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Look, trust me....I HATE to be this guy. Making a post about needing to get help with GPS, because I know there are a million resources out there. Well, I have read the million resources, and guess what...I still have a phone w/o GPS. I will wait 10 minutes, 30 minutes....can't even see one satellite, much less get a lock.
So, I have a XV6900 with NO DATA PLAN, so aGPS is out the window, so there's no need to do this...
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=VerizonAGPSFix
I have done all the steps here about three times over, and followed the instructions perfectly wit no results...
http://wiki.ppchaven.com/index.php?title=Pocket_PC_WIki:FIX_VERIZON_GPS
I used to have a TouchPro, and I used to have a Titan, so I have been around the block a few times, and gotten GPS working with one try on those old devices, however, now I have a piece of junk XV6900 (got brand new from Verizon last weekend) and it is GPS-dead, no matter what I try (even the SAME steps that work for most other people it seems).
So, please help me get this thing working - new ideas please. Do not recommend those two links above, or stuff like not letting customizations run...that is all child's play stuff that is common sense to do, and I have done them already 3 or 4 times over with no sucessful results.
Thanks everyone.
I did the Wiki thing to with no sucess. THen I did this:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=533639
Worked for me!
Similarly, I have tried the suggested steps with no success. My next question is how to tell if GPS is enabled? When I use GPS view, I can run a scan and it detects GPS on COM Port 4...does that mean that it is enabled, but I just have a terrible signal so it just isn't hooking up...and my issue is elseware, because it never gets a lock? And like you, I don't have a data plan, so another question is...is the work really worth it? I downloaded maps off of MGMaps, so I have street maps, but if I don't buy a program or use a data connection, is all the reflashing and testing worth the effort? I've worked on this long enough that I'm beginning to think that spending $150 on a seperate GPS unit may be worth it. I'm all for a good challenge, so I may keep at it, but at some point I have to ask the question. Any thoughts?
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Similarly, I have tried the suggested steps with no success. My next question is how to tell if GPS is enabled? When I use GPS view, I can run a scan and it detects GPS on COM Port 4...does that mean that it is enabled, but I just have a terrible signal so it just isn't hooking up...and my issue is elseware, because it never gets a lock? And like you, I don't have a data plan, so another question is...is the work really worth it? I downloaded maps off of MGMaps, so I have street maps, but if I don't buy a program or use a data connection, is all the reflashing and testing worth the effort? I've worked on this long enough that I'm beginning to think that spending $150 on a seperate GPS unit may be worth it. I'm all for a good challenge, so I may keep at it, but at some point I have to ask the question. Any thoughts?
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Well, the TomTom program itself is free, they just charge you for the maps. Yes, the entire USA and Canada maps are upwards of $100, but you can just get it by region to, like Southwest, or Northweast, etc...and thos only cost about $20
I have TomTom with all the USA/Canada maps, and that way no data connection is required. In my opinion, programs that use the data connection like Google Maps are worthless...I mean why wants their bandwidth being maxed out the entire time they are driving or using their GPS just to download map images? Makes more sense to use a program that has everything referenced on a SD card if you ask me, like TomTom does
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jadesdan said:
I did the Wiki thing to with no sucess. THen I did this:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=533639
Worked for me!
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but do you have a data plan?
i had the same problem as you people. try different software. the only thing that works for me without data is IGO8, after i load it and it locks i can switch to any software that has maps built in.
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Look, trust me....I HATE to be this guy. Making a post about needing to get help with GPS, because I know there are a million resources out there. Well, I have read the million resources, and guess what...I still have a phone w/o GPS. I will wait 10 minutes, 30 minutes....can't even see one satellite, much less get a lock.
So, I have a XV6900 with NO DATA PLAN, so aGPS is out the window, so there's no need to do this...
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=VerizonAGPSFix
I have done all the steps here about three times over, and followed the instructions perfectly wit no results...
http://wiki.ppchaven.com/index.php?title=Pocket_PC_WIki:FIX_VERIZON_GPS
I used to have a TouchPro, and I used to have a Titan, so I have been around the block a few times, and gotten GPS working with one try on those old devices, however, now I have a piece of junk XV6900 (got brand new from Verizon last weekend) and it is GPS-dead, no matter what I try (even the SAME steps that work for most other people it seems).
So, please help me get this thing working - new ideas please. Do not recommend those two links above, or stuff like not letting customizations run...that is all child's play stuff that is common sense to do, and I have done them already 3 or 4 times over with no sucessful results.
Thanks everyone.
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have tried the link below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=533639
One thing to check is you device info. My PRI Version is 1.37_002. Saw a thread where someone had higher PRI version & that might be an issue. I can't find the thread at the moment.
Are you using a custom ROM? I recommend NFSFAN's.
WORKING with PRI 2.01_002
jadesse said:
have tried the link below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=533639
One thing to check is you device info. My PRI Version is 1.37_002. Saw a thread where someone had higher PRI version & that might be an issue. I can't find the thread at the moment.
Are you using a custom ROM? I recommend NFSFAN's.
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I ended up getting everything working right off the bat once I exchanged my XV6900 for a new one. I did the EXACT same steps, so it was the old phone causing issues.
Now, on this new one I have...
PRI: 2.01_002
PRL: 58002
Radio: 3.42.30
ROM: NFSFAN 1.15 VZW (WM6.1)
I get GPS locks anywhere from 30 seconds to 60 seconds. I do NOT have to prime the GPS, I just start TomTom, and it sees my internal GPS just fine
-C
I am thinking of purchasing a Motorola droid with a car mount/media station for cheap (probably around 100$) and i was wondering if i could use it as a gps without cell phone service?
i wouldn't see why not... gps is simply a signal just like wifi(if its free of course) it would be just like buying a tomtom i would imagine... try putting ur phone into airplane mode and testing the gps
Of course, do keep in mind that both Google Maps and Sprint Nav need a data connection at least initially to download the route information. The new GMaps is supposed to be able to work offline once it does the initial route, though you may need a connection if you veer off course.
There is at least one app that works off maps on the SD card, but I can't recall its name right now.
Visionikz03 said:
i wouldn't see why not... gps is simply a signal just like wifi(if its free of course) it would be just like buying a tomtom i would imagine... try putting ur phone into airplane mode and testing the gps
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I will tomorrow.
bkrodgers said:
Of course, do keep in mind that both Google Maps and Sprint Nav need a data connection at least initially to download the route information. The new GMaps is supposed to be able to work offline once it does the initial route, though you may need a connection if you veer off course.
There is at least one app that works off maps on the SD card, but I can't recall its name right now.
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If you think of it, please let me know!
CoPilot Live lets you store the maps on your SD, or so they claim. The reviews on the market aren't too great though.
http://www.alk.com/copilot/android/
There are others as well, a quick search yields:
http://www.mapdroyd.com/
http://www.ndriveweb.com/products/product/96/
http://www.sygic.com/index.php/en/how-to-buy.html
Perhaps others too. But I can't vouch for any of these. I'm fine using GMaps even with the data connection requirements. Especially now that you don't need a data connection all the time -- only when generating a new route. I'm not sure whether it can handle simple missed turns without a connection or if it doesn't cache anything outside the route. I haven't tested that yet.
I've never found a maps or navigation program that I like other than Google, and I've tried pretty much all of them. They're a hassle to get maps for. The new GMaps does cache tiles, though I haven't tested it extensively, and I don't know that it caches maps in the Navigation program (which I use all the time as well).
GPS will lock even with no cell service. But unless you find a good offline map app, you'll just have your nice little blue arrow showing you exactly where you are on a plain gray featureless map.
$39.99, no trial. Let's just say at least it's a step forward.
http://www.wpcentral.com/garmin-streetpilot-hits-marketplace
...lets hope the European version will follow soon...
Too bad you can't download the full maps, though. You need to download your maps on a "per route" basis.
I am somewhat greatfull that I have t-mobile germany, so I get the Navigon App for "free". Here, I don't need a data volume to navigate.
It's available for the US and Canada.
Is it just a case of a locked API that no one is currently offering a GPS navigation app that has maps pre-loaded?
All these ones that are coming out that need a data connection are pretty useless since i only really use sat-nav out in the sticks where i don't get reception.
I'm not keen on having to pre-download a map each time i make a journey either.
I really miss IGo8 off my old Blackstone
Freypal said:
Is it just a case of a locked API that no one is currently offering a GPS navigation app that has maps pre-loaded?
All these ones that are coming out that need a data connection are pretty useless since i only really use sat-nav out in the sticks where i don't get reception.
I'm not keen on having to pre-download a map each time i make a journey either.
I really miss IGo8 off my old Blackstone
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I do not think it is API problem. They seem to keep storing the maps as you keep using new routes. I think they are using on-demand maps as a DRM method. It is difficult to pirate when the app keeps communicating (and authenticating) with Garmin servers.
Localhorst86 said:
Too bad you can't download the full maps, though. You need to download your maps on a "per route" basis.
I am somewhat greatfull that I have t-mobile germany, so I get the Navigon App for "free". Here, I don't need a data volume to navigate.
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Agreed on the Navigon software; the 3.0 version is outstanding. And looks far more "metro" in style than this $40 software.
I believe the reason we are not seeing any offline gps software (ie with offline maps and offline routing) is because these companies have algorithms and "engines" for planning routes, and they cannot (or don't want to) convert these DLLs to silverlight. MS doesn't allow you to use your own proprietary code and DLLs in the marketplace. So the only proper nav apps with offline routing and maps, such as Navigon, can only exist if they are manufacturer or carrier-supplied (in the same way that HTC can offer compass and flashlight apps).
Pity this is US/Canada only... really after a decent nav app (Turn-By-Turn's (GPSTuner) POI's dont work in Australia!)
It is a shame for those in other regions, but for those of us in North America, it is pretty sweet. My only gripes with the app are the fact that they didn't include a "run under lock screen" option (a must-have option for Focus users), and the voice seems, at times, to be over-compressed, and comes out just a tad fuzzy. By way of comparison the voice on the AT&T Navigator app is crystal clear. But that is about the only advantage it has over Garmin's new app.
Hello,
I think that navigon will be for Europe.
anyway, it is a very good GPS (navigon) I used this program in try v3.
it's great.
I like it. Looks promising. However I would not get it. I already have a gps for that reason.
I picked it up a couple of days and tried it out and was sorely unimpressed.
Issues:
1) It lost the satellite sync a number of times in urban, but not downtown Seattle.
2) It seems to have no sense of correcting the raw data. For example, if I'm travelling along a highway at speed, you'd think that I'd be going in the same heading as the road. It apparently just reads the raw compass data, resulting in the appearance of a perpetual power slide as I drive.
3) When it loses me and recalculates, it treats it like I'm starting a new trip (with the same phrase at the beginning) and may want me to start on a different, albeit nearby road.
4) Position inaccuracy kept it thinking I was moving when I wasn't. This happened a LOT, although clearly it new I wasn't moving much, and reset me.
5) It doesn't have street names like TomTom.
6) It doesn't let me pull from Contacts. Maybe when Mango is released?
The real summary here is that if I hadn't known where I was going, it would have taken me a fairly poor direction as it would lose me, think I was relatively far away, and start calling out instructions from that. I'd rather use Bing Maps (which I think the touching idea is terrible) or TomTom on my iPad. I got the Garmin because TomTom won't, for some reason, allow my traffic subscription to work on the iPad.
There are some things about the app I like:
1) Data entry for the address was nice. I preferred it over the TomTom.
2) Screen layout is nice.
3) Pictures of road changes are amazing!
I haven't experienced the first two issues you described at all, so I can neither confirm nor deny them .
Issue 3 is a minor annoyance (although I've never had it place me on the wrong street), but I hope it is addressed in an update soon.
Issue 4 I have seen a couple of times, but it did correct very quickly.
For issue 5, I have no idea what you mean. My copy always speaks the correct street name as I approach a turn. Maybe it varies by area, but I am in a much more rural area than Seattle, so I would expect that I would experience that problem before you would.
Issue 6 has nothing to do with the app, it is strictly an API issue. No GPS app on the marketplace today can pull from your contacts. But that will come with Mango.
I have not tried this app yet but i have tried and am currently using Navigon Select 3.0 form this thread and i must say that for the 1 day of testing it, it is working great. BTW, i am a bit biased when it comes to Navigon, i have been using it for a long time now on my old Iphone 3G.
Garmin broken?
I recently started having a problem with the Garmin Streetpilot. Every time i run it, it says "Acquiring Satellite" but never seems to acquire the satellite. I've let it go 15 minutes while driving, and no dice.
I remember getting a Samsung software to improve my GPS reception, and assumed it had somehow broken Garmin. Today I restored my phone back to NoDo, and then got the offical Mango upgrade, this time without getting the Samsung App. Installed Garmin, and wham, exact same problem. It just can't acquire the satellite. I went ahead and grabbed the Samsung app and tried it again, but still no dice.
Does anybody have the Garmin working on their successfully? I'm wondering if they put out an update i missed that broke the app.
I've never had that problem on my Focus, although the previous version wasn't very precise in following the road. However, I briefly tried the new Mango version yesterday (which presumably includes compass support), it had no trouble at all.
I'm starting to suspect the problem is that I didn't get a Samsung firmware update, so my compass isn't working. I'm wondering if the Garmin keeps trying to ping the compass and getting stuck because it can't access it?
That's possible, but I don't think the app would report that the satellite could not be acquired if the only problem was a missing compass.
I agree it doesn't make sense, but given what i've seen in software development, it wouldn't be too surprising.
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I recently started having a problem with the Garmin Streetpilot. Every time i run it, it says "Acquiring Satellite" but never seems to acquire the satellite. I've let it go 15 minutes while driving, and no dice.
I remember getting a Samsung software to improve my GPS reception, and assumed it had somehow broken Garmin. Today I restored my phone back to NoDo, and then got the offical Mango upgrade, this time without getting the Samsung App. Installed Garmin, and wham, exact same problem. It just can't acquire the satellite. I went ahead and grabbed the Samsung app and tried it again, but still no dice.
Does anybody have the Garmin working on their successfully? I'm wondering if they put out an update i missed that broke the app.
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I'm having exactly the same problem on Focus (Mango) using StreetPilot 7.5.
Ok so I have been looking through the forums to find a way to get Bluetooth tethering for my ATT note 2... i have no clue how to do "Tethering enabler by electron73". I also have been trying many apps on the Google play store, no such luck. I want it for my Android Radio the Parrot Asteroid. I rooted my phone but still cant do anything or find an answer. If someone can help me out and give me the dumb-*** guide Id appreciate it thanks
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Ok so I have been looking through the forums to find a way to get Bluetooth tethering for my ATT note 2... i have no clue how to do "Tethering enabler by electron73". I also have been trying many apps on the Google play store, no such luck. I want it for my Android Radio the Parrot Asteroid. I rooted my phone but still cant do anything or find an answer. If someone can help me out and give me the dumb-*** guide Id appreciate it thanks
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First you have to have a Bluetooth capable device to begin. If you are trying to use a computer you should check for the capability first. If not, you can purchase a Bluetooth dongle from Amazon or something. Foxfi should work, although the actual app has been taken off of the play store for sprint users. You can however purchase the key (full version) from the play store. I don't know about ATT tho. If you vsn find the app online on 4shared or something, you should be good to go.
if you're rooted, why not just use the TrevE Mod WiFi Tether. I assume WiFi connect works for Parrot Astroid. It's not hard to setup and easy to use; I'm assuming you are moderately tech savvy since you were able to root.
I recently had a Kindle Fire HD LTE. I rooted it, installed the google marketplace, and was able to install the majority of my google play android apps.
I then saw there was a student discount on the basic 8.9" model, going for $200 less than I spent on the LTE version. Considering I had activated, but never even used the LTE plan, I figured it was a no-brainer to just go pure wifi.
I rooted the exchanged model, installed the store, and found that a large number of very basic apps from google play were no longer listed as compatible.
I believe the marketplace I had on the first version was quite old. It had the app listing that looked curved, and small. Clearly from before tablets were common. The Google Play store I have now is the modern version, common to regular Android tablets.
The strange thing is that it's the same device, essentially, and these were very basic apps (news, weather, etc) that ran fine on the LTE.
Is there a way for me to get my marketplace to allow me to install those apps again? I realize there are ways to modify files in order to look like a different device, but something else must be happening here, considering the LTE version was compatible (one that is far less common of a style), and the wifi only one was not (the most common 8.9").
Any thoughts on why it's giving me a hard time on the wifi-version, using the more recent play store?
//One thing I was thinking about was the fact that the LTE version has GPS built in. Most of these apps probably had, in one way or another, an ability to use GPS. On the other hand, none of them required GPS to function properly, and 99% of the time I had GPS disabled. Should I risk tricking my google play store marketplace into thinking it's the LTE version? I've heard some risky things about doing things like that, and would be in over my head.
EDIT: I renamed the device in the build.drop, to the same name as the LTE edition, and nothing changed. I'm not sure if there's more to edit than the basic device model name, but that didn't fix it.
Search for MarketHelper 1.1 apk here on xda. Change your device too nexus tablet and all done.
Cronoss said:
Search for MarketHelper 1.1 apk here on xda. Change your device too nexus tablet and all done.
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