I just found out you can use google maps without data kind of like navigation, you just need to save a big poirtion of your city (in example I live in mexico city and I saved all of it), make your route (conected to wifi) and then turn your data off, maps will guide you using GPS, the only issue is that if you detour it wont recalculate another way, hope it helps someone :laugh:
This has been this way for quite some time now
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xisruno said:
This has been this way for quite some time now
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Never saw it, thought it would help someone
Who would have WiFi driving in a car though....
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You download it via wifi then access the maps with no connection at all. I used it going to Peru recently not knowing if I'd have any connection. It worked great before I got a Claro sim card.
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You download it via wifi then access the maps with no connection at all. I used it going to Peru recently not knowing if I'd have any connection. It worked great before I got a Claro sim card.
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Ah. Okay. I get it. I imagine you'd need at least a working gps?
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That is correct my friend. I've found gps works fine just about everywhere, barring tall buildings, etc. I was using an app called Maps With Me Pro before Google updated Maps, just before my trip. You download maps for any country with that app.
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I've just come back from Belgium and have been frustrated with my GPS. last time I went, I had a different mobile and I'm positive that when data roaming was off it worked fine. This time it wouldn't located my location unless I found a free hotspot.
What am I doing wrong or is my nexus not working correctly?
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I've just come back from Belgium and have been frustrated with my GPS. last time I went, I had a different mobile and I'm positive that when data roaming was off it worked fine. This time it wouldn't located my location unless I found a free hotspot.
What am I doing wrong or is my nexus not working correctly?
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AGPS is crap when wifi and data is off.
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Try the app FasterFix.
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Thanks for the comments - I suppose I need root for FastFix.
I think the question still stands though - should GPS work without wifi or data-roaming?
Since wifi and mobile data should only provide a faster fix and have nothing to do with the stability of the gps fix, yes gps should work without wifi and data roaming. You might have to wait for a few minutes to get the first lock but after that it should work like it always did.
Hello,
So im having a bit of an issue and hoping someone can help. I gave an unlocked galaxy s2 t989d to a friend in the us to use on att. Data was not working so i entered the correct apn values and it works great. For some reason though, the phone jumps onto the tmobile network randomly sometimes even while in an att service area.
So my question, is there any way to stop it from going to tmobile? I want it to stay on att.
Thanks for any help!
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Hello,
So im having a bit of an issue and hoping someone can help. I gave an unlocked galaxy s2 t989d to a friend in the us to use on att. Data was not working so i entered the correct apn values and it works great. For some reason though, the phone jumps onto the tmobile network randomly sometimes even while in an att service area.
So my question, is there any way to stop it from going to tmobile? I want it to stay on att.
Thanks for any help!
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Does it happen in any area or typically their home area? It could be several factors that cause this...is the phone rooted?
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It happens when she is at home. She has weak signal in her basement and the data drops down to edge. It then will briefly jump over to tmobile and say roaming then go back to att.
Any ideas?
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MrXeC said:
It happens when she is at home. She has weak signal in her basement and the data drops down to edge. It then will briefly jump over to tmobile and say roaming then go back to att.
Any ideas?
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well she's in a basement first and foremost, some basements can cause that. Thats normal, if the signal coming into the home isn't that strong in that area of the house, then thats normal and in reality there isn't much you can do about that. However, you can try to flash a different radio. I've heard good things about the blaze 4g radio (uvlf4) in some areas, and the galaxy notes radio (uvlg3) for others. I personally get the best signal off of uvle1 (tmo ics radio). Try those other two out and see if it improves. But if its only that one area, then that could be the culprit, and that unfortunately is something nobody can really do anything about. I had an apartment that was like that once, couldn't get anything useful out of my cell unless i was on wifi.
worse case scenario she can install a home repeater for AWS 1700/2100
http://www.wilsonelectronics.com/ProductDetails.aspx?Product=155&title=AWS+70+(802365)&Category=11
it has been tested and it really works, luckily i have no needs for that, but I've always planned to install one for my Car when i drive to poor reception areas
Thanks for the help!
I will try flashing a new radio when i grt the chance and see if that helps. I figured it was just an issue because of the low reception. I just did not want her to incur any roaming charges or anything so i figured i would see if someone had an idea.
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I've been hearing a lot of people say that they are having really good luck with the Galaxy Note radio- FYI, Good Luck!
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Thanks for all the help guys!
So i have decided to try out the stock tmobile 4.0.4 rom with the tmobile radio that comes stock. One question, csn i flash the odin of stock tmobile right over the stock telus 4.0.3 without issue or do i need to unlock the bootloader and root first?
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**edit** i found an image for the stock 4.0.4 tmobile rom for odin. Before i flash it, just wsnt to check if i have to install cwm, or root or unlock bootloader to do something first or can i just put the phone into download mode and just odin it right over the stock telus 4.0.3?
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Hi,
anyone know how to make Note 2 available using mobile network during call?
please help.
Thanks.
Alexnew said:
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anyone know how to make Note 2 available using mobile network during call?
please help.
Thanks.
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Youmean being able to use the Internet while on a call?
I don't think you need to do anything special for that. Mine works fine on the Bell Canada HSDPA network.
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Alexnew said:
Hi,
anyone know how to make Note 2 available using mobile network during call?
please help.
Thanks.
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If you mean being able to use internet during a call, it depends on your carrier and the wireless technology they use.
If your carrier uses cdma technology (e.g. Verizon), then you cant, as cdma does not support voice and packet service simultaneously.
If wcdma is used, then you can used both voice and packet service at the same time.
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That's weird, because I'm on Verizon and have used Chrome several times during a phone call.
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EP2008 said:
Youmean being able to use the Internet while on a call?
I don't think you need to do anything special for that. Mine works fine on the Bell Canada HSDPA network.
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If you mean being able to use internet during a call, it depends on your carrier and the wireless technology they use.
If your carrier uses cdma technology (e.g. Verizon), then you cant, as cdma does not support voice and packet service simultaneously.
If wcdma is used, then you can used both voice and packet service at the same time.
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EP2008 said:
Youmean being able to use the Internet while on a call?
I don't think you need to do anything special for that. Mine works fine on the Bell Canada HSDPA network.
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ring_GT said:
If you mean being able to use internet during a call, it depends on your carrier and the wireless technology they use.
If your carrier uses cdma technology (e.g. Verizon), then you cant, as cdma does not support voice and packet service simultaneously.
If wcdma is used, then you can used both voice and packet service at the same time.
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Thanks for reply.
Is that you mean this is the network operator problem, not Note 2 (phone) problem?
But I tried to use the same network operator (in my country called DIGI, my current phone line) with IPhone, it work fine!!
But, when I put the same SIM card into Note 2, it does not 'always' work!! I mean sometime it work, most of the time it does not work!!
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Thanks for reply.
Is that you mean this is the network operator problem, not Note 2 (phone) problem?
But I tried to use the same network operator (in my country called DIGI, my current phone line) with IPhone, it work fine!!
But, when I put the same SIM card into Note 2, it does not 'always' work!! I mean sometime it work, most of the time it does not work!!
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Hmm i got a galaxy s 1 and soon note 2 .
Now on my galaxy s it works when i already whs browsing the web
So if i use the internet and get call i can still browse but if im not using the internet and get a call it 70% of the times goes off until the end of the call.
Check to see if thats the case in ur note 2, use the internet and call from home or ask a buddy to call u .
Hooe this helped u:beer:
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Alexnew said:
Thanks for reply.
Is that you mean this is the network operator problem, not Note 2 (phone) problem?
But I tried to use the same network operator (in my country called DIGI, my current phone line) with IPhone, it work fine!!
But, when I put the same SIM card into Note 2, it does not 'always' work!! I mean sometime it work, most of the time it does not work!!
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Your area may have bad 3g connection (3g,H,H+) and signal will drop to only GSM (GPRS/EDGE). In GSM mode you cannot make calls and use data connection at the same time.
Try changing your network connection to only WCDMA and retest.
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Hmm i got a galaxy s 1 and soon note 2 .
Now on my galaxy s it works when i already whs browsing the web
So if i use the internet and get call i can still browse but if im not using the internet and get a call it 70% of the times goes off until the end of the call.
Check to see if thats the case in ur note 2, use the internet and call from home or ask a buddy to call u .
Hooe this helped u:beer:
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tried. during call can't use internet at all, but during using internet can received call and continue using internet for a while.
antt00 said:
Your area may have bad 3g connection (3g,H,H+) and signal will drop to only GSM (GPRS/EDGE). In GSM mode you cannot make calls and use data connection at the same time.
Try changing your network connection to only WCDMA and retest.
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Hi, my area is always H. will try. thanks.
Is your apn set right ?
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i bought samsung galaxy s3 at&t (unlocked) in USA, and currently using it in India. tethering and hotspot feature cannot be enabled, it says "invalid sim" and gps when turned on keeps blinking, never fixes to a location.. samsung service centers here do not consider the device as it was not purchased in India. any solutions? i havent rooted nor done any modifications...
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i bought samsung galaxy s3 at&t (unlocked) in USA, and currently using it in India. tethering and hotspot feature cannot be enabled, it says "invalid sim" and gps when turned on keeps blinking, never fixes to a location.. samsung service centers here do not consider the device as it was not purchased in India. any solutions? i havent rooted nor done any modifications...
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My first guess would be that it's not going to fully function on the cellular network in India, since it's a North American phone?
Ya if it is North American phone I would assume GPS is looking for the North American GPS satellites? I know on my old Captivate you could change what satellites it looked for, I think.
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If your device was rooted, you could easily change the prefered NTP server used by your phone's GPS (for example using FasterGPS). Like ConeyKiller said, that will generally allow for a faster fix. There are also other tools, like GPS Status and Toolbox, that allow you to see if your GPS finds satellites.
Except for these two features everything else is working just fine.. it's unlocked so it should work, I'm guessing.
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Thank you. GPS status does not show any connected satellites, you're right it does not connect to Indian satellites. Is there any solution or any way to fix this without rooting? Cuz I bought it like 2weeks back, and I don't want to root it for another 2 3 months atleast.
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Just root...nothing to be scared about if you read read and read.
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s.vivekananda007 said:
Thank you. GPS status does not show any connected satellites, you're right it does not connect to Indian satellites. Is there any solution or any way to fix this without rooting? Cuz I bought it like 2weeks back, and I don't want to root it for another 2 3 months atleast.
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Hi,
I am also haiving same problem with my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 mobile HotSpot is not working.
I have rooted the device but still its not working.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1988735
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The above works great. I use it when needed
Hello All,
I am trying to edit the build.prop to enable data during calls in my N7100 (UK O2 network). I added ro.ril.enable.dtm=1 to the build.prop file, rebooted the phone and phone hang on the Samsung logo. Anybody know how it should be done?
Thanks guys.
It's not recommended to use data during calls.
To get out of logo hang try flashing stock rom.
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UtkarshGupta said:
It's not recommended to use data during calls.
To get out of logo hang try flashing stock rom.
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Thanks for the rpely UtkarshGupta. I've already restored my device from backup, but it will be great to know why I cannot use data during calls.
Don't know exactly about it but my network provider does not allow it either , I tried it on s2 but outcome was fail. Have you ever seen it on any other phone that uses data during call bcoz I think its something related to network provider as my s2 booted without sim card.
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Don't know exactly about it but my network provider does not allow it either , I tried it on s2 but outcome was fail. Have you ever seen it on any other phone that uses data during call bcoz I think its something related to network provider as my s2 booted without sim card.
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I read on several threads that GSM networks allow data and voice at the same time and CDMA doesn't. I am in GSM and surprised I cant change the build.prop for this.
Is it not a network restriction.... Some networks allow it and some don't?
Edit: I can call and use data simultaneously using EE with my note 2.
This is while using 3g/hsdpa. It may not work on gsm/gprs
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Tomo1971 said:
Is it not a network restriction.... Some networks allow it and some don't?
Edit: I can call and use data simultaneously using EE with my note 2.
This is while using 3g/hsdpa. It may not work on gsm/gprs
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however if your network changes to 2g or from 3g to hsdpa Youll loose data altogether until you end your call I'm same network, same phone. and it drives me nuts using Navigation + phone at the same time
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At&t allows call and data in the USA. I haven't tried it on my note2 yet though. I hope it is not restricted by Samsung.
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Maybe 3g + call will work
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I would call my service provider and ask about this, I've never had any issues with this, and pretty certain that I've used data and navigation constantly switching between modes while in calls.
I think it's pretty obvious that there is no limitation in the note 2 itself regarding this.
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