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Thank you for your suggestion - now it's in midway position. It should do better - 4 meter is deadly! I have tried out with an Alpine and a Wizard as well and both done a better job!
Can you do me a favour and test it? I measured it at 0.5 m - 1 m and 4 m without _any_ obstruction (no wall whatsoever) between Universal and my router... That is why I suspected a hw failure.
Thanks,
ym
onlineemails said:
HTC UNIVERSAL wifi power is very very ow i have the same problem and way to solve it. when my laptop says what signal is excelent my ppc cannot connect.
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But _that_ low?!?
Very strange however, since both Alpine and Wizard do a better job than my Asus laptop with built in wifi. So this would be a big surprise for me from a HTC unit...
Today I will test it with a Pretec SD wifi card - if this beast let me install the card's driver at the first place
i can use my exec in bed which is 10 meters, one floor and one wall away.
the signal is at about 1/3 strength at that distance which is ok but not as good as my laptop.
have you changed any settings on your wireless base station as this could also be the problem.
Continuing Uni WiFi problem
Sorry to post in an old thread, but there doesn't seem to have been any resolution here. I have the same problem as the OP, in that my Uni will only detect WiFi about two metres from the router unobstructed. Any further, and the Uni loses the signal. My Laptop gets the signal up to 15 metres away, through walls & floors, and my desktop is in another room using the wireless aswell. If it's any use to possible helpers, i'm running KDS WM6, previously standard WM5, and the router is a TP-Link branded thingy.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, it's intensely annoying being unable to use the WiFi functionality on the PDA.
Thanks in advance.
No real help sorry, but my Exec has terrible WiFi performance too. Within a couple of metres of the router it has max signal, but this drops off to 1/2 after 5m. (Laptop still shows full) And anything over 7/8m you may as well forget. Laptop seems to get twice the range. My old HP Ipaq 5xxx series PDA used to get much better perfromance than the exec, but lasted a lot less on WiFi. Maybe HTC have deliberately sacrificed range for battery life? Even with the device set to max performace? I wonder if anyone could do a registry hack to up the power to the WiFi, or would this potentially burn our the device?
Range issue - power of PDA or router?
Thanks for the reply anyway Steve. I reckon my range is even worse than yours - I mean, seriously, I have to be sat right nest to the router to get a signal. As may be apparent, i'm more of a 'consumer' than a developer when it comes to my Exec, but to continue your line of thought, is it an issue with the power coming from the Universal's Wifi, or from the router itself? I imagine if there are very few of us with this problem, then it's down to some poor router setup/cheap hardware on our part...
But yeah, if anyone with a little more knowhow could shed some more light on our problem, i'm sure we would all be very grateful.
Regards
wow i thought i only had this problem, a friend of mine said upgrading might help. any way i've posted a thread about the same problem here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=321872
doesnt it kills you not being able to use the wi-fi in such a device???????
GurneyHalleck said:
is it an issue with the power coming from the Universal's Wifi, or from the router itself?
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I would bet the Universal, as I've always had the same router, in the same place with every wireless device I've used. The Uni is the worst performing of the bunch by a noticable margin.
Then again, I wonder if it has something to do with where the WiFi antenna is in the Uni itself? If the phone is pointing the wrong way the the phone itself blocks the signal? Every other device I have used has an external antenna (even the Ipaq)...
Hmm help needed from some experts here me thinks!
Expert Help needed, I agree
I doubt it's anything to do with the orientation of the antenna in the device, my lappy has an internal antenna and gets the signal just fine. Also, to add to the list of 'working' wireless devices, even my Nintendo DS picks up the signal throughout the house... Does radio version have anything to do with Wifi reception? I'm using 1.10 - y'reckon I should try 1.18 see if that helps? Rhetorical question, sorry - I'll TRY 1.18 and let you know if it helps.
Regards
not only poor wifi signal, the gsm signal also poor at uni, any solution of the gsm signal become stronger??
Hey all, I did the ultimate no-no and bought a cheap, wired gps antenna off Ebay. It plugs in to my phone, and I get google maps to start, but I can't get the settings right for my gps to actually work. It keeps coming back telling me it can't locate satellites. I even go as far as to put the gps on the top of my car instead of inside to try, but it still won't work, no matter how clear the sky is, even if im in the middle of the parking lot with no buildings over a story nearby. im getting frustrated, and the guy I bought it from sent me here. so, im hoping somebody can help me out?
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120209369095
this is what I bought,so yeah. I'm hoping somebody knows more than I do, and im certain someone does.
If you look at the devices supported in the description the Wing/Herald/p4350 isn´t mentioned. The connector on the back of you device is for external phone antennas i e GSM/GPRS and nothing to do with GPS.
This antenna is only a GPS booster, your phone must have an internal GPSchip and the Wing doesn´t. (and the TyTN mentioned doesn´t either).
Use a bluetooth GPS reciever for you Tmobile Wing
Hey man, that sucks.
I do know for a fact though you can use the bluetooth function for a bluetooth GPS Reciever. I use it and it works beautifuly!!!! I've gone places I've never been too with mine, using google map, live search thats on the phone or you can download has a better maping service, its free too, tells you the gas rates near you too, good thing to have right now...but anyways...works super easy, no muss no fuss just connect like you would your bluetooth headset..just set the "external GPS" in your settings for hardware to com6 and whatever baud rate your GPS has to whatever it says your reciever has(in programs leave port to none, in "access" check the manage GPS and your good to go anywhere, also make sure google maps or live search gps settings match the com6 and baud rate. Need help ask me its cool I love the crap out of my phone its like a little laptop so friggin sweet. anyways
they sell em here, this is where I got mine.
http://www.buygpsnow.com/bluetooth-gps_9.aspx
the one I have is this one...
http://www.buygpsnow.com/OnCourse-B...o-OnOff)-(Your-Choice-of-Free-Mount)_896.aspx
Not very expensive either, I thought it would be.
I use mine to even track myself jogging, get my miles ran, how fast when I slowed down and all with Active Trace, you can download that, no maps but shows like the direction you went. but yeah bluetooth it, no wires put it in your pocket, dash whatever and go....
have fun
PS I only signed up on here cuase I was looking for accesories for my phone and ran across your post, figured I know how you feel and thought I'd help you out..
Angel
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------------UPDATE------------
This issue has been solved: this is a hardware error. I ended up having to send my phone back to HTC for warranty repair. They replaced the main board and now the phone works again.
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I'm offering a $50.00 (USD, via PayPal) reward to the first person who figures out a fix for the microp error that is causing some Diamonds to lose the screen backlight.
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After getting the microp error, the screen backlight no longer functions, and I also recently noticed that Wi-Fi cannot be enabled.
More details on the microp error here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3026104
Like I said - $50 for the solution. Thanks to all in advance!
why not to try installing new os(rom)?
intel286 said:
why not to try installing new os(rom)?
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Because that doesn't work, it's been tried.
I suggest taking the phone back on warranty instead of paying to have HTC's software bugs fixed.
1. take a towel put it on the ground and htrow the htc diamond carefully sometimes on it
2. take out the battery do a little bit heavy pressure on the device where usually the battery would be.
3. bridge battery connectors of the device "WHILE BATTERY IS NOT INSERTED" with screwdriver
4. leave the battery out for a while. ( some hours)
should be caused by some connectors that dont work properly anymorei nside the diamond ? did it fall on the floor ?
cross fingers
alphazero said:
1. take a towel put it on the ground and htrow the htc diamond carefully sometimes on it
2. take out the battery do a little bit heavy pressure on the device where usually the battery would be.
3. bridge battery connectors of the device "WHILE BATTERY IS NOT INSERTED" with screwdriver
4. leave the battery out for a while. ( some hours)
should be caused by some connectors that dont work properly anymorei nside the diamond ? did it fall on the floor ?
cross fingers
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I did it about three or four times - but without towel I was little bit angry so did it my way
If I remember it well - on the beginning the display was only dark, but I could use my Diamond, but after the fourth "throw" display didn´t work no more
Edited: But this wasn´t only problem - it started with wi-fi connection - I was unable to switch the wi-fi on and then the "reset" button stopped its work..
alphazero said:
1. take a towel put it on the ground and htrow the htc diamond carefully sometimes on it
2. take out the battery do a little bit heavy pressure on the device where usually the battery would be.
3. bridge battery connectors of the device "WHILE BATTERY IS NOT INSERTED" with screwdriver
4. leave the battery out for a while. ( some hours)
should be caused by some connectors that dont work properly anymorei nside the diamond ? did it fall on the floor ?
cross fingers
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Err... This is a SOFTWARE problem.
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/12/htc_touch_diamond_backlights_permanently_dying_no_fix_yet-2.html
No, it's a hardware problem. I think it's caused by big temperature shifts, creating condensation on a part of the diamond. It only occurs in a very few diamonds, probably leaving a hot house to cold? You live in Canada or something? I doubt it is a software problem as it would be in much more diamonds.
I don't know, maybe putting it in the freezer may work? Well it worked when my hard drive killed itself, maybe it'll work on diamond too?
here is exactly what happened when my phone stopped working:
i was in my apartment with my phone, it was sitting on my desk.
i went outside and walked over one block - it wasn't even cold outside (50-60f?).
i pulled out the phone, unlocked it, went to the photo tab, started the camera, and took a photo.
after taking the photo, i sent it via sms.
when i tried to click back to take another photo, the phone said "cannot start camera"
i used reboot manager app to reboot the phone.
when the phone started, the backlight was no longer working and i was given the "microp error" screen.
since then, my backlight doesn't work, no matter what i try.
the phone was never dropped. there was no significant change in temp. etc. - it was working fine one min, then after a reboot it stopped working.
I have read about this in a lot of different Phone Expert articles...boy Genius, ect....here is just one....They say HTC does not have a fix for it yet
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/12/htc_touch_diamond_backlights_permanently_dying_no_fix_yet-2.html
theorie said:
here is exactly what happened when my phone stopped working:
when i tried to click back to take another photo, the phone said "cannot start camera"
when the phone started, the backlight was no longer working and i was given the "microp error" screen.
since then, my backlight doesn't work, no matter what i try.
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yes this is a hardware problem. I faced the exact same problem with HTC Touch : camera not working, then screen fading to black forever
Had to replace the screen and everything went back
(for a hardware issue, you need a hardware change, a soft fix will never do much)
Pumpiron579 said:
I have read about this in a lot of different Phone Expert articles...boy Genius, ect....here is just one....They say HTC does not have a fix for it yet
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/12/htc_touch_diamond_backlights_permanently_dying_no_fix_yet-2.html
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they got that tip from me. i showed them my phone when they hosted Gizmodo Gallery here in new york this past weekend.
the reason gizmodo said HTC does not have a fix - is because i told them that. i called numerous HTC tech support numbers and every tech i spoke to said the same thing, "sorry we have no idea, and can't help"
they're talking about me (Tom)...haha
theorie said:
they got that tip from me. i showed them my phone when they hosted Gizmodo Gallery here in new york this past weekend.
the reason gizmodo said HTC does not have a fix - is because i told them that. i called numerous HTC tech support numbers and every tech i spoke to said the same thing, "sorry we have no idea, and can't help"
they're talking about me (Tom)...haha
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But if HTC can't fix it, they'll have to replace it, right? You have warranty?
theorie said:
they got that tip from me. i showed them my phone when they hosted Gizmodo Gallery here in new york this past weekend.
the reason gizmodo said HTC does not have a fix - is because i told them that. i called numerous HTC tech support numbers and every tech i spoke to said the same thing, "sorry we have no idea, and can't help"
they're talking about me (Tom)...haha
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Interesting. That has spread quite fast to a lot of other Forums.
WOW
guess what...
tonight i left my apt, got on the subway, and after i got off i went to check my phone - out of nowhere, THE SCREEN BACKLIGHT IS WORKING AGAIN!
wtf!??!
i haven't done ANYTHING to the phone today. it sat on my desk all day. so why the heck did the backlight start working again?!?
now, it seems the phone has fixed itself! i haven't done anything to it! when i left my apt, it wasn't working, and 15 minutes later, it's working agian.
very, very strange.
apparently i owe the phone-gods $50. thanks phone-gods. haha
Congrats man
If I only had so luck like You I´m still waiting for some info from service center where I sent my Diamond. But right - 1 month ago messages on forums about this prob were very rare - on last saturday when my PDA "died" I was searching for any info (and found few topics about that) and when I´m looking for it today there are much more responses to this error on internet...it seems that this issue has arisen in last few weeks
Nice to hear that, looks like what ever hardware was playing up has decided to play nice It's just temperature shifts I think from what i've heard from lots of people with this problem. Moisture forming inside the PDA. Or so I think
But my Diamond didn´t fix itself for 3 days..... Unfortunatelly after that I couldn´t do anything more than to send it for repair
Ok so today I got a message from our HTC service centre that they have found HW problem, changed display and the whole front panel n sending my Diamond back to me
And it was classified like a standard warranty repair
tommm said:
Ok so today I got a message from our HTC service centre that they have found HW problem, changed display and the whole front panel n sending my Diamond back to me
And it was classified like a standard warranty repair
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What country do you live in and where did you send your device to (which repair centre) ?
In Holland official HTC support sends it to Eurotwice in Belgium. I had the same microp error and when I got it back, the problem was still there. Eurotwice couldn't find any problem.
So I'm curious where you sent your device.
Also look at this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3048690&postcount=1
It metnions that the bootloader displays a microp version. My bootloader never displays this.
For Microp ERROR
Hello,
Im in france "FRENCH", if you leave in france and your diamond have a MircropERROR no probleme you can contact me i can repair it.
@+++
OK, since Sunday when the clocks went forward my SatNav has stopped working. It has worked flawlessly for the past year and I suspect my GPS reciever has stopped working. However, when I start up TomTom Navigator it tells me it is "waiting for a valid GPS signal"
I have already:
Soft reset my device
Hard reset my device
Reinstalled TomTom Nav
waited for over an hour for it to aquire the satellites
downloaded the latest Epherimis info from QuickGPS
What next?
I have to say that Google maps does not seem to find any satellites either.
I am at my wits end and without my SatNav I dont know how to get back to normal sanity
alchopop said:
OK, since Sunday when the clocks went forward my SatNav has stopped working. It has worked flawlessly for the past year and I suspect my GPS reciever has stopped working. However, when I start up TomTom Navigator it tells me it is "waiting for a valid GPS signal"
I have already:
Soft reset my device
Hard reset my device
Reinstalled TomTom Nav
waited for over an hour for it to aquire the satellites
downloaded the latest Epherimis info from QuickGPS
What next?
I have to say that Google maps does not seem to find any satellites either.
I am at my wits end and without my SatNav I dont know how to get back to normal sanity
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flash radio 1.14
flash topix 3.5.6
Hmm, by the fact that your location stats you're in Cambridge UK I'd say you've got a bit of an issue as the clocks don't change until 28th March!!!
Sorry, guys
I should have stated two more things
1. I am currentlu=y using Topix 3.5.6
with Radio 1.13
And I have been in the USA for the past month. I have tried all combinations of clock i.e.
putting clock back an hour
unchecking daylight saving in synchrotime so the time is -5GMT
By the way US clock went forward on 14/3/2010
as stated before googlemaps no longer finds satellites either.
Can anybody tell me if the radio for GPS is the same chip as all the other radio's or are they separate chips (seems to me they should all be on the same chip)
Updating your radio updates all radio functions (phone/wifi/gps/bluetooth etc).
I'm in the UK too and using radio 1.17 with no problems at all.
gonna flash stock and see if that works, always did before so should now. If not then I will know my GPS radio is toast!
will this work with a bluetooth gps unit by the way?
its been about 2 weeks now since my first post in this thread and nothing I have tried has fixed my GPS. My phone is over a year old now so I dont think its under warranty any longer. Do you guys think I can get it exchanged under my insurance in the UK (I pay something like £26 a qtr for insurance from CPW) or should I just hold tight and wait for my upgrade in September and use a bluetooth GPS receiver in the meantime?
I don't want to shell out for a new GPS since I already have maps for Europe, UK and north America that I spent over £200 on.
Thanks for all you help so far even though I found no solution so far. :-(
why not claim the faulty phone if youre sure its def a hardware fault.
sell the replacement
buy what u want
DontHate said:
why not claim the faulty phone if youre sure its def a hardware fault.
sell the replacement
buy what u want
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not sure thats legal
course its legal
you have an insured phone that is faulty.
they replace it. thats the point of insurance.
then you can do what you want.
if one day you dont want that phone anymore, just sell it
Not sure if any of you are already aware that the HOX also seems to suffer from a similar problem as the problem seen with Apple (death grip) where the signal would be weaker depending how the user held the device.
See the tests this guy is carried out to highlight the problem:
http://www.jayceooi.com/2012/04/09/htc-one-x-antenna-reception-test/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkKNkC0f700
The software used in the test is "network signal info"
Basically most of us are right hand users, this means we tend to hold our phones with left hand, so we can use our right hand to do stuff like typing, now the problem with the poor signal relates to the left lower corner of the phone where the antenna seems to be, when we hold the phone this way the 3G signal drops just like shown in the video.
The tests seem to indicate if you hold the phone with right hand (meaning you will not be covering the antenna area) that the signal remains strong.
Based on this understanding I came up with a working solution so the signal does not drop when holding the phone with left hand, which is to use the phone upside down & it actually works,
Just download an app called "display orientator" which allow you to setup the phone to display upside down.
I have been using the phone upside down since yesterday and it works great.
I've even been using Skype video calling and it works perfectly, nothing is up side down
Think battery life is also improved as signal remains strong & phone uses less power.
Just wanted to add one more thing there is an app called "phono" which shows an icon in the top notification area of the network you are connected to, and with the three uk network the signal when it goes weak simply drops onto the orange network which in turn appears as connect but kills your mobile broadband, maybe the three team are just not aware of how crap the orange service seems to be, so these 2 tricks should prevent you from dropping into the orange network & improve your signal.
Personally I don't mind to use this great phone upside down as it does not have physical keyboard.
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The whole point is that we shouldn't have to use our phone upside down. Not a bad temporary fix for those with the problem but stupid imo.
Most no longer have issues after the latest update as well from what I've seen.
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I think if it improves battery usage and connection even further has to be worth it.
The software also allows to change the orientation back to normal view with single tap.
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Same issue raised here:
http://www.modaco.com/topic/354160-htc-one-x-signal-reception-issue/
UpSideDownHOX said:
Same issue raised here:
http://www.modaco.com/topic/354160-htc-one-x-signal-reception-issue/
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So you posted a link to a thread with one post that has a problem totally unrelated to yours? I'm on AT&T using a One X that replaced a i9100 and can say it has the best radio of any phone I've ever used. I've used my phone all over the U.S. and last week roaming in Europe and never noticed a signal problem no matter how I'm holding it.
If your signal is marginal the position of the phone's radios can impact reception. People having different reception experiences based on their location, the network they're using, and/or their APN's is nothing new. Do you really think this is a problem that no one else would have noticed with a phone that's been in people's hands for over a month? Antenna-gate on the Sensation took less than a week to be exposed.
BarryH_GEG said:
So you posted a link to a thread with one post that has a problem totally unrelated to yours? I'm on AT&T using a One X that replaced a i9100 and can say it has the best radio of any phone I've ever used. I've used my phone all over the U.S. and last week roaming in Europe and never noticed a signal problem no matter how I'm holding it.
If your signal is marginal the position of the phone's radios can impact reception. People having different reception experiences based on their location, the network they're using, and/or their APN's is nothing new. Do you really think this is a problem that no one else would have noticed with a phone that's been in people's hands for over a month? Antenna-gate on the Sensation took less than a week to be exposed.
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you saying the antenna in the US version is not located in the same position?
I'm saying that the thread you linked to mentions nothing about the antenna as the cause of the posters problem. I've used my device in different parts of the U.S. and in Europe and haven't had a reception issue. I'm guessing that what you think is causing your problem (the way you're holding the phone) is in reality your phone trying to receive a weak signal and fluctuating as you move the radio around as you're handling it. Borrow a friend’s SIM from another network and see if the phone still does it. Your phone could also have defective radio or loose internal connection. If everyone's signal dropped based on the way they held their phones it would have been a much bigger issue by now.
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Hello everyone, I have had the same problem.
I solved it by removing the phone and slightly raising the lower contacts of the antenna GSM / WCDMA.
After a few hours it seems the problem has disappeared. Let's hope so
I must try this, although I think crappy network might be the real issue
UpSideDownHOX thanks, your post helped me :victory:
Thanks for posting this, it really helps the signal
Thanks For the tips mate ...... Btw in my case 2g network with WiFi gets the job done for saving battery as well ... Still thanks for the info about the upsidedown app ... Might come in handy if I get outta my house
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zimilie said:
Hello everyone, I have had the same problem.
I solved it by removing the phone and slightly raising the lower contacts of the antenna GSM / WCDMA.
After a few hours it seems the problem has disappeared. Let's hope so
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Hello, could you indicate where is located the GSM/WCDMA antenna in intertionnal version of HTC One X ?
Thanks a lot
layoup said:
Hello, could you indicate where is located the GSM/WCDMA antenna in intertionnal version of HTC One X ?
Thanks a lot
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zimilie said:
Hello everyone, I have had the same problem.
I solved it by removing the phone and slightly raising the lower contacts of the antenna GSM / WCDMA.
After a few hours it seems the problem has disappeared. Let's hope so
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Yes, how did you do that (slightly raising the lower contacts of the antenna GSM / WCDMA) ???
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Ain't completely right as the messed up the GPS and WiFi connectors but I do believe the GSM connectors at the bottom are right?!
Please share if you think different, just trying to help and don`t want to share wrong information
hello,
Should the phone still have gsm signal when the back cover is removed? I removed the back cover of my phone. BT and WiFi works fine. But no gsm signal.