OK, i know that there is much debate about the quality of GPS on the DHD, but i just cant fathom it...
-I am in the UK and have very good GPS lock with various ROMS and RADIOS.. (with or without the aid of AGPS)
-i have just had a 2 week trip to spain, and i struggled to get a lock at all even in open spaces and ontop of mountains, if i did get a lock it would be inaccurate and drift... I tried with and without AGPS, with and without sim, various combinations of ROMS and RADIOS, and virtually nothing....
(This was made worse by my friend with a spanish desire getting an instant lock)
As soon as i landed back in the UK, turned on the GPS, and BANG.. instant lock with and without AGPS........
I REALLY DONT UNDERSTAND.......
If i can get a quick lock in the UK, why cant i get a lock in spain, they are close in the same hemisphere, the saterlite's will be sending down the same data???? especially when a different phone next to me will get a lock...
It's almost like my UK DHD is saying, 'nope, sorry, we dont want you to be able to get GPS anywhere but in the UK'
any thoughts??
are you using A-GPS with your location? Maybe your provider is sucking with their location stuff. have you tried using fasterfix (in market) to use an alternate ntp server as well
the behaviour is independant of AGPS. I get the same results after resetting AGPS and not allowing any network communication... quick fix in Uk, virtually none in spain...
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Hi guys
I got my first WM phone HTC pro2 recently from Vodafone UK. Everything is good except GPS. I read this forum carefully. I did hard reset, soft reset, set different port and baud, download QuickGPS, I also try some tweaks, buy GPS still not working. when I open Google Maps, clicked the use GPS, after “seeking satellite…” near ten minutes and Google Maps told me I have GPS problem. HTC GPS tool show me GPS signal was 0 and only a red spot on the top of circle. Other GPS programs such as “GPS test” and BeeLineGPS had same result like HTC GPS tool. Open Garmin, always said “searching satellite …” and Tomtom told me “Poor GPS receptions—are you inside the building?”
My questions are, based your guys experience what happened? It is hardware problem or the setting’s problem? When you guys talking about the GPS cannot get fix, do you have GPS signal on the GPS program (like signal strength, some red and green spots on the circle etc)? If I flash hard-SPL and other Radio Rom can resolve my problem? Are there other solutions? Warranty.
I used destinator 7 on a small trip, and was able to work.
However, looking at the settings screen where the signal for each satellite was displayed, I cannot say I am impressed. The signal strength was extremely low...
Can you install destinator and try also yourself?
Apologies if this is very basic, but I assume you are outside with a clear view of the sky when trying it out?
sparobin said:
Hi guys
I got my first WM phone HTC pro2 recently from Vodafone UK. Everything is good except GPS. I read this forum carefully. I did hard reset, soft reset, set different port and baud, download QuickGPS, I also try some tweaks, buy GPS still not working. when I open Google Maps, clicked the use GPS, after “seeking satellite…” near ten minutes and Google Maps told me I have GPS problem. HTC GPS tool show me GPS signal was 0 and only a red spot on the top of circle. Other GPS programs such as “GPS test” and BeeLineGPS had same result like HTC GPS tool. Open Garmin, always said “searching satellite …” and Tomtom told me “Poor GPS receptions—are you inside the building?”
My questions are, based your guys experience what happened? It is hardware problem or the setting’s problem? When you guys talking about the GPS cannot get fix, do you have GPS signal on the GPS program (like signal strength, some red and green spots on the circle etc)? If I flash hard-SPL and other Radio Rom can resolve my problem? Are there other solutions? Warranty.
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yes , i am in open field, far away from building, several times, more than 40 minutes. thanks I will try it. but I am wondering why signal strength is 0. low strength, hard to fix and no signal strength is totally diferent issue, i guess.
I am proposing the destinator, because it has a function that detects the port & some settings of the gps...
I am on Sprint in the US, but this worked for me. I am not sure if you did this.
If you have TouchFlo enabled go to the Settings Tab, then go to All Settings.
In the all settings, click the Personal then click Phone. In there click GSM/UMTS services (I am assuming you have a GSM phone, I don't know). Select Location Setting and then Get settings. Make sure it is turned on.
Then this part you said you did, but I will tell you my settings anyway. Go back to the all settings. Now go to system and then external gps. Then go to programs and select COM port 9. Under hardware it should be None and the baud rate is 4800. Then under access check the box to have manage gps enabled.
Now, when you use google maps, go to the settings in google maps and click gps settings. Change the option from let windows mobile manage my gps to manual and pick com 9 and 4800.
Then enable the gps and get a clear view of the sky and see if it works. It might take about 20 seconds for it to get some satellites the first time.
Did you notice there is a firmware update to enahnce gps fixes? Might be worth giving it a try
Thanks all.
there is not locaiton at setting, personal, phone , services.
this phone is vodafone branded, i think I need hard-SPL first to flash firmware.
sparobin said:
Thanks all.
there is not locaiton at setting, personal, phone , services.
this phone is vodafone branded, i think I need hard-SPL first to flash firmware.
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Hi,
I have been experiencing the same problem. Have read many posts. It normally happens when phone your phone displays H or 3G. For some reason the triangulation and the Gps stops working.
Try it when you have E or G showing on the phone it will work like a charm.
This is my second TP2 first one never had a problem and was vodafone branded as well. Will try and find a solution and will let you know. I have tried different radios though!
Hi
I had the same issue with my T mobile branded TP2. Sometimes (after houres) I had a fix and then it dropped again. I discovered that when you switch WIFI off, it all works like charm. WIFI somehow jams the GPS receiver.
Same Issue
I have the Sprint Touch Pro2 and have tried every patch available, several registry edits, different settings and quick GPS settings to get my GPS running properly. Just before my 30 day return/refund period had almost lapsed I decided to exchange my device. Sprint tried to talk me into some drawn out process of dealing with advanced tech support and starting a ticket on the issue which would have gone way beyond my 30 day period to exchange the phone. To make a short story long, exchanging the phone couldn't have been more convenient and upon setting up Quick GPS and trying out the installed Live Search application, my phone found 9 satelites within seconds. I guess it was the device. Just a cautionary tale that if you think you've tried everything to get your GPS working, there's no harm in getting another Touch Pro2.
OK, Firstly, does anyone else have the Defy on the Three network and is it working alright for you??
I'm just trying to figure out whether this is a phone problem or a network issue. Basically I'll unlock the phone, go onto google, search for something and that's when the wait starts, it's really weird, I'll have full 3G signal, and neither of the little traffic arrows will do anything, which makes me think it's not a network issue. Absolutely all network traffic locks up, including gmail, market etc
But then if I make a phone call and hang up it will start working again fine. All I can think is that it's just a little software glitch in my phone. Does anyone know if Motorola will send me a ROM update/repair tool for the phone because I'm guessing it's something to do with that, or even try rolling back to Eclair 2.1 to try that. And yes, before you ask, I've tried many times doing a full wipe/factory reset and it makes no difference.
I've quadruple checked all my APN settings for Three which don't even have usernames or passwords and even checked the settings were correct in the secret service menu. Also when I had the problems I ran a ping test (in the secret menu *#*#4636#*#*) and they all returned "failed could not find ip"
It's just so weird how random it is, I can't work it out. Maybe the defy really isn't compatible with three.
If anyone's got any ideas please please please leave info below.
One other thing I forgot to mention is that the defy was previously locked to Tmobile(uk) and was unlocked using a simple unlock code, no hacking or modding involved
Hi mate,
I've been using my defy on 3 UK with no problems since Jan. I've been on eclair the whole time. Currently the 2.51 stock.
Olly
Hello!
I have my Desire for 2 weeks now and really satisfied with it. However, I have some problems with the GPS:
It sometimes takes ages to lock on a satellite. I use a program callled GPS status where I can check if it sees any satellites, but sometimes it only sees one satellite.
I tried to update the aGPS data with GPS status, it didn't help much. Second I tried changing the NTP server with Fasterfix, but after I reboot my phone it goes back to some north american server. Do I have to make this change everytime I turn on the phone? (My phone is rooted and I'm on stock ROM, tried latest radio, but it haven't got better)
The last question: Isn't this a hardware failure that it sometimes works and sometimes not? I have a 2 year warranty so it won't be a problem. Thank you for your help in advance
Yes, yes, I totally should have done the search which I obviously totally didn't, otherwise I totally would have found the solution. Please spare me these kinds of answers, I did my research as much as I could...
Now, the outline of the problem:
-I cannot get a gps fix. I think I probably managed get an accurate location with google maps. Once for 10 seconds, and then it was gone.
-The phone cannot see satellites.
-Antenna, GPS antenna and antenna cover have been replaced, it was repaired 3 times with the same no-lock issue. It did not fix it, tho.
-I tried stock roms, cooked roms, different kernels and different radios. It still could not see a single satellite.
-I tried the "wipe this-install fasterfix-gps-status-enable that" stuff I stumbled upon so far.
-The most accurate position I can get is around 600-1500 meters. No change if I enable the GPS satellites.
-I tried Ndrive, IGo and Google maps, under open sky for long minutes. Nothing.
Any ideas?
itarill said:
Yes, yes, I totally should have done the search which I obviously totally didn't, otherwise I totally would have found the solution. Please spare me these kinds of answers, I did my research as much as I could...
Now, the outline of the problem:
-I cannot get a gps fix. I think I probably managed get an accurate location with google maps. Once for 10 seconds, and then it was gone.
-The phone cannot see satellites.
-Antenna, GPS antenna and antenna cover have been replaced, it was repaired 3 times with the same no-lock issue. It did not fix it, tho.
-I tried stock roms, cooked roms, different kernels and different radios. It still could not see a single satellite.
-I tried the "wipe this-install fasterfix-gps-status-enable that" stuff I stumbled upon so far.
-The most accurate position I can get is around 600-1500 meters. No change if I enable the GPS satellites.
-I tried Ndrive, IGo and Google maps, under open sky for long minutes. Nothing.
Any ideas?
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lol it sounds me (i had a lot of problems with my gps...)
1- u tried flashing the recommended base band radio?
2-u tried (IMPORTANT) to flash the correct RIL?
3-u tried to warm up the metalic contacts that are under the gps cover?
4-try it and then use GPS STATUS to fix it....
5-post the results please
1- u tried flashing the recommended base band radio?
Yes.
2-u tried (IMPORTANT) to flash the correct RIL?
AFAIK I need it only if I don't use recommended radio. I used recommended radios with sense roms, as well as I do now with MDJ's UD 1.8+kernel+recommended radio.
3-u tried to warm up the metalic contacts that are under the gps cover?
The phone is on the sun when I'm leaving it out to get a fix. Also, I hold it in hand, which supposedly warms it up.
4-try it and then use GPS STATUS to fix it....
See above.
5-post the results please
Still :/ http://db.tt/qH2YCbW
i´m not fully understand your post but raising a bit the contacts i was obtained better gps fix (weird but true)....
in adition... i think you should try ALL THE POSSIBILITIES... in a few words... flash the RIL
HTC policy is to replace the handset after 3 repairs. Send it back. That's HTC UK anyway.
Hi to all.
Erm.. what do you mean by warm up the metalic contact?
andyharney said:
HTC policy is to replace the handset after 3 repairs. Send it back. That's HTC UK anyway.
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Woah, it would be awesome. I had it reapaired in Carrefour, France. So I don't know if it stands for those repairs too. Now I'm home in Hungary, so we'll see. I will definitely keep returning it if it takes that to get a working phone...
Same problem here, except my GPS worked perfectly fine until I upgraded to Android 2.3 last week. Since then I can't get a single satellite to lock.
I've used GPS Status to reset and download A-GPS data to no avail.
HTC told me to factory reset my phone which I've done. Nothing works!!
Tried with and without SIM. Various combinations of WIFI on/off with SIM inserted and removed.
I'm really angry.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Matt
Have you been SFR? Just asking, my phone was SFR, and I read something in french about some messed up stuff of SFR software... it was long ago tho.
So I know this has been asked in a million forums but I haven't seen one for the E4GT so here goes:
I'm going to Europe soon and I have all the offline map programs I could ever ask for however:
All attempts to create a GPS lock without using data/internet here in the States seems to be fruitless.
Basically I switch to airplane mode then try to get a lock but can't.
GPS Status will find the Sats in moments with data, but without it is hopelessly lost.
Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks.