Well I took a trip today and decided to try out the gps. Google navigation uses the internet connection to find everything. What does this mean? You have to an internet connection when you start. After you get your directions you are good to go. I even tried putting in the address, no connection no directions.
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bwcorvus said:
Well I took a trip today and decided to try out the gps. Google navigation uses the internet connection to find everything. What does this mean? You have to an internet connection when you start. After you get your directions you are good to go. I even tried putting in the address, no connection no directions.
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I tried today and my gps wouldn't connect...let it sit for 10 minutes even...disappointed.
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Were you outside with a clear view of the sky?
For those who do not have a data plan on their xoom, have you tried GPS navigation while tethered to their smartphone? Just curious how well this might work.
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For those who do not have a data plan on their xoom, have you tried GPS navigation while tethered to their smartphone? Just curious how well this might work.
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Any data connection appears to work. Once you have the directions you should be good, but hope you don't need to change anything. I understand if you are trying to search for something using data, but i even put in the address and it still wouldn't work.
Have any of you tried the route caching? Say if you plan a route while still connected to your wifi, with gps lock and then take it to you car, does the route stay?
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Have any of you tried the route caching? Say if you plan a route while still connected to your wifi, with gps lock and then take it to you car, does the route stay?
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The route stays. You just can't change it or start a new one till you get into a wifi zone again (or tether from your phone).
guys, xoom uses A-GPS....Assisted GPS, assisted by the cellular towers to find your location. you need data.
GPS works fine with my device. Picks up my location immediately after opening Maps.
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I want to use my EVO 4G as the GPS receiver to my netbook.
I have a windows 7 netbook with bluetooth.
If I can have my netbook communicate with the netbook via bluetooth for GPS signal will be the best solution. If it has to be done via USB, I can live with that as well.
thanks.
Please let me know
Bump.
Am I the only one who wants to extend the GPS capabilities on the phone to be used with a netbook?
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I wonder if there is any way to out put the gps coordinates from the phone using logcat while using a gps monitor from the market , just a thought.
If we could have a monitoring program on the laptop selectively import the coordinates from the phone and send them to Microsoft street program on the pc. That would be pimp.
Im going to see what I can do when I get home from work here.
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nmea 183 protocol is the industry standard to communicate between a gps and a display/logger. .
http://www.kh-gps.de/nmea-faq.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NMEA_0183
seen instamapper? you can get data pretty quickly that way... of course its not quite the same as getting the data directly fed to the laptop... and this requires internet
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I wonder if there is any way to out put the gps coordinates from the phone using logcat while using a gps monitor from the market , just a thought.
If we could have a monitoring program on the laptop selectively import the coordinates from the phone and send them to Microsoft street program on the pc. That would be pimp.
Im going to see what I can do when I get home from work here.
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Thats the precise reason for wanting to "tether" my Evo as a GPS receiver.
If I can use the MS Street on my netbook by getting GPS coordinates from my phone, it will complete everything I ever wanted to do with a smart phone.
I just hope this post will get somewhere.
there is a beta app for this exact purpose in the market...
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there is a beta app for this exact purpose in the market...
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What is the name of the app?
Hi!
Bought a Tattoo for my kid and now we got a huge bill because the wifi seems to dissconects itself all the time and she is not that good checking the wifi state.
Is this a known problem or what can i do about it?
Using a Netgear N router and WEP (must use WEP because of my stupid XBox that can't handle any other security).
Please let me know how to fix this so she can use the phone!
I have this problem too, and as I found it's a known problem on net.
I'm using wifi fixer, which running as a service and reconnect everytime the connection drops. It's not a solution, but make things better.
http://uk.androlib.com/android.application.org-wahtod-wififixer-qwn.aspx
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dancer_69 said:
I have this problem too, and as I found it's a known problem on net.
I'm using wifi fixer, which running as a service and reconnect everytime the connection drops. It's not a solution, but make things better.
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Hi!
Thanks for the info, is that an app i can find on the Android's app place?
he he he.... did not notice your link Sorry!
Looks to me that HTC is screwing things up even with Android devices...
This phone realy sucks!
Me again!
I've struggled with this phone a couple of hours now but i can't get the wifi to work now.
I press connect to my network, i have entered the wep password but a couple of secs later it says disconnected...
What can i do about this?
I have the same problem - Is it best to configure the Wi Fi settings like IP address etc ? And if so whats the best settings for it?
I've managed to get it to connect now, removed an app that kept track of wifi traffic. But it seems to me that Tattoo does not use wifi when i use YouTube for example. Checked my providers homepage for traffic that we pay for and they had traffic for today. And the phone has not been used all day until my test this evening.
Is there a way to tell the phone to use just the wifi connection when using youtube app or explorer...?
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I've managed to get it to connect now, removed an app that kept track of wifi traffic. But it seems to me that Tattoo does not use wifi when i use YouTube for example. Checked my providers homepage for traffic that we pay for and they had traffic for today. And the phone has not been used all day until my test this evening.
Is there a way to tell the phone to use just the wifi connection when using youtube app or explorer...?
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install apn on-off when you use wifi, just disable APN connection.
then if you need umts/gprs is 1click enabled
francians said:
install apn on-off when you use wifi, just disable APN connection.
then if you need umts/gprs is 1click enabled
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Thanks, this sounds easy enough for my kid to handle when she wants to use the wifi and to be sure that it uses the wifi and not the expensive data from our phone company.
Thanks again! Will try this!
Hey all,
I'm on vacation and Google navigation tracked me all the way to my destination like a boss.
Now that I'm here, my GPS thinks I'm in my home city, and won't move... I opened up GPS test and I'm only connected to 2 satellites.
My phone seems to get a decent location fix.
I'm wifi tethering to my TF.
Any idea what's going on?
Same issue. GPS icon appears but doesn't blink and just stalls.
Gps test - clear agps - update agps. Fixed the issue for me.
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I'm wifi tethering to my TF.
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GPS location comes from several sources.( see your settings). One source is GPS, however if the fix is not great as when you just turn on TF and in a mew location, it will use the WiFi router location which is actually a lookup online that is set once and fixed. If the WiFi location for your phone was established and recorded at the online site while at home ( most likely the case) then the TF will read that and think it is home. Go to settings and turn off use wifi location.
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GPS location comes from several sources.( see your settings). One source is GPS, however if the fix is not great as when you just turn on TF and in a mew location, it will use the WiFi router location which is actually a lookup online that is set once and fixed. If the WiFi location for your phone was established and recorded at the online site while at home ( most likely the case) then the TF will read that and think it is home. Go to settings and turn off use wifi location.
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+1 granted the wifi location is faster but if that router is registered to somewhere else (if you just moved or bought a used router online) then it'll say your there and tale a lot longer to get a lock.
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If your wifi router location is wrong due to the situations mentioned above, you can have it reset by contacting "skyhookwireless".
No-go. Clearing the AGPS made the icon for GPS totally disappear, and refuse to appear again until a hard reboot. Even then it still just stalls. Trying a rom different from Prime to see if that might be the cause.
Has ANYONE else had issues like this? The GPS worked for a while but now totally fails.
I'm looking for app, which can turn off data, when connection to know wifi spot is made and from the other side, when there is no known wifi spots, turn data /3g back on.
I know, that if both wifi and data is on, phone use wifi, if there is known spot, but don't phisicaly turn off data connection automaticly.
I tried SmartConnectivity, Smart Wifi toggler, but it's not working, as I want.
Try "Tasker"
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Try "Tasker"
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Jap, tried. But I don't know, how to make task for that kind of function...:/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.cprados.wificellmanager
good app. doesn't use location services but instead remembers cell towers (like y5 which doesnt work anymore with 4.2+) so good on battery.
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I'm looking for app, which can turn off data, when connection to know wifi spot is made and from the other side, when there is no known wifi spots, turn data /3g back on.
I know, that if both wifi and data is on, phone use wifi, if there is known spot, but don't phisicaly turn off data connection automaticly.
I tried SmartConnectivity, Smart Wifi toggler, but it's not working, as I want.
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Qualcomm's battery guru does this there's a learning period but after that it should perform in the manner you're describing
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maybe in a few years that app will get somewhere. as it is, google location based wifi switchers aren't a good idea, unless you're using location services 24/7 anyway (latitude, gnow, etc).
I use wi-fi matic + macrodroid. When I come home, wi-fi matic detects the cell tower I'm connected to and switched on wifi. Once connected, macrodroid switches airplane mode on, and sipdroid connects to my sip provider. Once I leave and lose the wifi connection, macrodroid disables airplane mode. Then wi-fi matic sees that I left my area and switches off wifi. Totally automated
agreed... I don't use it myself(I'm a self-switcher) but I did install when it first came out and found it behaves like the op desires
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Mobile data is automatically switched off when WiFi is connected.
No need to disable it manually.
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Mobile data is automatically switched off when WiFi is connected.
No need to disable it manually.
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That's not true. If U look in Settings-Data usage Mobile data is still ON. Of coures it's not used, because wifi have prioritiy, but data is ON anyway.
For 2 days I was switch off it data/wifi manually and battery life is better.
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maybe in a few years that app will get somewhere. as it is, google location based wifi switchers aren't a good idea, unless you're using location services 24/7 anyway (latitude, gnow, etc).
I use wi-fi matic + macrodroid. When I come home, wi-fi matic detects the cell tower I'm connected to and switched on wifi. Once connected, macrodroid switches airplane mode on, and sipdroid connects to my sip provider. Once I leave and lose the wifi connection, macrodroid disables airplane mode. Then wi-fi matic sees that I left my area and switches off wifi. Totally automated
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Great. I think Wi-Fi matic + Auto WiFi/3G switch app should do what I'm looking for.
Thank you!
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That's not true. If U look in Settings-Data usage Mobile data is still ON. Of coures it's not used, because wifi have prioritiy, but data is ON anyway.
For 2 days I was switch off it data/wifi manually and battery life is better.
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No its not on.
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akulp said:
I'm looking for app, which can turn off data, when connection to know wifi spot is made and from the other side, when there is no known wifi spots, turn data /3g back on.
I know, that if both wifi and data is on, phone use wifi, if there is known spot, but don't phisicaly turn off data connection automaticly.
I tried SmartConnectivity, Smart Wifi toggler, but it's not working, as I want.
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Okay here is .prf i just created put it in your tasker folder(auto-import).
It works perfect.
Open tasker and import it.
On any WiFi you connect(you can change that by pressing green arrow and add your know WiFis if you would like) it disables Mobile Data(You cant receive MMS if Mobile data is off) on WiFi you connect and when you lose your connection whit WiFi it disables WiFi and kicks in Mobile Data On so you dont need to worry to disable WiFi it does automatically.
ENJOY!
If it works thank me.
http://goo.gl/AS76Q
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No its not on.
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Yes, but service is ON, look in Settings-Data Usage: Mobile data=ON And that service is using battery...I'm not the first one, who found that "problem".
But it's not used, that's true.
Anyway, I found a solution with Wi-FI matic and Wifi/3g switch, not it's working like I want.
So thanks for help.
akulp said:
Great. I think Wi-Fi matic + Auto WiFi/3G switch app should do what I'm looking for.
Thank you!
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Llama (just search the Play store for it, I can't post the link...) seems to be a good single app location aware solution. The first play store review pretty much says it all "More flexible than Atooma, but not brain-melting like Tasker. Just makes using your phone easier, and more helpful."
I've been struggling with Tasker for several days trying to get it to do the same thing (toggle wifi and mobile data settings automatically based on my location). I had Llama set up and working beautifully in maybe an hour and a half, which included the time to read the devs instructions and FAQ (click "View Developer's Website from the Play store).
It uses cell towers to determine your location, so there is no battery hit, or you can optionally enable wifi polling or GPS for more accurate locating. It can also perform actions based on when your wifi changes state (connects or disconnects) regardless of your location. And since it's "Tasker-like" it can perform a lot more than just handling your data connections: adjust volumes or screen brightness, launch/kill apps, even shut off or reboot the phone (only if rooted). For example, mine is set up to remove my lockscreen password when I am home and re-enable it when I leave the area of my home wifi and it was fast and simple to get configured.
Karlo666 said:
Okay here is .prf i just created put it in your tasker folder(auto-import).
It works perfect.
Open tasker and import it.
On any WiFi you connect(you can change that by pressing green arrow and add your know WiFis if you would like) it disables Mobile Data(You cant receive MMS if Mobile data is off) on WiFi you connect and when you lose your connection whit WiFi it disables WiFi and kicks in Mobile Data On so you dont need to worry to disable WiFi it does automatically.
ENJOY!
If it works thank me.
http://goo.gl/AS76Q
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Wow, great!
I'll try and report...
But I think there is one thing missing what Wi-FI matic do. Wi-FI matic activate WIFI based on cell towers.
With this Tasker script you have to turn on WiFi by yourself, is that correct?
Than script turns off data and turn it back ON, when you lose connection. But than again, when wifi is presented, you have to turn it on by yourself...
I think, this script is doing something similar as this app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=notus.com.tr.autowifi3gswitch&hl=sl
akulp said:
Wow, great!
I'll try and report...
But I think there is one thing missing what Wi-FI matic do. Wi-FI matic activate WIFI based on cell towers.
With this Tasker script you have to turn on WiFi by yourself, is that correct?
Than script turns off data and turn it back ON, when you lose connection. But than again, when wifi is presented, you have to turn it on by yourself...
I think, this script is doing something similar as this app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=notus.com.tr.autowifi3gswitch&hl=sl
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If you want you can add to turn wifi on based on cell towers in tasker and even much more.If you need more help feel free to contact me.
Karlo666 said:
If you want you can add to turn wifi on based on cell towers in tasker and even much more.If you need more help feel free to contact me.
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Yap I know, tasker is powerfull, but my knlowedge about that is weak...
So If you are so kind, could you please add in previous task (thath one sent to me in your first post) or make a new task for turning on wifi based on cell towers...
I would think the GPS and a network connection would be good enough to triangulate where you are. I'm tired of the nag screen. I tried to Google for an answer but didn't find anything that exactly answered my question. Maybe when Google mapped out street view, they were also sniffing for Wi-Fi access points, and their names with locations? Just a theory.
Mine will work with Wireless off. Just tried it. Location settings to just GPS, Wifi turned off, map worked perfectly. Didn't try to navigate, but it should be the same.
Mine works fine without WiFi. It asked me once and I skipped it and it hasn't showed again.
Maybe because each WiFi router has the ability to send its location. If you were in a building without GPS signal you could still have location.
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Yeah I know you can skip it, but if the program senses you're on a mobile network, and the GPS is on, I don't know why it still wants to have Wi-Fi on.
Just did a test with a couple mapping apps. If I am in an airport or mall without WiFi on it can't tell which store or gate I am at. With the WiFi on it can tell exactly what store or gate I am near. Maybe they use WiFi to pinpoint. Oh and I did have GPS on at all times but without the added WiFi location it was either not good enough signal or no GPS signal... Who knows maybe they are just watching us.
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I think it's just that WiFi will always be more exact than data. You're accessing the Interwebz through one point rather than through your carrier.
Yeah but you're not connected to anything on Wi-Fi, it just has to be on.
There's a database of found access points out there. Your phone can triangulate its position far more accurately if it uses the available wifi access points to do so, especially indoors. Like oscar said, it doesn't need to be connected to wifi. It only needs wifi activated in order to "see" what access points are nearby.
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