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Increase Signal?

I'm not talking about the image of the signal, I'm talking about the actual signal. My Vibrant seems to be getting horrible reception in places that I normally get great reception. Is there a new radio or a setting somewhere that I can change? I'm getting almost no signal with 3g on, but decent signal with it off.
Thanks in advance.

Minker17 said:
I'm not talking about the image of the signal, I'm talking about the actual signal. My Vibrant seems to be getting horrible reception in places that I normally get great reception. Is there a new radio or a setting somewhere that I can change? I'm getting almost no signal with 3g on, but decent signal with it off.
Thanks in advance.
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Flash the JI6 radio, i get flawless reception inside buildings etc.

Is there a simple way to do this? Without ODIN?

Someone needs to explain the difference between 3g and edge.

I know that shouldn't make a difference, I'm just saying.

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I know that shouldn't make a difference, I'm just saying.
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Yes it will. T-Mobile's edge network is stronger than their 3g network. They basically have two different networks.. unlike ATT.

Is the new J16 radio been packaged to a zip alone?

I would also like to see the JI6 modem packaged in a standalone update zip file. I'd love the update without installing a new buggy rom and I don't trust Odin, already bricked me once.

Bionix 1.5 comes with the JI6 modem and it is not buggy at all. It is very close to stock with minor tweaks for performance. I suggest you use that. I've been using it without flaw.

kangxi said:
Bionix 1.5 comes with the JI6 modem and it is not buggy at all. It is very close to stock with minor tweaks for performance. I suggest you use that. I've been using it without flaw.
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If people flash that rom or any other rom for that matter won't they still need to odin back to stock to receive updates and 2.2 when it arrives? I myself prefer not to mess with odin either after reading some of the issues on here. Its one of the reasons why I have not flashed any roms and probably won't.

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If people flash that rom or any other rom for that matter won't they still need to odin back to stock to receive updates and 2.2 when it arrives? I myself prefer not to mess with odin either after reading some of the issues on here. Its one of the reasons why I have not flashed any roms and probably won't.
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1. Ppl who have rooted will Most likely have a 2.2 update with dev sprinkles the first few hours after they get the source which someone will dump after getting the OTA or maybe sammy will be nice enough to make it available upon the OTA release.
2. ODIN does more good then harm. It is the only thing that can bring you back from a brick. As long as you read enough & understand what you are doing before being flash happy then you will see how great the development is & you will enjoy its benefits.

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If people flash that rom or any other rom for that matter won't they still need to odin back to stock to receive updates and 2.2 when it arrives? I myself prefer not to mess with odin either after reading some of the issues on here. Its one of the reasons why I have not flashed any roms and probably won't.
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+1 for the JI6 modem!
And yeah it's sort of a given that you will likely have to flash back to JFD to be recognized for an OTA...
Just keep in mind HOW OTA's work. They're generally pushed out in batches of phones rather than all at once. All at once would just be unmanageable. On balance those of us who do routinely use Odin will be able to get the version pushed via OTA quicker than most...primarily because we're an impatient lot.
Even as simple as it is on the Galaxy S phones to do (given you do your homework of course) experimenting with firmwares isn't for everybody...

All~G1 said:
2. ODIN does more good then harm. It is the only thing that can bring you back from a brick. As long as you read enough & understand what you are doing before being flash happy then you will see how great the development is & you will enjoy its benefits.
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Tell that to my hardware disabled Vibrant that had to get exchanged out because it couldn't be unbricked. Not taking that risk again on a hardware locked Vibrant.
As for Bionix 1.5, I'm using 1.4 but if I understand correctly the BT issue won't be corrected until 1.6.

For some reason with the J16...I'm getting more bars in NYC Subway systems.. I can talk even longer before it cuts off...I know ppl are jealous lol

GPS Flawless/I am requesting XDA Community and Developers to please read!!

I just recently received a new Captivate today through the ATT insurance program that came preloaded with the JH7 Eclair build. The first feature that I was anxious about testing was the GPS since myself and others on this forum seemed to experience difficulty applying the OTA update from ATT. I drove an estimated 20 miles in the city and 15 miles on highway and noticed that I no longer experienced lag when making turns, or when I came to a complete stop and the navigation icon never jumped to adjacent streets or went over a 10m accuracy. I also was able to get a lock in 3-5 seconds while going 70MPH during my highway drive. When I returned home I rooted my phone and made a Nandroid backup and proceeded to flash cognition 2.4.1. Once I did this I decided to test the GPS again with a custom ROM installed and noticed that the GPS issues that I had previously experienced with my old phone were present once again. So after I tested the GPS on Cognition, I decided to restore to my original firmware and the GPS accuracy was restored to the favorable results as previously mentioned. What I am asking the community as well as the devlopers at XDA is if I provide you with my Nandroid backup files, would this be helpful in solving the GPS issues once and for all? I am just uncertain if maybe newer phones that came preloaded with JH7 may have different GPS settings than the OTA updates.
If the developers would like my Nandroid backup please just ask and I will upload.
UPDATE*
Here is the image file of the stock JH7 that has given me VERY accurate GPS results from the previous stated post. This is from a Nandroid backup and I do not know how you would go about installing this but I'm sure someone from here does and will test it. This has not been tested yet, but I respectfully challenge the developers and community to try this out to see if it is an improvement. This is an Eclair JH7 rom. Thank you for your time.
http://www.filefront.com/17508797/system.img/
http://www.sendspace.com/file/ryxaw1
UPDATE 2**
I went on about a 30 minute trip and here are my results
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=114887993519189258855.000494f37559dc102964c&t=h&z=12
** Please note you will need to zoom in to notice all of the turns that I made. I also made a U-turn and traveled on some of the same roads in opposite directions. Everything is just as accurate as the day before.
UPDATE 3***
I would like to extend my thanks to mattbeau for trying this out and posting his results. The results furthermore prove my hypothesis and are consistent with my results. I requested mattbeau to post detailed instructions on how to flash it so others can try. Please I encourage others to give this a try the more tests we gather the easier it will be for the Developers to find what makes this different.
mattbeau My Tracks: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=208605913791985313826.000494f74ae16f5e33c81
UPDATE 4****
Very special thank to mattbeau for posting instructions on how to get this to work. Still need a few more people to test this but so far this is the most accurate the GPS has ever been on the Captivate here it is:
download the following: http://www.multiupload.com/CB5PFRTRYF
extract with winrar or what ever you want
so this is what is working for me.
ensure the clockwork update.zip is insalled on the root of your internal SD card
create a folder /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/jh7gps/
copy system.img and nandroid.md5 to the above folder
Oneclick back to JF6
enable debugging under settings
using adb
adb restart recovery
select reinstall packages
(it will install teh clockwork recovery)
again select reinstall packages
select advanced restore
select jh7gps
select restore system
select yes
your phone will reboot with the new system.img installed
baseband is still jf6
If I could as that everyone that tries this please post their results. The more consistent this is the more things we can rule out.
UPDATE 5*****
I apologize that the megauploads links it temporarily unavailable. We are currently working on getting this back up as soon as possible. Also will be posting my My Tracks for day 3 shortly as well. I encourage anyone else to post their results as well.
Here is mattbeau's link that was originally on megauploads. Since some of you were having problems I moved it to here:
http://www.multiupload.com/CB5PFRTRYF
Let me know how this works out. I thank all of you for your assistance.
UPDATE 6******
Here is the My Tracks for the third day of testing. GPS accuracy does not appear to be deteriorating and have consistent results from previous tracks. This is looking more and more promising by the day. Comments are welcome!
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=114887993519189258855.00049509766fdff4bcb11&ll=34.720186,-77.346539&spn=0.005176,0.013078&t=h&z=17
Thank you mattbeau for your thorough comparison to other JH7 ROMs. Please keep us all posted on your findings.

Some people think that 2.4 caused GPS issues that were worse than stock. I'm not necessarily saying where I stand on the issue - but your decreased performance may just help prove that 2.4 is bad at GPS.
I feel skeptical that Samsung would have a different OTA JH7 and in store JH7 and what I said above sounds like a better idea. Hmm maybe I should go to an earlier version.... helpful either way!
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App

I am definitely not certain as well, but the GPS performance that I am experiencing with this new phone is up to par with my Garmin. More notably, I have had my old captivate since early August and have tried out all official updates on it including JH7 that don't even compare to the perfect performance this one has. I am just trying to see if I could give my Nandroid backup to someone that knows more than I do and possibly solve this issue for custom rom development etc...

Wait a few days, if you still have awesome GPS then there might be something to it. I highly doubt it though.
Swyping...please read slowly!

im not sure about this although there quite possibly could be a combination of hardware and software. my wifes phone works perfectly with gps and we got ours at the same time but my gps has been horrible since day one but we use hers and no lag, jumping off the roads or anything

Here is one result for today will post at least one everyday for consistency.
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=114887993519189258855.000494e61790fb41e435e&ll=34.65951,-77.343278&spn=0.018956,0.023432&t=h&z=15

ive had 4 captivates so far. me and my wifes original 2 and 2 replacements. all 4 have been the same where sometimes there dead on accurate, and they might be like this for a week. then one day they might take 10 min. to get a lock where the day before it would lock instantly. overall id say the gps on all the phones ive had werent horrible, but could be better. im to the point now that i think its just a hardware issue, and no matter what settings we put in or what we change, the gps just isnt going to be perfect.

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I am definitely not certain as well, but the GPS performance that I am experiencing with this new phone is up to par with my Garmin. More notably, I have had my old captivate since early August and have tried out all official updates on it including JH7 that don't even compare to the perfect performance this one has. I am just trying to see if I could give my Nandroid backup to someone that knows more than I do and possibly solve this issue for custom rom development etc...
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I had that kind of perfect GPS with my captivate once and lost it.... once you have it never let go hahaha
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I will continue to track all my trips for the next couple weeks and post my results. I also have made a nandroid backup of the stock JH7 firmware that came with my phone that I will post shortly.

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I will continue to track all my trips for the next couple weeks and post my results. I also have made a nandroid backup of the stock JH7 firmware that came with my phone that I will post shortly.
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I would love to have a copy I just want a working phone

OP, so many of us are so over this GPS issue with these otherwise very nice performing phones. It's just a damn shame that Samsung let this line go to market with this type of problem. That being said, I, for one, appreciate those that continue to try to find a way to resolve this issue. I am one of those that read CLShortfuse's complete write-up on this matter and form that I feel pretty certain it is NOT a hardware issue; the same chip is used in other devices without issue. I think that the issue is with Samsung's coding and, perhaps, the placement of the chip in the phone.
I see a lot of notes about quick locks, slow locks, etc....the real issue is tracking, not locking. I have found that even my Garmin can take over a minute to lock, depending on where I am in the city (elevation, hills, etc.) and also is sometimes affected by weather. I've waited over 5 minutes for my Garmin to lock (only a few times) but when it does it stays locked and my tracking is very good. However, even my Garmin will loose me for a few seconds, especially when taking a ramp that it didn't expect me to (not the route it planned for me). Unfortunately, neither of my 2 Captivates worked this way. It's perplexing and frustrating. I can tell you that the fastest locks I ever got were immediately following the OTA update (I got mine through Kies Mini). Unfortunately, I flashed another ROM before I tested the tracking.
I hope some devs out there will take your offer seriously and take apart your backup, if possible.

I am going to upload the file once I have a friend with a captivate try it out first.

I agree with boomerod - remember the biggest problem for us is the losing a lock part mid-trip
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App

I would think the first step would be to have someone with gps issues flash your nandroid. If that makes their gps perfect as you report, then it may be worth investigating further... just my .02
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App

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Here is one result for today will post at least one everyday for consistency.
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=114887993519189258855.000494e61790fb41e435e&ll=34.65951,-77.343278&spn=0.018956,0.023432&t=h&z=15
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are you kidding me??? zoom in on that track map, and you will see it takes you off the road all over the place. Accuracy is still horrible. I have never ever seen a phone go off track like that so dont tell us to "live with it". It may look good zoomed out but try actually looking closely at that and tell us it is perfect

Well buddy17, if you do look closely at that map you will notice that it is off less than 5 meters for the short period of time that it was off. Most GPS software maps auto lock onto streets when they are that close but when using My Tracks it does not. I am almost certain it is impossible to have GPS that is spot on all the time and this could also be due to the inaccuracy of Google My Tracks. If you would post your results I am sure you would see a significant difference in tracking.
Also the GPS performance on this firmware seems to not have the "turn lag" or movement while being stopped issues that I have previously experienced as well as what others have reported. I am almost done uploading and all I am respectfully requesting from the community is to try it out and see what happens please. I would like to thank the community for their time and effort to make our captivate have the best experience possible.

Another useless thread of gps nonsense...lol. I cant believe I even looked. Shame on me
Sent from my Ilikeboobs897

bulletproof1013 said:
Another useless thread of gps nonsense...lol. I cant believe I even looked. Shame on me
Sent from my Ilikeboobs897
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I think more or less the shame is on you for posting.
On a side note:
OP I just got a new one today too from the warranty dept. The GPS While driving is nothing but flawless. Thank you for reporting this to us, and I am a 2nd to agree how amazing the mid drive is. Showed me on the road i was on the entire time. And didn't loose a lock.

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Here is the image file of the stock JH7 that has given me VERY accurate GPS results from the previous stated post. This is from a Nandroid backup and I do not know how you would go about installing this but I'm sure someone from here does and will test it. This has not been tested yet, but I respectfully challenge the developers and community to try this out to see if it is an improvement. This is an Eclair JH7 rom. Thank you for your time.
Update links are on first post

I agree with the others, this thread is a waste of time. Your software image is no different then the other 500,000 JH7 phones leaving the factory or that had the update. If Samsung made a fix, we would see a different version number.
They don't just replace files and leave the version numbers the same - that would be a support nightmare.
If someone was interested, they would just compare your files to another set and look for differences; BUT, because everyone else knows that files don't get changed without creating a new build, they are not going to spend time on your challenge.

DK05 modem: how's the GPS?

For those who know the nature of the GPS bug... is there any improvement with the latest modem available?

I never thought there was a problem before, but I was shown the light. Then this came out and now we are all happy.
Yes this fixes it. Just try it. : )

An '06 user should know better than to post this in the dev section. This belongs in general...

Running like a champ!
Sent from my spot on the earth.

I'm one of those that can't get a lock. Might try the flash d18 trick

Does this now triangulate? Location based on cell tower? I miss that from my nexus.
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GPS nevvvver worked better.
always get a fast locked.
on cell tower i get 1700meters on cell tower
and 1 and 2 meters on gps

Hmm.. I gotta keep trying. Flashed dk05 radio with DI18 ROM - GPS worked better than ever. Flashed DK05 ROm with DK17 kernel... no more GPS. Now I'm wondering whether it's the DK05 ROM itself that causes it or the DK18 kernel. Reflashing DK05 with its own kernel doesn't help.

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An '06 user should know better than to post this in the dev section. This belongs in general...
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I know. Brainfart.

herzzreh said:
Hmm.. I gotta keep trying. Flashed dk05 radio with DI18 ROM - GPS worked better than ever. Flashed DK05 ROm with DK17 kernel... no more GPS. Now I'm wondering whether it's the DK05 ROM itself that causes it or the DK18 kernel. Reflashing DK05 with its own kernel doesn't help.
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Can you give us a specific DI18Rom with the DK05 radio that works. I have yet since having this phone gotten the GPS to work.

imwillzillla said:
Can you give us a specific DI18Rom with the DK05 radio that works. I have yet since having this phone gotten the GPS to work.
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It's that stock, deodexed DI18 that Firon posted a while ago.

Modem did fix mines.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using Tapatalk

herzzreh said:
It's that stock, deodexed DI18 that Firon posted a while ago.
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Cool thanks! Will try it now if this works I wont flash anything until sometihng official along with a fix shows up.

That's the only one that works. New modem makes a huge difference (so far, we'll see if it still works tomorrow), but either dj or dk breaks gps for me.

imwillzillla said:
Cool thanks! Will try it now if this works I wont flash anything until sometihng official along with a fix shows up.
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Make sure you flash the one withou the radio in it.

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It's that stock, deodexed DI18 that Firon posted a while ago.
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Can you be more specific where to find that. I can't find what you're referring to.
I just replaced my Epic due to this GPS issue last night. It worked when I got the new one, but it already has stopped working again today. If they don't have a consistently working fix by the time my 30 days is up, I am definitely going to switch to the Evo.

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Can you be more specific where to find that. I can't find what you're referring to.
I just replaced my Epic due to this GPS issue last night. It worked when I got the new one, but it already has stopped working again today. If they don't have a consistently working fix by the time my 30 days is up, I am definitely going to switch to the Evo.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=797090
Here you go. No promises, but this is the only one that's worked for me and it works better than anything else. Note: hardcoded 98ft accuracy is still present, but GPS clearly works much better. Sensitivity is improved with DK05 radio, let's see how it works few days from now when the cache bug usually starts biting.

Gps not working Whatsoever!!!

so i flashed the full DJ05 package through odin and it worked perfect... after it was done, i tried gps.. and it said initializing without stopping for at least 15 minutes and still no lock, so i flashed D101 through odin and it worked perfect and still no gps lock... what happened???

Had a similar issue after upgrading Maps to 5.0, un-installing maps and re-installing it fixed it for me, also make sure the location services are turned on.
-Mike

From what I heard the dj05 update isnt really a fix for the gps,,,,, just a slight improvement.
The galaxy s phone are garbage in my opinion. Poorly made. Motorola makes the best Android phones hands down. And they support them!

BigBonkers said:
From what I heard the dj05 update isnt really a fix for the gps,,,,, just a slight improvement.
The galaxy s phone are garbage in my opinion. Poorly made. Motorola makes the best Android phones hands down. And they support them!
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From my experience the galaxy s phones have great hardware, they just have crappy software. The dj05 update helped my gps by a lot, I can get a lock in about 2 seconds. I have seen and used the droid x and the droid 2 and would still rather have the fascinate, huge improvement over my old eris even when it was running 2.2.

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From what I heard the dj05 update isnt really a fix for the gps,,,,, just a slight improvement.
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Then you heard wrong, unless by "slight improvement" you mean that GPS goes from non-functional/useless on DI01 to working fine in DJ05/DL09. The only time that GPS has issues for me is if I turn it on while moving, it takes maybe 20 sec. to get my location then, otherwise, it's better than my old phone by far.
Until you've actually tried it, how about not trolling here?

imnuts i had the fascinate returned it cause i hated it. my friend still has it with the update he says its a slight improvement in the gps area.
Either way the fascinate sux<<< btw thats trolling.

Ok new update on my gps.
I go to maps app... Directions... Type it in press enter... Shows me written directions... Click on the little blue arrow... Shows me driving and the blue arrow is moving in the right direction and what not bit it doesn't stop saying getting driving directions with the rotating blue thing on the left... So I wait and wait and wait............. And nothing!!! I even tried putting an address close to home and nothing!!!!......... Any idea what's going on?
This is also now my only issue with the phone. I tried rebooting and uninstalling and installing it back on.... But nada
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Frenzifun said:
so i flashed the full DJ05 package through odin and it worked perfect... after it was done, i tried gps.. and it said initializing without stopping for at least 15 minutes and still no lock, so i flashed D101 through odin and it worked perfect and still no gps lock... what happened???
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Did you flash the DJ05 MODEM in additition to the rom? Just have to ask.

Well, to the know it all Bigboinkers above, DI01 was not downloading ephemeris data like it was supposed to, which is instrumental to GPS locks on phones.
DJ05 does, and so does DL09. They lock quite quickly.
So stop making BS up, kthx.

BigBonkers said:
From what I heard the dj05 update isnt really a fix for the gps,,,,, just a slight improvement.
The galaxy s phone are garbage in my opinion. Poorly made. Motorola makes the best Android phones hands down. And they support them!
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i will argue that your statement is incorrect, my GPS is perfect after i Flashed DJ05.
and it would not lock at all prior to flashing...
and as for motorola... the last good phone they made was the startac.

I flashed the package through odin... Its one file blahblah.tar
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If you still have not found a solution, it very well may be a hardware problem. I would try everything again, and if that doesn't work, I would get a replacement.
And to the troll, go away. If you don't have a Fascinate, you don't belong here.
Sent from my Galaxy-S Fascinate

i flashed both Dl01 and DJ05 again... and still nothing... i cant get my phone to root now either ... =\ but yeah even stock on DJ05 gps is showing no navi...fml

Possible new GPS fix

Ok I hope I dont get flamed for this but it worked for me maybe it will for others. I just got my GPS working after getting off the phone with Tmobile support. I had it working on eclair and it stopped after froyo. I kind of hinted to them as to what I needed done and they did it! Now I know exactly what to ask for if this ever happens again. BTW Tmobile is the best hope we dont lose them to ATT.
Ok so whoever performed the gps script that is out there, the gps restore app or anything else on pretty much any rom and didnt get it to work can try calling Tmobile and asking them to restart your network connection. You will have to use a phone other than the vibrant. They will ask you to do a battery pull while the phone is on, they will do something on their end then ask you to turn your phone back on. When it turns back on the GPS should work, It did for me. If it doesnt work please dont flame me, it was worth a shot. If it helped then your welcome!

Thanks, any info for better performance is welcomed in my book!
ROM: Trigger v2.8.2
Kernel: Overstock v2.2
GPS: S.gps2
Modem: Stock KA7
Launcher: Launcher Pro Plus v0.8.3 w/ Clear LP Widget Mod
MODS: Horizontal Accurate Battery for Trigger v1.0
Theme: Solid Black
Quad Score: 2040
GPS Accuracy: 15-20 Feet
Battery Life: 27 Hours

There are great fixes out there for GPS adding this is just another worth a shot.

oka1 said:
There are great fixes out there for GPS adding this is just another worth a shot.
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The reason I thought to share this was because like many people on many threads I noticed that the fixed didnt work and many dont want to open their phones and perform the hardware fix. But with this simple method maybe I can save a few people from prying open their phones and causing havoc. But it worked for me, now I get good gps reception, enough to use to get places with.

I've had great success with bionix v and the gingerbread gps fix. Stock bionix v will have gps loosing signal every few minutes. With the gingerbread gps fix, there are less locked birds but they have much higher snr and I don't loose signal. Using waze now with those mods I don't jump around the map like I did with stock bionix v

On this rom im running, i get a lock in less than a second and a stunning accuracy.
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aamir123 said:
The reason I thought to share this was because like many people on many threads I noticed that the fixed didnt work and many dont want to open their phones and perform the hardware fix. But with this simple method maybe I can save a few people from prying open their phones and causing havoc. But it worked for me, now I get good gps reception, enough to use to get places with.
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I've never been able to speak to anyone at Tmo who would halfway even understand me trying to explain to them the technique you just used. Not to say it wouldn't work but I don't think most of their reps would be capable of doing what you are suggesting even if they were 'able' to do it! Last guy I dealt with was a complete joke, kept putting me on hold and then would come back and say something like he was talking to someone else! I swear he was talking to 3 different people at once, putting people on hold, and not being able to remember who was on what line! Nightmare. Ugh. But hey, if you got a couple hours to waste trying and it works for ya then by all means go right ahead!

tony yayo said:
I've never been able to speak to anyone at Tmo who would halfway even understand me trying to explain to them the technique you just used. Not to say it wouldn't work but I don't think most of their reps would be capable of doing what you are suggesting even if they were 'able' to do it! Last guy I dealt with was a complete joke, kept putting me on hold and then would come back and say something like he was talking to someone else! I swear he was talking to 3 different people at once, putting people on hold, and not being able to remember who was on what line! Nightmare. Ugh. But hey, if you got a couple hours to waste trying and it works for ya then by all means go right ahead!
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Actually you tell them your gps doesnt work and that it did before the froyo update. When it didnt work on eclair tell them that they had you pull the battery while the phone was on and then they sent something to your phone or reset the network. Idk who you talk to but I did this yesterday and it took less than a half hour. Worse comes to worst you get the android "experts" to do it.

aamir123 said:
Actually you tell them your gps doesnt work and that it did before the froyo update. When it didnt work on eclair tell them that they had you pull the battery while the phone was on and then they sent something to your phone or reset the network. Idk who you talk to but I did this yesterday and it took less than a half hour. Worse comes to worst you get the android "experts" to do it.
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Actually my GPS NEVER worked until i spent an hour on the phone *****ing and another hour on live chat until they swapped my phone with what i believe is a brand new one and now the GPS works perfectly! It's definitely a hardware problem. People do the hardware fix, it works, I swapped mine for a new one, it works. I didn't feel like popping my phone open and I'm no good with a soldering gun so why should I have to do the hardware fix myself?

My GPS works respectably well, maybe it just depends on manufacturing date.