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In the past, I've been using settings that works, but not a way that locks the GPS position in the fastest way, until now.
This setting allows all your applications, no matter how many they are to simulteneously use the GPS, and I get complete position lock in under 20 seconds for virtually every applications, INDOOR (near a window of course). The satelite symbols appear instantly, while the 3D fix time depends on application, ranges from 5 seconds to 20 is my impression.
I don't want to take credit for this, as I got it from here:
http://www.x7501.com/forum/X7501-GPS-Issues-1184315093.html
Basically, go to start>setting>external GPS, then set the program port to com 8, harware port to com 4, and manage it automatically. Then on all your applications, set the com port to 8.
That's it.
I was literally shocked at the speed. You can almost all it a instant locking of GPS position in all applications.
I have TOM TOM, iGO, Mobile Golf Scorer, GoogleMaps all almost instantly (in relative sense) acquiring 3D positions with the above setting.
EDIT: Please see post #51 on other combinations of settings that would also work wonders. Most of the time you should get 3D fixed in about 6 seconds. Or may be 10 seconds.
Doesn't seem any quicker for me I'm afraid.. About 4 mins from a cold boot.
Great !!!
This is the best my GPS has worker. Frist time ever in the house. One more
tip the baud rate set at 38400.
Thank you
the way i setup is:quick gps>gps tool>google maps...i usually get a lock in under 2 mins.
How do I set the com port to 8 in tomtom navigator?
I can't find it in the tomtom settings.
Bart
To set that in Tom Tom, go to main menu/preference/show gps status/configure. Then choose Other NMEA GPS receiver, set the baud rate to 38400 as mentioned above, and finally choose com 8.
shortyboy said:
the way i setup is:quick gps>gps tool>google maps...i usually get a lock in under 2 mins.
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My QuickGPS doesn't have that option??
eaglesteve said:
In the past, I've been using settings that works, but not a way that locks the GPS position in the fastest way, until now.
This setting allows all your applications, no matter how many they are to simulteneously use the GPS, and I get complete position lock in under 20 seconds for virtually every applications, INDOOR (near a window of course). The satelite symbols appear instantly, while the 3D fix time depends on application, ranges from 5 seconds to 20 is my impression.
I don't want to take credit for this, as I got it from here:
http://www.x7501.com/forum/X7501-GPS-Issues-1184315093.html
Basically, go to start>setting>external GPS, then set the program port to com 8, harware port to com 4, and manage it automatically. Then on all your applications, set the com port to 8.
That's it.
I was literally shocked at the speed. You can almost all it a instant locking of GPS position in all applications.
I have TOM TOM, iGO, Mobile Golf Scorer, GoogleMaps all almost instantly (in relative sense) acquiring 3D positions with the above setting.
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Confirming miraculous results using Telenav. 10 second fix vs. the usual 3-4 minutes... and from building interior! BRAVO!
ADDED: GoogleMaps -- ditto!
wgary said:
Confirming miraculous results using Telenav. 10 second fix vs. the usual 3-4 minutes... and from building interior! BRAVO!
ADDED: GoogleMaps -- ditto!
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When I use iGO, upon the second orange LED light blinking, I got the 3D fix and my main menu turns green!!! And that is INDOOR. That is INSTANT!
My GoogleMap manage to get 8 active satellites indoor!
Shocking, miraculous!!
holy! steve, that was one heck of a tip you got there! thanks a lot for this! previously i could get a lock (using tomtom here in melbourne) in around a minute or 2. but now, it's as if my gps was running the whole time. no cold starting at all!
cheers
Robson said:
holy! steve, that was one heck of a tip you got there! thanks a lot for this! previously i could get a lock (using tomtom here in melbourne) in around a minute or 2. but now, it's as if my gps was running the whole time. no cold starting at all!
cheers
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eaglesteve = my hero for today! I agree, it's almost as if it were always on.
Digital.Diablo said:
Doesn't seem any quicker for me I'm afraid.. About 4 mins from a cold boot.
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Check your setting to see that you follow exactly. What application are you running that takes 4 minutes?
com8 wont appear in my tomtom settings,but will wait for a gps signal if i set it to com5.
Google maps just says initialising gps but never does.
wots up wid dat?
Smartstradamus said:
com8 wont appear in my tomtom settings,but will wait for a gps signal if i set it to com5.
Google maps just says initialising gps but never does.
wots up wid dat?
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Did you go to start/setting/external GPS and set the software port to com 8 and hardware port to com 4 and let it manage automatically? Set baud rate to 38400.
In my Tom Tom, com8 appears as the first option, make sure you choose Other NMEA GPS device.
In googlemap, did you choose manualy setting it to com 8 before using GPS?
eaglesteve said:
Did you go to start/setting/external GPS and set the software port to com 8 and hardware port to com 4 and let it manage automatically? Set baud rate to 38400.
In my Tom Tom, com8 appears as the first option, make sure you choose Other NMEA GPS device.
In googlemap, did you choose manualy setting it to com 8 before using GPS?
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yep! everything is setup correct but no com8 appears in tomtom,I get ril on com6,7,5 and some others.
Google is also set manually,i even gave it a soft reset after it didnt work the first time.
but no joy!
Smartstradamus said:
yep! everything is setup correct but no com8 appears in tomtom,I get ril on com6,7,5 and some others.
Google is also set manually,i even gave it a soft reset after it didnt work the first time.
but no joy!
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That's strange. What ROM and radio are you using? What's your device?
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That's strange. What ROM and radio are you using? What's your device?
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t-mob ameo official wm6,radio 1.50
Smartstradamus said:
t-mob ameo official wm6,radio 1.50
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So what setting works the best in your case and how quickly do you get fixed? Does anyone with the same ROM manage to make the settings mentioned in this thread work ?
I wonder if your unit will work differently with a different ROM.
Robson, Nutty Buddy, and Wgary,
What is you ROM, radio and device? I wonder why it works so well in our case but not so in the other two cases so far.
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Robson, Nutty Buddy, and Wgary,
What is you ROM, radio and device? I wonder why it works so well in our case but not so in the other two cases so far.
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i'm using the aku3 rom with a 1.50 radio. i wonder if the tomtom version he's using has any bearing on the com ports. for me, after configuring to nmea and setting the baud rate, the first option is immediately com port 8. this is how it shows on my screen:
gps is connected to:
com8
ril on com6:
infared port
com7:
com5:
infared port
and believe me it now locks on to satellites much, much faster. when clicking on preferences and i check the gps status, by the time the screen loads i already have like 6 satellites locked on. and then after a few seconds 3 bars switch to blue which means the gps signal is already good. and then after a few seconds the fourth bar turns blue as well. as i've said, this is the fastest setting i've seen on my unit. wish i had this when i was using powermap in thailand.....though i'm not sure if the com port settings would be same. man, that program was funky =)
cheers
I use Google Maps with GPS and I don't like the way it only updates once a second. Is it possible to increase the rate at which it updates my position on the map? Would it be a general GPS problem or a program-specific issue?
I found this registry key called TimeBetweenFixes located in HKLM\Software\HTC\SUPL AGPS.
It's currently set at 1. Could this be the time in seconds between GPS fixes?
elmarko99 said:
I found this registry key called TimeBetweenFixes located in HKLM\Software\HTC\SUPL AGPS.
It's currently set at 1. Could this be the time in seconds between GPS fixes?
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Wait... think I've found something better.
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\GPS Intermediate Driver\Drivers\GPSOneDevice
PollInterval. Currently set at 1000 (ms?). I'm going to try changing this to a lower number and see if GPS updates more often.
Waiting in anticipation of your findings
i think it works. i only walked around the block tho so i shud wait until tomorrow when i'm on the bus (easier to see the update speed when moving faster).
what value did you inserted?
hi,
on planete htc french forum, it is the same thread with advised set at 3000 instead of 1000 .... i made the registry change but my issue is that i don't know if gps use my mobile data connection ( vodafone fr (sfr)) with specific option or is just the gps receiver of the device ...somebody knows how gps works ? ( i've search on the forum but don't undstand a lot the gps thing .....
brainfogs said:
hi,
....don't undstand a lot the gps thing .....
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Take a look here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPS (English) or here http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Positioning_System (French).....
elmarko99 said:
i think it works. i only walked around the block tho so i shud wait until tomorrow when i'm on the bus (easier to see the update speed when moving faster).
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Did you try on the bus then?
Did you try on the bus then?
i would be interested in this too, so tomtom is faster, just like the real ones
You might be able to increase the polling frequency, but due to the design of the GPS system it will only ever receive updates once a second.
So even it it did send readings five times a second, four of those would be duplicates.
Sorry I completely forgot about this topic. I tried it in the car the next day but couldn't tell if there was a difference. I think that maybe the program I was using (google maps) only updates at a fixed interval.
Hi, I got my Topaz today and im very dissapointed, I have no gps fix in any navigation software even in google maps, its still seeking for gps satellites (0) but no progress. Did anyone see this problem before, any solution or I've got damaged device and I must send it back?
// ok now, i got already fix fine but it takes couple of hours to get it, interesting.
a clouple of hours for a fix? that doesn't sound right, have you updated quick gps?
I followed the advice here:
http://blog.mohdimran.com/htc-touch-pro-gps-problem-tweaking/
and haven't had problems since. Even after an extended period of non use I get a fix after 1-2 minutes.
Use:
Com-port=4
Baudrate=57600
Are you inside a building or utside ?
Also if you have installed the VOIP cab file then your GPS will not work and you need to follow this post to rename a file and then restart your phone. After i did this my GPS worked very well and I get a fix within 20-30 seconds!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=402228&page=8
With Com-port 4 and Baudrate 57600 i have when i ma outside a fix within 5 seconds!!
When i walk inside my house iGO8 will keep a GPS fix.
I must say that i own a old house from 1923 with no concrete and rebar so that helps with a GPS fix inside!
how can i set the baudrate when i using the internal gps?
wenxi said:
how can i set the baudrate when i using the internal gps?
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For iGO8 goto: Settings 2/2 and click on GPS, there you can set comport to 4 and baudrate to 57600.
For TomTomNavigator goto Preferences 6 of 6 and click on Configure GPS, then again click on Configure and select: Other NMEA GPS reciever then you can slide the baudrate up to 57600 and after that select com4.
For other navigations i don't know where to set it.
I've done some testing and it looks works properly, when im tryied thirst-fix it was a little rainy day and I've hold a device in a hand and that was the problem i think. Device can't be in movement when I put it on the desk outside of house it allready fix the position ( it takes some time ). So im happy now, good-end story : ) Thx all to yours advices and sorry for my bad english, I'll hope you get the point xD
I notice the same experience:
- It's difficullt to get fix if you hold the phone or when moving
- It will fix easily and take not long for first fix when you put it outdour e.g on top of a car
- Fix time is unstable, sometimes it gets fix in 20-30 seconds but other time it takes long time, even can not fix
Compared to other GPS phone like Nokia 5800, the Topaz GPS reception is very bad.
(PS: I have tried a lots of GPS tweaks, tips but did not help much)
I am using newest Radio - 4.47.25.21 and ofcourse QuickGPS is a prerequisite...I get a fix in 10-20 seconds irrespective if I am standing or moving. Country - Singapore
khemu said:
I am using newest Radio - 4.47.25.21 and ofcourse QuickGPS is a prerequisite...I get a fix in 10-20 seconds irrespective if I am standing or moving. Country - Singapore
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i must agree, since upgrading to the 4.47.25.21 radio my GPS reception has been superb. I generally get a fix in under 30sec.
Even had a fix in my house after installing tomtom to set the preferances, was quite supprised that the GPS was getting signal, something that never happens in my house with any previous device or other radios.
Think if the battery drain is not high this radio will be a keeper
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i must agree, since upgrading to the 4.47.25.21 radio my GPS reception has been superb. I generally get a fix in under 30sec.
Even had a fix in my house after installing tomtom to set the preferances, was quite supprised that the GPS was getting signal, something that never happens in my house with any previous device or other radios.
Think if the battery drain is not high this radio will be a keeper
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Can you share the 4.47.25.21 radio ? THanks
duongla said:
Can you share the 4.47.25.21 radio ? THanks
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Yeah post it here please http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=528040
finally!
Wow, it finally works with radio 4.47.25.22. No more fiddling around. I got a first fix after resetting in about 30 seconds. After that, fixes are almost instantaneous.
I would advise this radio to anyone with gps problems
I have a fix within 2 seconds with stock rom and radio with TomTom Navigator 7 and iGO8
Just set your GPS to:
Com-port: 4
Baud-rate: 57600
Tom Lenferink said:
I have a fix within 2 seconds with stock rom and radio with TomTom Navigator 7 and iGO8
Just set your GPS to:
Com-port: 4
Baud-rate: 57600
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Somehow that doesn't work for everybody, it didn't work for me. (stock rom) but with the new radio it's working now.
Wow woow. Thanks Khemu and rumpleforeskin for sharing your experience with Radio 4.47.25.21
I upgraded the radio and now the GPS is very good. First fix was less than 1 minute, later fix is about 20 seconds.
I have been frustrated for 3 months since I bought the TD2, trying every tweaks and tips. Now. it's wonderful.
Current ROM information:
ROM 1.40.707.2 WWE
Radio 4.47.25.21
Protocol 61.35tc.25.28U
duongla said:
Can you share the 4.47.25.21 radio ? THanks
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obsydian said:
Yeah post it here please http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=528040
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You can download it here: BeeGee's Topaz File Mirror
and here: Rapidshare 1 - Rapidshare 2
Did anyone found solution?
Solution for everything of course, including weather and other sense updates...
Yes we did, WMLonglife from XDA or Bandswitch from http://www.commmgrpro.com/jsp/main_frame.jsf;jsessionid=95FDBC4C9BD6C38D215057E12C736A1C which is what I use, disconnects 3G after 30sec or any userdefinable time period.
Karlos G said:
Yes we did, WMLonglife from XDA or Bandswitch from http://www.commmgrpro.com/jsp/main_frame.jsf;jsessionid=95FDBC4C9BD6C38D215057E12C736A1C which is what I use, disconnects 3G after 30sec or any userdefinable time period.
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I am using WMLonglife for some time and I can say that in the most cases it works and definitelly increasing my battery lifetime! I have tried to setup Bandswitch but becase its is less user friendly I have dropped that idea
You only have to tick "Disconect idle connections" and input a time ie:30sec!!! lol
Karlos G said:
You only have to tick "Disconect idle connections" and input a time ie:30sec!!! lol
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This reffers to me?
Karlos G said:
Yes we did, WMLonglife from XDA or Bandswitch from http://www.commmgrpro.com/jsp/main_frame.jsf;jsessionid=95FDBC4C9BD6C38D215057E12C736A1C which is what I use, disconnects 3G after 30sec or any userdefinable time period.
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would that also work for GPRS or EDGE.
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No, masi0
Athar Mansoor said:
would that also work for GPRS or EDGE.
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Yes mate thats what I meant by 3G... GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, etc..
GPRS_bye_if_device_off?
Hello!
I have been using the 'GPRS_bye_if_device_off' value in the 'SuspendResume' entry at WM6.5 registry with 60 seconds as timeout in 'CacheTime' entry (I hope all of you know what I'm refering to ).
Had been working fine a few days but suddenly one day, when I was trying to see if I had received some sms, I noticed that my HD2 has ran out of battery! (with 60% some minutes ago!)
I began to look for some information about other people using this GPRS_bye_if_device_off "trick" and I readed that it only works if you DOESN'T HAVE any other sense process programmed to access automatically to Internet (for instance, the sense weather auto update), is this true? I mean... my HD2 will continue draining my battery if I have auto weather updates no matter if I use 'GPRS_bye_if_device_off'?
If it is true, I suppose can only use WMLonglife, but this application it doesn't works always (not in my case), because sometimes although I have it configured to kill idle connections, I don't know why the connection keeps alive indefinitely, so I have to be alert, taking a look to my HD2 connection frequently
It's Bandswitch better? Which do you recommend?
Thanks a lot to everyone!
Curious if other WM migrators have found solutions (probably good apps) for the following:
1. Better reminders from calendar events. Right now I hear a single sound and then my LED blinks. In WM, it was almost an alarm and was more persistent - it would alarm every few minutes until the event occurred.
2. Better snoozing - I liked the ability to choose 5 or 10 or 30,etc minute snooze on reminders/alarms. I've seen a lot of good alarms in the Market, but this is also for event reminders.
3. Exchange address book lookup - I could look up an email address in my global exchange server-side from my phone, very handy if it's not in your address book.
4. Voice command - my touch pro had fairly perfect voice command. The Epic seems to default voice search instead of voice command. Is there some way to remap the long press on the search into voice command instead of voice search?
Thanks in advance fellow WM converts.
2. If you go to the Alarm Clock, press menu then settings. You can change the snooze duration.
4. There is Voice Actions for Android but currently only 2.2 is supported so you have to wait for the Froyo update to use that. In the mean time, try Vlingo from the market. It's free and has some nice voice activated features.
5. a working gps.
J3ff said:
5. a working gps.
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What do you mean by working GPS? I get a lock within 3 seconds, every single time I use it. Are you saying a GPS that is more accurate? Because then I could agree. But it certainly works and works very well for me. I have it set to cold start the GPS, and I have "Use wireless networks" enabled as well as GPS, and its flawless. Just not super accurate.
My GPS rocks as well. I could go for some better battery life though.
muyoso said:
What do you mean by working GPS? I get a lock within 3 seconds, every single time I use it. Are you saying a GPS that is more accurate? Because then I could agree. But it certainly works and works very well for me. I have it set to cold start the GPS, and I have "Use wireless networks" enabled as well as GPS, and its flawless. Just not super accurate.
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Use wireless networks does is not a "working gps" ..
I use my phone on the boat, I need a real working GPS just like every other windows mobile phone I've used.
J3ff said:
Use wireless networks does is not a "working gps" ..
I use my phone on the boat, I need a real working GPS just like every other windows mobile phone I've used.
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No, I know using the wireless networks is not the GPS. You enable "use wireless networks" so that the GPS can get a lock near instantly. If you enable both, you get locks within 5 seconds every single time. If you enable GPS only, you gotta wait a long time, ESPECIALLY if you have GPS set to cold start. So yea, enable both, and you will get GPS locks instantly, whether you are on a boat or in a car. As long as you are not in the middle of the atlantic, enabling "use wireless networks" alongside GPS will help the phone get GPS locks dramatically quicker.
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No, I know using the wireless networks is not the GPS. You enable "use wireless networks" so that the GPS can get a lock near instantly. If you enable both, you get locks within 5 seconds every single time. If you enable GPS only, you gotta wait a long time, ESPECIALLY if you have GPS set to cold start. So yea, enable both, and you will get GPS locks instantly, whether you are on a boat or in a car. As long as you are not in the middle of the atlantic, enabling "use wireless networks" alongside GPS will help the phone get GPS locks dramatically quicker.
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Sorry man, if you have wireless networks enabled its not real GPS. I need real gps.
Where I boat is on the Ocean, there are no wireless networks.
It works fine. I've been using it with cold start set and wireless networks OFF and it locks all the time for me lately.
Well, I was perfectly fine with my GPS because I thought it had to do with where my house was, but my brother got a iPhone 4 and that thing is super accurate and locks on way faster than my Epic. So is this a hardware issue or a software issue? Also, his compass seems to be a lot less jerky than mine. I mean the GPS works for what I need to do but better is always welcome.
crajee16 said:
Well, I was perfectly fine with my GPS because I thought it had to do with where my house was, but my brother got a iPhone 4 and that thing is super accurate and locks on way faster than my Epic. So is this a hardware issue or a software issue? Also, his compass seems to be a lot less jerky than mine. I mean the GPS works for what I need to do but better is always welcome.
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All of us hope it's a software issue.
We also hope that 2.2 fixes it.
That's yet to be seen!
I know you can change the snooze duration on a global scale - the nice thing about WM is it let you change it when a notification popped up for only that notification.
Does the voice action tie directly to the capacitive button? The point of it is to not be looking at the phone so using widgets/apps etc is not an option if it's not tied to a hardware key.
Poor GPS. I wish it would be fixed so it stops hijacking threads. I'm so glad the 3g upload issue got fixed - the boards are a lot nicer now.
los1223 said:
2. If you go to the Alarm Clock, press menu then settings. You can change the snooze duration.
4. There is Voice Actions for Android but currently only 2.2 is supported so you have to wait for the Froyo update to use that. In the mean time, try Vlingo from the market. It's free and has some nice voice activated features.
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fooo1 said:
Curious if other WM migrators have found solutions (probably good apps) for the following:
4. Voice command - my touch pro had fairly perfect voice command. The Epic seems to default voice search instead of voice command. Is there some way to remap the long press on the search into voice command instead of voice search?
Thanks in advance fellow WM converts.
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use vlingo from the market for voice search command. Works really well and has a wide variety of commands like "send message to ___ message hi how are you?" or navigate too pizza hut etc...Also android 2.2 has a incredibly good stock voice command feature which is no use to you right now since sprint and samsung are lagging it
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I read all of the time about bad GPS but my Epic has been working great in Alaska on a business trip...actually better than my Tom Tom. I'm using Sprint Nav.
On my TP2 the battery drain was terrible. I've been using GPS for other programs also with no problems.
I guess different problems for different users...just like my TP2.
J3ff said:
Sorry man, if you have wireless networks enabled its not real GPS. I need real gps.
Where I boat is on the Ocean, there are no wireless networks.
people use this phone with an app that displays a speedometer for when they are riding jet ski's with no problem. you may want to try airplane mode to reset the radio or something. this gps should work anywhere.
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fooo1 said:
Curious if other WM migrators have found solutions (probably good apps) for the following:
1. Better reminders from calendar events. Right now I hear a single sound and then my LED blinks. In WM, it was almost an alarm and was more persistent - it would alarm every few minutes until the event occurred.
2. Better snoozing - I liked the ability to choose 5 or 10 or 30,etc minute snooze on reminders/alarms. I've seen a lot of good alarms in the Market, but this is also for event reminders.
3. Exchange address book lookup - I could look up an email address in my global exchange server-side from my phone, very handy if it's not in your address book.
4. Voice command - my touch pro had fairly perfect voice command. The Epic seems to default voice search instead of voice command. Is there some way to remap the long press on the search into voice command instead of voice search?
Thanks in advance fellow WM converts.
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All of these issues can be addressed with the right apps and settings. it's just not in the same places you are use to. This phone will kill your wm phone in functionality and possibilities. hands down.....
J3ff said:
Sorry man, if you have wireless networks enabled its not real GPS. I need real gps.
Where I boat is on the Ocean, there are no wireless networks.
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Then go out and buy a friggin REAL GPS then...geez and stop whining. There ARE folks whose Epic GPS work just fine for them, like me. I use it with CoPilot and Navigation, locks in secs and never fails. No complaints here.
I do miss TomTom like i had on my Treo Pro.
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3. Exchange address book lookup - I could look up an email address in my global exchange server-side from my phone, very handy if it's not in your address book.
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You can do this without any additional apps and without changing settings.
Start your new message, click in the To box and click the search button. You should be on a screen titled "GAL Search." That searches the global address book.
Edit: I'm talking about the search button that is in the group of buttons under the Bcc field not the magnifying glass button at the bottom of the phone.
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My gps locks on fast....after the last update it now locks on while inside my home
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My gps locks on fast....after the last update it now locks on while inside my home
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LOL, the last update made no changes to GPS or aGPS, so your observations are just based on bad testing.
muyoso said:
No, I know using the wireless networks is not the GPS. You enable "use wireless networks" so that the GPS can get a lock near instantly. If you enable both, you get locks within 5 seconds every single time.
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That is 100% FUD, "use wireless networks" has no affect whatsoever on the aGPS function of Epic. NONE. No affect at all on accuracy, number locked or Time To First Fix.
I have three epics and spent weeks with controlled tests.
muyoso said:
. If you enable GPS only, you gotta wait a long time, ESPECIALLY if you have GPS set to cold start.
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Completely and totally untrue.