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Phone shows 3-4 bars of 3G and I get nothing but errors like , Page unavailable...this app needs data connection....etc. Sometimes if I disable mobile network and re-enable it it will work for a few minutes but then gone. Am I the only one ? I searched briefly . Nothing informative . Help please .
Call att and tell them to connect you to the specialist, i had the same problem and i was literally on the phone with him for 10 seconds and he fixed it
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Thanks I'll try.
Seems to be working since the call to ATT.
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You're holding it wrong!
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NO !
I'm not retarded.
It was an issue on at&t side . Since the call its been a okay.
It was iCrap 4 joke!
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Sometimes it does similar to me. It will sit there and go from 3g to edge to 3g to edge. I've taken to just using 2g when I have wifi, then 3g when I want mobile data. Although now that I had the phone for a while, I kind of know where 3g is strong.
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jbizz said:
It was iCrap 4 joke!
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I was joking too I am mildly retarded lol .
ominously said:
Sometimes it does similar to me. It will sit there and go from 3g to edge to 3g to edge. I've taken to just using 2g when I have wifi, then 3g when I want mobile data. Although now that I had the phone for a while, I kind of know where 3g is strong.
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I am lucky 3G all over my area . Also I think it's actually a little better than ever since the call.
Youre welcome xD
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Hey guys,
I have a very enoiing problem, when i start my X10 up my GSM signal is good, but after not using the phone for like 3 hours (while in the main time just being in sleepmode), I've got no signal at all anymore and have to restart the phone. This problem doesn't happen if I haven't used my phone for like half an hour and i use it again (while in the main time just being in sleepmode). Is this a wrong setting or something like that? because normally my signal is great, except when I haven't used it for a while (like 2 hours or more)
Regards, Meikrekel
Have any spooky task killer app ?
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Nope, that isn't the problem. Tested it, but that ain't the problem
I had this and similar other issues. Turned out to be the se backup app. I use titanium so simply removed the stock backup.
Maybe worth a look for you mate. Use titanium to freeze it first to confirm.
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Thank you so much, it seems to work. I didnt have a connection before i removed it, after removing it i already had connection again=D
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Ok this is strange, your solution worked for 2 days and now the problem is back:s
Meikrekel
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The only advice I can offer is that I only used to get this when an app, for whatever reason, accessed the sim.
For me it was the se stock backup app.
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I lose my signal on gsm but seems that is the firmware (026)
Has anyone of you owners of DHD able to get the gps lock just incase you don't have internet connection for A-GPS to work. I had an iPhone 4 who will lock to GPS in few seconds even without a sim card and on dhd its impossible or will take very long to lock location without AGPS . IT'S THIS a problem or I am doing something wrong
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I was recently out of my own country and data roaming was set to off. I never realised it at the time but everytime I tried to use GPS (Copilot Live) it took literally 20 mins to get a lock, apart from once and then I had access to wifi. Sounds like this was the problem
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Has anyone of you owners of DHD able to get the gps lock just incase you don't have internet connection for A-GPS to work. I had an iPhone 4 who will lock to GPS in few seconds even without a sim card and on dhd its impossible or will take very long to lock location without AGPS . IT'S THIS a problem or I am doing something wrong
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i usually get the lock well under a minute without any DATA connection like edge or wifi when i'm outdoors,
indoors it needs good 4-5 mins to get a lock.
Strange because iPhone 4 locks in minimum 7 seconds even without a simcard . That's means that DHD is using a cheap GPS receiver which will become unusable without data connection.
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There is something called "Hotfix".
If you have previously locked on a GPS signal, it will be faster to lock for the 2nd time.
BUT, if you started from a "coldfix" (means if you try to lock for the first time or quite some time after the 1st lock or far away from the location of your first lock), it could take minutes to lock.
However, I have to admit that DHD tends to have a slower lock...
Correct me if I'm wrong.
A-GPS dosent need a web connection, it uses the internet once a week to download the latest sat data to make gps lock quicker..... you can use apps like gps toolbox to download the latest A-GPS data.
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Doesn't the DHD download the A-GPS data automatically in the background?
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Doesn't the DHD download the A-GPS data automatically in the background?
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No you need an app to download the data, maybe some apps can be set to auto download the data though
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Then what app is the best? It only needs to be able to download the A-GPS data, nothing else.
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Then what app is the best? It only needs to be able to download the A-GPS data, nothing else.
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Search for gps toolbox in the market, there is a free and paid version, both let you download the latest sat data
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I checked while reading this topic and my DHD got a lock within one minute of GPS (satellite only) being turned on. I had the phone in airplane mode before I turned it on so it was in effect a cold lock. I'm indoor at night so there's no direct line of sight either. Quite fast in my opinion.
I get gps lock within 3 to 10 secs with or without wifi,data. I have installed open gps tracker and first I ran it for 30 mins.
I don't know if that app is helping in gps lock.
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IPhone 4 locks in 7 seconds without a sim. You will never be able to geotag your photos in any android phone cause most of them have cheap and lousy GPS which relies on AGPS data for lock. Geotag will work best on iPhone if you give AGPS option to iPhone it works instantly
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IPhone 4 locks in 7 seconds without a sim. You will never be able to geotag your photos in any android phone cause most of them have cheap and lousy GPS which relies on AGPS data for lock. Geotag will work best on iPhone if you give AGPS option to iPhone it works instantly
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is that all ur guna say? shut up, unless your guna bring sumthing useful to the discussion. Maybe the iphone locks in 7seconds in ur wet dreams, but in reality thats bollox.
I mean you didnt even know what A-GPS was you thought it required a constant gprs connection while navigating lol
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Yes it does require a constant gprs connections you fool. Google yourself for details or create a post for replies
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Yes it does require a constant gprs connections you fool. Google yourself for details or create a post for replies
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AGPS is only used to locate the sats, you fool lol it downloads a file with the latest sat positions, so you device knows where to look speeding up sat lock lol no wonder you love the iphone, you have about as much processing power as one
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assisted_GPS
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Anyone else noticed this?
On two newest radios GPS locks instantly, works perfect for 5 minutes and then drops. Toggle GPS off/on real quick and it comes back and then works perfectly.
I've tried the two newest radios, fastboot wipes, and still get the same symptoms on two different glaciers.
Does anyone else have the same symptoms?
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I do too on CM7. Happened last night. Instant lock. Stops working after 30 sec. Exit Nav. Go back. Works perfect.
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I haven't tried GPS yet since I flashed CM7, but I'll test it tonight. This probably goes without saying, but you all verified the radio's MD5 before flash, right?
I havent used CM7 in a long while, but I have also noticed this problem in MIUI on a couple builds. turn on GPS and run Navigation app, locks on fast and works well. but after about an hour or so, GPS signal would drop and I would have to exit from Navigation and turn GPS off then on again then run Navigation. about 5-10 minutes later, it would lose signal again and I would have to repeat the process. even after wiping cache + dalvik and fixing permissions, the problem would still continue. it doesnt bother me all too much because I rarely use GPS...I think TDJ said it was an issue with the Navigation app itself, not sure tho
GPS Status & Toolbox can help your GPS lock faster, and might help it maintain connection better. Worth a shot.
Tried all of it. Multiple downloads, multiple fastboot flashes, multiple fastboot wipes, I use GPS status all the time, etc. I've tried all of it.
The stock radio from 2.2.1 seems to work fine, but lately takes awhile to lock.
Oh, and this is the same on multiple glaciers.
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Phateless said:
Anyone else noticed this?
On two newest radios GPS locks instantly, works perfect for 5 minutes and then drops. Toggle GPS off/on real quick and it comes back and then works perfectly.
I've tried the two newest radios, fastboot wipes, and still get the same symptoms on two different glaciers.
Does anyone else have the same symptoms?
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Weird man, you and I always have the same problems.
I had this exact same problem while running MIUI. Now I've switched to CM7, but so far GPS has worked fine for me since.
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mackster248 said:
Weird man, you and I always have the same problems.
I had this exact same problem while running MIUI. Now I've switched to CM7, but so far GPS has worked fine for me since.
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Lol I noticed that too and figured you would chime in.
Good screen, good emmc chip, right?
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Lol I noticed that too and figured you would chime in.
Good screen, good emmc chip, right?
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Yeah, good everything. It bugs so much. And as I thought more it did happen to me on CM7 just couple days ago. I recently moved to LA so GPS is KEY. I was yelling at my phone each 5 minutes when it would lose GPS. Then I would have to close it and re open then manually input the directions again all while avoiding the dreaded Los Angeles traffic... I wanted to throw this phone so bad. But since I fully wiped and reflashed CM7. Tried GPS once and it worked fine and didn't cut off for 20 minutes so I'm hoping it's fixed.
And I always perform fastboot wipes as well for what it's worth.
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I'm on cm7 nightly 175 and noticed constant drops too when using google navigation. Had to exit and restart navigation to get fix again.
Started playing around with other GPS programs, igo and sygics, and never had GPS signal loss!
I think it might be related to google navigation and not the actually GPS signal or kernel/ROM themselves. That would explain why we get GPS signal lock again once we restart navigation.
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Yeah, good everything. It bugs so much. And as I thought more it did happen to me on CM7 just couple days ago. I recently moved to LA so GPS is KEY. I was yelling at my phone each 5 minutes when it would lose GPS. Then I would have to close it and re open then manually input the directions again all while avoiding the dreaded Los Angeles traffic... I wanted to throw this phone so bad. But since I fully wiped and reflashed CM7. Tried GPS once and it worked fine and didn't cut off for 20 minutes so I'm hoping it's fixed.
And I always perform fastboot wipes as well for what it's worth.
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Yup, same here, lol. Let's keep in touch on these issues.
Pretty sure 26.03.02.26 didn't do this, try rolling back to that.
And don't exit navigation, just use the notification power widget to toggle GPS real quick.
Works for me.
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Yup, same here, lol. Let's keep in touch on these issues.
Pretty sure 26.03.02.26 didn't do this, try rolling back to that.
And don't exit navigation, just use the notification power widget to toggle GPS real quick.
Works for me.
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Oh okay, good tip! I was on Panache radio that whole time, since then I've reverted back to the stock Froyo radio to see if anything gets better. So far data is the same for me though.
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Oh okay, good tip! I was on Panache radio that whole time, since then I've reverted back to the stock Froyo radio to see if anything gets better. So far data is the same for me though.
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I'm on panache radio now. I upgraded because stock froyo was taking awhile to lock where it used to be instant.
Will try again, we'll compare results.
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Turning on GPS and then rebooting seems to help as well. Didn't drop once.
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Turning on GPS and then rebooting seems to help as well. Didn't drop once.
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Oh really? I did that whole GPS/GPS Status app then reboot trick thing. That always worked for me in the past but it didn't help me when I was having this issue.
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Oh really? I did that whole GPS/GPS Status app then reboot trick thing. That always worked for me in the past but it didn't help me when I was having this issue.
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Weird. I remember a few of the nightly builds had completely dead GPS unless it was on at boot.
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Phateless said:
Anyone else noticed this?
On two newest radios GPS locks instantly, works perfect for 5 minutes and then drops. Toggle GPS off/on real quick and it comes back and then works perfectly.
I've tried the two newest radios, fastboot wipes, and still get the same symptoms on two different glaciers.
Does anyone else have the same symptoms?
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I too have the same issue. Tried every RADIO. All of them didn't solve the issue. Toggling GPS on/off seems to temporarily solve the problem. None of the GPS status or editing "gps.config" seem to have an effect.
just tried CM7 nightly 175 with stock radio, ran gps for about half an hour and didnt have any issues. locked in around 5 seconds, no lost signal or anything. seeming as if GPS is really hit or miss wonder if this occurs on stock rom and kernel?
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just tried CM7 nightly 175 with stock radio, ran gps for about half an hour and didnt have any issues. locked in around 5 seconds, no lost signal or anything. seeming as if GPS is really hit or miss wonder if this occurs on stock rom and kernel?
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The problem is not getting an initial lock. It is actually losing the lock around three to five minutes into navigation.
aznprodgy said:
just tried CM7 nightly 175 with stock radio, ran gps for about half an hour and didnt have any issues. locked in around 5 seconds, no lost signal or anything. seeming as if GPS is really hit or miss wonder if this occurs on stock rom and kernel?
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I don't remember, it's been so long since this phone was stock.
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I'm not getting great gps accuracy with this phone. Usually between 16-30 feet. My other devices are accurate up to 3 feet. I'm wondering what everyone else is getting with this phone. Using GPS status from the play store.
I just tested. I'm getting 10-12 feet.
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gps signal drops
I noticed that when I am using a map program like Waze or google Maps, the gps signal gets lost more often than when I had the Note 3.
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I noticed that when I am using a map program like Waze or google Maps, the gps signal gets lost more often than when I had the Note 3.
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I notice this as well. My old S3 was very accurate, whereas the Note4 seems to "jump" around.
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10 feet
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10 feet
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What app are you using for this?
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What app are you using for this?
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That's GPS Test /GPS Test +(paid). Great app.
I've noticed this as well when playing the game ingress. I wonder if it's due to the steel frame? My Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy S5 was spot on.
Hmm.
Never thought about that.
My GPS does seem to perform better now that I have FireKat ROM on my phone.
Re tested.
Rooted running Firekat ROM and using some tweaks from the lag thread. GPS assist is running in the background.
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I too tested it on FireKat and got the same results. 10 ft. Makes me think it can be enhanced by a software update. Maybe in a future patch.
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I'm not getting great gps accuracy with this phone. Usually between 16-30 feet. My other devices are accurate up to 3 feet. I'm wondering what everyone else is getting with this phone. Using GPS status from the play store.
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Depends on your location and how many satellites are in sight but ~3 meters/~9 feet is about as good as it's going to get with just GPS. Maybe if phone locks into some Glonass satellites it could do a bit better.
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I notice this as well. My old S3 was very accurate, whereas the Note4 seems to "jump" around.
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I made a change on the WiFi settings and my GPS signal improved. I put a check on "Always Allow Scanning." Because I remembered that I had taken it off to try another app and that was around the time that GPS stopped working correctly.
go to Settings>Wi-Fi>Advanced>Always Allow Scanning; Put a check on this option.
Google maps says GPS signal lost a lot with the note 4... doesn't seem very good at getting a location.
Definitely love the phone. Came from the s4. My first note. Thought I was the only one that noticed crappy GPS signal
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I notice my phone says searching for GPS in the drop down thing. Goes away in a few seconds but is annoying.
10' Lock almost Instantly. Fastest lock of any phone I ever owned. And keeps its lock perfectly.
Here's my VIDEO
My GPS works great on my phone.
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Even to the room I'm at. Best GPS I've had on a phone
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I made a change on the WiFi settings and my GPS signal improved. I put a check on "Always Allow Scanning." Because I remembered that I had taken it off to try another app and that was around the time that GPS stopped working correctly.
go to Settings>Wi-Fi>Advanced>Always Allow Scanning; Put a check on this option.
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Won't that eat battery more?
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I checked the scanning off because when driving using the maps WiFi spots pop up and I can't see where I'm going. LoL
To all those who saying they don't have issues with the GPS they probably don't use it enough to see that.