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Gps location issue?? Seriouslly!!

So im used to cdma devices in the recent yr but ive been with tmobile prior!!
Why does the gps fail to determine gps location for google maps? When infact im on open highway with 4g and full signal bars ..
This puts a hault on using navigatio or google maps
Is it a gsm issue or signal issue or just undiscovered bug ?
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same here, gps takes forever to lock, and sometime, it fails altogether!

Mines never failed probably user error.
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Whenever I camp out on WiFi, the GPS doesn't lock. I have to reboot. Try a reboot. It should lock on instantly after..

My gps always works and never fails maybe urs is faulty
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Like someone said above, I need to reboot mine if it doesn't lock but after a reboot it works fine.

with the case on takes me around 5 sec to lock on
with out the case it takes me only 2 sec

[SOLVED]Can't get 4g or 3g. Only E.

I fixed it by flashing a new ROM and wiping all the data!

Someone please help! I don't know what to do!

Nevermind, I think I fixed it!

I fixed it by changing the band to GSM Preferred/GSM ALL but now I only get E. Any way I can get back 4g?

Change it back to automatic or Odin kl1 modem from rootzwiki team kang post.
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I fixed it by changing the band to GSM Preferred/GSM ALL but now I only get E. Any way I can get back 4g?
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chib1panda said:
Change it back to automatic or Odin kl1 modem from rootzwiki team kang post.
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I changed it to auto, and i'm getting signal. Time to check if 4g. Thanks.
EDIT: It shows signal, but Im not getting any. Can't send text or browse web. Time to odin modem.

I flashed it, and I went to settings and looked at the network mode: It was GSM only. I changed it to auto mode. It seems to still get and send texts, and I looked at band selection with the dialer code, and there wasn't a star besides anything. I think it might've worked, but I still only get e.

By flashed I mean odined. Lol
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I tried changing it to automatic in the band selection menu, and it showed signal, but texts didn't send.
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Also, if it means anything, I can't change it to wcdma only in settings.
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Can anyone help?
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If anyone helps me get it fixed TONIGHT, I will try to donate a few dollars to them.
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I had same issue and this is how I fixed it.
disable data connection and switch your phone off, remove the back cover and remove sim card completely. Then re-insert sim card and turn your phone back on and it should ask you to re-enable data connection once it boots up.
let me know if this helps

media_11 said:
I had same issue and this is how I fixed it.
disable data connection and switch your phone off, remove the back cover and remove sim card completely. Then re-insert sim card and turn your phone back on and it should ask you to re-enable data connection once it boots up.
let me know if this helps
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I did this, but it didn't ask me to turn it back on, so I turned it on manually, and still only E.
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Other phones receive 3G? Perhaps T-Mobile is servicing your area? This has happened to me but I had no control over it.

iLeopard said:
Other phones receive 3G? Perhaps T-Mobile is servicing your area? This has happened to me but I had no control over it.
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It had 4g earlier today, plus my dad's T989 has 4g here
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Delete and re-add apn?
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Did you by any chance flash a rom port?
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Weird. My issue was that I was testing a few of the skyrocket modems. After using Odin to get kl1 it worked again. Yeah i would sugeest resetting apn in wireless settings .
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Here's what I did that messed with my 3G
I flashed skyrocket roms.
So what I did was wipe everything. Go to mounts and storage and format system. Then flash Juggernaut or any other rom you desire. Then you're done
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GPS fix? AOKP maybe cm9 ics

First of all I'm on AOKP 715 m6. My gps was nonexistent even though it was good on earlier versions. I was running a modded vle radio which i don't remember the source. Anyways, i flashed tdj's modded vle radio in one of his threads and gps initial locked on in less than 5 mins. It then locks on in less than a min after that.
At first i thought it was the kernel, so i flashed different ones, but no changes. however the radio definitely fixed it for me on AOKP.
So to those with gps problems try flashing tdj's modded radios. Sorry for being lazy on my phone and not linking them.
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This was discussed months ago. Its the basic reason modded radios were made. Apparently the RILS break GPS. So yes GPS won't work unless you flash one of the modded radios, as you found out by accident lol.
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I am not using a modded radio I am using the one that came with the ics official update uvle1. And I am running AOKP M6 7-15. My GPS is the best it has ever been I get instant locks even indoors. And It is accurate too. I have also used other roms and had the same results.

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I am not using a modded radio I am using the one that came with the ics official update uvle1. And I am running AOKP M6 7-15. My GPS is the best it has ever been I get instant locks even indoors. And It is accurate too. I have also used other roms and had the same results.
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I find that hard to believe. With every rom flash on this phone gps breaks on me and I have to fix it every time.
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RushAOZ said:
I find that hard to believe. With every rom flash on this phone gps breaks on me and I have to fix it every time.
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My GPS works fine to on Telus LLE4 w/ Cyanogen 9.

RushAOZ said:
This was discussed months ago. Its the basic reason modded radios were made. Apparently the RILS break GPS. So yes GPS won't work unless you flash one of the modded radios, as you found out by accident lol.
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yeah i remembered that discussion, and I flashed a modded radio and it worked for most ROMs. I was then really bothered that my uber great locking GPS was no more... I seriously thought I flashed TDJ's radio because I had a file with the same name in my sd card. So I was bummed and decided to test kernels because thats like testing 2 things at once lol. But yeah I ended up checking the md5 of the modded radio i had on my sd card and it turns out it wasn't the same. Must have gotten it from a different thread even though the file name was the same.
But yeah it's just a little reminder to those who have GPS problems, that even though you may think you have a perfectly working radio... you should just flash TDJ's radio mods just in case.

Just flashed TDJ's modded UCLE1 radio...still no luck with GPS
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What do you guys mean when you say "breaks GPS"? I am trying to determine if my problem is similar to yours.
My problem is not really an issue with the GPS but an issue with Google Maps. When I use navigation from point A to point B, say Schaumburg to Chicago, it'll always speak directions as if it's going from point B to point A, although all the on-screen directions are correct.
I uninstalled the app and reinstalled, but have not yet tested to see if that fixed it.

Have any of you tried the agps fix for cm and aokp ROM?
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Have any of you tried the agps fix for cm and aokp ROM?
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I have. I don't know why, but running CM9, my GPS doesn't work no matter what. Maybe the GPS chip broke or something.

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Have any of you tried the agps fix for cm and aokp ROM?
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Yes this is what I have to do every time I flash a ROM and GPS breaks. I made a thread about it and there are also 2 more threads. Its a zip file you flash through cwm. Also people don't forget that if you're on cyanogenmod that you have to go into location services, GPS source and tick "use internal GPS". Or else GPS will barely work.
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armoguy94 said:
I have. I don't know why, but running CM9, my GPS doesn't work no matter what. Maybe the GPS chip broke or something.
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Read my post above. Enable internal GPS in GPS source/location settings.
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RushAOZ said:
Yes this is what I have to do every time I flash a ROM and GPS breaks. I made a thread about it and there are also 2 more threads. Its a zip file you flash through cwm. Also people don't forget that if you're on cyanogenmod that you have to go into location services, GPS source and tick "use internal GPS". Or else GPS will barely work.
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Yeah after doing what you said I've never had an issue. Except lock times seem to take awhile.
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armoguy94 said:
Just flashed TDJ's modded UCLE1 radio...still no luck with GPS
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didn't know he had a ucle1 radio, he has a uvle1 radio though maybe try that one.
If it is the first time you're trying to lock on, it might take a while, you should turn off wifi and data while leaving your GPS on. Stand outside with it on for 5-10 mins or so, it should get a lock on. After that your GPS locks quicker the more frequent you use it.
I think a lot of people would expect GPS to lock on right away, this only happens if your phone has recent locks to the GPS. I find it best with wifi and data off and to just leave the gps on and google maps on.
btw i've tried the AGPS patch before, but if you have a crappy radio it still won't connect lol.

Here's the screenshot without data or wifi. This is inside my house. Notice the gps signal has a constant dot in the middle, i know for aokp this means i have locked on.probably the same for cm, not sure about tw, haven't been on that for a month.
Anyways it has went as low as 4m, so pretty good. This is without apply the patch.
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Teo032 said:
Here's the screenshot without data or wifi. This is inside my house. Notice the gps signal has a constant dot in the middle, i know for aokp this means i have locked on.probably the same for cm, not sure about tw, haven't been on that for a month.
Anyways it has went as low as 4m, so pretty good. This is without apply the patch.
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Download GPS status. Its free in the market. Will tell you how many satellites you're locked onto just for kicks. 4m is very accurate.
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RushAOZ said:
Download GPS status. Its free in the market. Will tell you how many satellites you're locked onto just for kicks. 4m is very accurate.
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4m is amazing! and when i used GPSStatus, it said i had 20+ sats available, but only locked onto 1 maybe 2? WHY!? Grrrr...

Lol just tested it, 7-8/19-20 sats. This is inside my house. I'll check it out when I'm out and about
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GPS status apk
I installed GPS status APK.. These easy steps worked for me!!!!
Under tools 1) Manage GPS state
2) Reset
3) Download new data

[Q] Issues - UGH

I'm having some issues. I am on Incredible HD RLS 2, I haven't been able to get on WiFi and this isn't the only ROM where WiFi isn't working. It will just never connect. Well, I tried to install ICS Official global CM9 upon initial boot it said it couldn't read my SIM. I powered down pulled the SIM put it back in and put the phone back together and then I couldn't get any service. No matter what I did I have no service.
Yes I followed all the instructions, wiped everything, flashed the proper gapps and the kernel.
Since that didn't work I went back to my nand and still no service. Anyone have any suggestions?? Please help

On global cm9 rum through setup and change network mode to cdma/evdo becuz it defaults to gsm
I'm so fresh you can suck my nits...

Will give it a shot, thanks.
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Awesome, got service back, but WiFi is still not working. It just forever searches and never connects to a network. Anyone have any ideas?

This happens to me sometimes and restarting my router usually clears it up, not sure if you have tried that, just throwing it out there.

I can't reset the router, I'm on a college campus. I have the latest firmware and radios,switched out rom after Rom and still WiFi doesn't work. Any other suggestions?
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I can't reset the router, I'm on a college campus. I have the latest firmware and radios,switched out rom after Rom and still WiFi doesn't work. Any other suggestions?
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Anyone?
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Maby try to go under wifi and press the menu soft button to get to the advanced options and see if you have both freq checked idk if it'll help or
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Is my modem borked?

I keep losing data randomly and the only fix is to cycle airplane mode. Any idea what's going on?
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Try this man. It will fix your problem make it even better.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.freshnetwork
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chuko303 said:
Try this man. It will fix your problem make it even better.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.freshnetwork
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I'm having the same issue but the app didn't fix anything. It only started the last week or two, and I've only been using CM10 and nothing else. I've flashed the different radios, including the new one, the L7? Did that today and still haven't noticed any thing different.
Not sure if it's the ROM after a certain date or something.
I have always had roaming on and national roaming on too. Never had issues in getting 4G until the data started cutting out completely.
Any other suggestions? I don't think apps are going to help.
It also seems that I'll have WiFi when the phone is on, but when I put it to sleep, it switches to data. When using data in the car and I put the phone to sleep, then it goes from data to no-data.
Real frustrating.

chuko303 said:
Try this man. It will fix your problem make it even better.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.freshnetwork
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That app is just a gimmick... why else would it hide the status bar? It most likely just toggles airplane mode like i have been.

same issue also I am on codefirex 11/11/12 build. for me I will lose 3g after approx 30 mins of use and then no service....so I reboot the pH and I get 3g back.
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