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Have you got a slow fix? Don't worry...I'll improve it!

Eheh, I didn't want to believe to it, but it seems to work
Install this small freeware and run it BEFORE you launch any GPS program: it downloads approximately 35 kbytes on your ppc and it allows you to have a rapid fix (a warm fix even if it should be a cold one).
Try it and write about your experience.
Ciao

I add some explanations on the program.
QGPS: improve your TTFF to seconds!
If you have a PPC with built-in GPS - this software is for you.
This is a small freeware that downloads Ephemeris data to your PPC using an internet connection with Activesync. If your GPS was off for more than 4 hours, then the next time you start it up you get a cold start , where the Ephemeris data needs to be DL to the receiver. This can take a few seconds to a few minutes, depending on your device and location.
The software downloads this data to your PPC so that you , in fact , get a warm start!
Just start the program, click the Connect button (no need for the 10 days data), and within a few seconds , you get the most up-to-date data. Now go outside and start your GPS program - you'll get a fix within 10 seconds!

sorry ... no fix after 30 secs

here after 67 sec.

sAnTeE said:
Eheh, I didn't want to believe to it, but it seems to work
Install this small freeware and run it BEFORE you launch any GPS program: it downloads approximately 35 kbytes on your ppc and it allows you to have a rapid fix (a warm fix even if it should be a cold one).
Try it and write about your experience.
Ciao
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OH Yesss. Very cool! This worked for me. I did a soft reset which usually means the GPS takes 1 minute or more under the most ideal conditions, much longer if you are moving or around buildings. After downloading the data with this app, it locked about 10 seconds after the GPS was recognized by the system. However it failed to initiate a connection automatically, I had to manually connect to IE to get a connection, then it downloaded the data every time.
THANKS!

Tried with an HP Travel Companion iPAQ rx5935 of a colleague here at work and it works fine too.
And as Matterhorn said: It failed to initiate a connection, I have to start IE first... then download the data.
Thanks a lot.

97 secs to have a fix , i am a quiet disappointed
i use the last radio

extenue said:
97 secs to have a fix , i am a quiet disappointed
i use the last radio
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I did not compute exactly the time needed for the HP. It was something around 1min too. But without this soft... we was around 5 min.
Also... It highly depends on the area where you are (discovered area… buildings...)

Matterhorn said:
OH Yesss. Very cool! This worked for me. I did a soft reset which usually means the GPS takes 1 minute or more under the most ideal conditions, much longer if you are moving or around buildings. After downloading the data with this app, it locked about 10 seconds after the GPS was recognized by the system. However it failed to initiate a connection automatically, I had to manually connect to IE to get a connection, then it downloaded the data every time.
THANKS!
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I also had to establish the connection manually

i didn't establish the connection manually

Santae, which version of q-gps are that you have posted? 2.03???
i found here 2.03 http://forum.pocketpcitalia.com/download/gpsct_1.27.2147.0. 4.1099.123.0.it.cab
can someone load on rapidhshare?

exist 2.06 version too

http://www.avaricum.net/

Yes, this was stolen from http://www.avaricum.net/ and it only works on the Globallocate GPS chip of the HP hw6515/6915, it will have zero impact on the Qualcomm chip of the P3600 or of a SiRFstarIII based unit. This thread should be locked before more people waste their time with it.

GpsPasSion said:
Yes, this was stolen from http://www.avaricum.net/ and it only works on the Globallocate GPS chip of the HP hw6515/6915, it will have zero impact on the Qualcomm chip of the P3600 or of a SiRFstarIII based unit. This thread should be locked before more people waste their time with it.
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OMG...placebo effect!

stranged, because i get now a very quick fix.
faster then before.!!!!

me too... from 4 minutes to 67 seconds

GpsPasSion said:
Yes, this was stolen from http://www.avaricum.net/ and it only works on the Globallocate GPS chip of the HP hw6515/6915, it will have zero impact on the Qualcomm chip of the P3600 or of a SiRFstarIII based unit. This thread should be locked before more people waste their time with it.
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Actually, I think "stolen" might be the wrong word, it looks to be an open download to me.

Normally it takes about 5 minutes or longer in front of my window to get a fix, no I got a fix in less than 1 minute, thanks man thats great!

It works great for me. Way faster than before. Thanks

Make your GPS connect faster!

I found an application called SeaSGEE, that helps you connect to any GPS faster than ever before. I tried HTC's QuickGPS, but that still took a while to connect, now it only takes me about 10 seconds to connect to google earth, and less than 5 sec to connect to iGuidence, compared to minutes.
Have fun... just drag it into your phone, and run... its a freeware!
link: http://rapidshare.com/files/101356793/SeaSGEE.exe.html

Hi I just read a few posts on here about that program and apparent it does work really well for some. What I wanted to know was what does this actually do? I know it works in the same was as the program QuickGPS but I still don't really understand how it works. And can you make it update manually through WIFI because I don't have any data plan whatsoever. Can this program turn on any data connections that I would have to worry about?

I use GPSGate and it's made my GPS connect really fast.

SeaSGEE has been discussed to considerable extent here at XDA.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=336531
From what I've read, the verdict seems to be that it does rapidly decrease the wait time.
Looks good!

i will definitely give it a try

otheruser said:
SeaSGEE has been discussed to considerable extent here at XDA.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=336531
From what I've read, the verdict seems to be that it does rapidly decrease the wait time.
Looks good!
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I'm sorry to say it didn't work for me. I hadn't used my GPS for quite some time, but updated regularly with QuickGPS (automatically updates when connected to my Laptop) and it took nearly 20 minutes to get a fix. I both tried QuickGPS and SeaSGEE.

i dont really use the phones gps much, because both of my cars have nav in them. but i do use it sometimes if i am walking and i cant find a store or what not.
it would be helpful if the gpd would connect faster. is there any confirmation that with this program the gps with connect a wholte lot faster?

.CAB for those of you who want to try it.

although i do not see it speeds up a (already) hot start, it does have an automatic data update, scheduled for every 3 days. it can also download data from wi-fi or USB ActiveSync through PC - so no data plan, no problem.

4yunweb said:
although i do not see it speeds up a (already) hot start, it does have an automatic data update, scheduled for every 3 days. it can also download data from wi-fi or USB ActiveSync through PC - so no data plan, no problem.
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i.e, it should help a cold start most, when you need it most!!! many thanks for posting this little utility...

it doesn't add battery comsuption either.
just shame can't uninstall quickGPS - it really is useless!

Thanks
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.CAB for those of you who want to try it.
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Thanks for the cab SH4Y!!
This is a LOT faster; QuickGPS did nothing for me.

+1 for this CAB....

so.. i had a question..
Does baud rate have any effect on the GPS..
ive played around with it and faster rates dont seem to make any difference.
anyone have an explication?

SH4YD33 said:
.CAB for those of you who want to try it.
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Thanks man, this is a nice little program.

TurboX2 said:
so.. i had a question..
Does baud rate have any effect on the GPS..
ive played around with it and faster rates dont seem to make any difference.
anyone have an explication?
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The baud rate setting you mention is the GPS interface to the serial port of the PPC device.
Getting a GPS fix depends on the present location of the satellites in relation to you. It can be speeded up somewhat by having certain satellite data pre-loaded.
But, the more satellites you can "see" (and the less obstructions between them and you), the quicker and more accurate your fix will be. This can help explain why so many people are reporting different results with the same programs.
I recommend reading the below Wikipedia article if you want to know more about how the constellation works.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gps

So what is the overall verdict of this???

Quick GPS question...

I have just updated my ROM to "Dutty's WM6.1 Hybrid v2 5.2.19716/5.2.19700" and at the same time installed TomTom.
It can take quite a while to pick up a lock the first time the software is booted but if I close and open TomTom without rebooting the phone the second time is much quicker (almost instant). I have just tried rebooting the phone and it goes through the same slow process the first time tomtom is booted and then quick following that. Is this normal behaviour for GPS on the device (not holding GPS info when the phone is rebooted) or is it an issue with the ROM or Radio. If its the radio is their anyone in the UK who can recommend the best radio for battery life and GPS.
Cheers,
Michael

cyberkid2002 said:
I have just updated my ROM to "Dutty's WM6.1 Hybrid v2 5.2.19716/5.2.19700" and at the same time installed TomTom.
It can take quite a while to pick up a lock the first time the software is booted but if I close and open TomTom without rebooting the phone the second time is much quicker (almost instant). I have just tried rebooting the phone and it goes through the same slow process the first time tomtom is booted and then quick following that. Is this normal behaviour for GPS on the device (not holding GPS info when the phone is rebooted) or is it an issue with the ROM or Radio. If its the radio is their anyone in the UK who can recommend the best radio for battery life and GPS.
Cheers,
Michael
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This is pretty normal for GPS especially on these devices. It takes a while to get the first fix after a reset, but subsequent ones are quicker.
You may be able to speed up this process by using the QuickGPS tool to download cache data of satellite locations.
Also, try and use GPSTest to get the lock first. Many people use the GPSTest application and keep it running in the background as it tends to keep a good lock on things.

Adjust the baud rate with GPStest.

cheers for the responses... i will try the GPSTest thing...
KDKobes: what change does adjusting the baud rate make? quicker to lock?

I'm running the new, stock 6.1 Rom, and the only criticisim I have of it is the really slow initial GPS lock. The first time I use it after a soft reset or reboot, it can take anything in the region of 10-15 minutes, which I really don't think is right - I'm positive the original Rom was better at this. Subsequent fixes are much quicker, but if you find yourself needing the GPS and you happen to have recently rebooted, chance are you'll be well past your destination by the time it picks up, which is not good.
Quick GPS appears to be behaving as it always has - whenever I check it has recent data showing, downloaded through Activesync as normal - but it's almost as if that data's not being used in this Rom.
I should mention I'm seeing this behaviour in both Tom Tom and Live Search... it always does get a lock eventually, so there doesn't appear to be a problem with the GPS itself. Has anyone got any insight into this?

cyberkid2002 said:
cheers for the responses... i will try the GPSTest thing...
KDKobes: what change does adjusting the baud rate make? quicker to lock?
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The baud rate is used by the internal COM port to interface with the GPS controller. It is the same deal like the speed of a modem...2400....4800...9600, etc.
Honestly with the amount of data that a GPS passes (which is not that much) I don't know if it makes a difference if it is set low. However, I always set mine high because faster is better, right so, might as well.

bengalih said:
The baud rate is used by the internal COM port to interface with the GPS controller. It is the same deal like the speed of a modem...2400....4800...9600, etc.
Honestly with the amount of data that a GPS passes (which is not that much) I don't know if it makes a difference if it is set low. However, I always set mine high because faster is better, right so, might as well.
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Where would you even set that though? I played with GPS Tool for a while, but it appeared to forget whatever port setting I used next time it ran anyway, so presumably it only affects that session of GPS Tool, not the system as a whole. In TomTom there's no speed setting for the internal GPS either; it should all be handled by WM itself.

Boinng said:
Where would you even set that though? I played with GPS Tool for a while, but it appeared to forget whatever port setting I used next time it ran anyway, so presumably it only affects that session of GPS Tool, not the system as a whole. In TomTom there's no speed setting for the internal GPS either; it should all be handled by WM itself.
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Yeah, I think that's right... you can set it inside GPSTest.
However, like I stated many people find that GPSTest gets the quickest lock and prefer to either open it first and/or leave it running in the background. I haven't used my GPS that much, but I do find that this works.
It at least allows me to see what is going on with the lock. If I start Google Maps it will either work or not with GPS, but not really show me what's going on. GPSTest will allow me to see if I have a lock or not and then open up my other apps for use.

I just realised, I'm talking about the HTC GPS Tool, while you're talking about GPS Test - which is that, the Chartcross one?

You should try IGO8
cyberkid2002 said:
I have just updated my ROM to "Dutty's WM6.1 Hybrid v2 5.2.19716/5.2.19700" and at the same time installed TomTom.
It can take quite a while to pick up a lock the first time the software is booted but if I close and open TomTom without rebooting the phone the second time is much quicker (almost instant). I have just tried rebooting the phone and it goes through the same slow process the first time tomtom is booted and then quick following that. Is this normal behaviour for GPS on the device (not holding GPS info when the phone is rebooted) or is it an issue with the ROM or Radio. If its the radio is their anyone in the UK who can recommend the best radio for battery life and GPS.
Cheers,
Michael
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Hello!
I have experienced exactly the same problem as you have with TomTom.
I have both a "Tytn II" and a HTC Advantage (X7500).
When using TomTom on the X7500 the GPS takes time to fix a position, 15-20 min or more is not unusual after a soft reset.
Then when it has fixed the position it is EXTREMLY slow when it comes to calculating the route!
I live in Sweden and I often drive to Germany, and when calculating the route from Sweden to Germany it takes over 3 min to finish!
Then we have the issue with the struggling graphics, (Of course I have been told that TomTom has trouble with VGA displays, and I find that to be very true.) the map is very slow and sometimes it stops completly for a few secounds!
On my Tytn II however the map is not struggling the same way, and it calculates much faster then on the X7500, Why? I dont know!
X7500 is a much faster device so it beats me!
The GPS lock is however almost as slow on the Tytn II as it is on the X7500, no matter if I have used quick GPS to download data or not!
A few weeks ago I stumbled upon a navigation program called IGO8, I decided to try it, and believe me when I say that I will never go back to TomTom again!
First of all the GPS lock is almost instant with IGO8, from a soft reset it finds a lock within maybe 2 min at most! And then it seems that it somehow remembers the position and the next time you start the program it will have a fix in secounds!
Then it calculates much faster, I tryed to calculate the route from Sweden to Germany on my X7500 and it was finishes under 20 secounds! (Compare that to over 3 minutes with TomTom on the same device!)
It supports VGA screens, so the map floats much better on my X7500.
Next thing is that there is more maps for IGO 8 so it covers much more of "mother earth" if you want to navigate in a foreign country!
It also has 3D terrain, and can even show buildings in 3D! (Only works in some places!)
It has a very simple and logical interface that is much easyer to understand then TomTom, and it is skinnable and very customizable!
So if you are serious about having a great navi I would strongly recommend you to try IGO 8! I can promise you will not be dissapointed!
Oh and buy the way, I dont work for IGO either!

More GPS Woes
KDKobes said:
Adjust the baud rate with GPStest.
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I have problems getting software on my O2 Stellar to recognise the internal gps. I've tried a couple of different programs (TomTom & GPSTuner) and also fiddled around with the com ports in both the software and on the Stellar (using the External gps app in settings) but still no recognition of the internal gps.
I caleed O2 and no one could help, in fact they didn't even know it had internal gps!
I've seen GPSTest mentioned a few times. It's not on my Stellar - where can I get it?
Am I missing something?
Help please!
Thanks
Dave

davespearce said:
I have problems getting software on my O2 Stellar to recognise the internal gps. I've tried a couple of different programs (TomTom & GPSTuner) and also fiddled around with the com ports in both the software and on the Stellar (using the External gps app in settings) but still no recognition of the internal gps.
I caleed O2 and no one could help, in fact they didn't even know it had internal gps!
I've seen GPSTest mentioned a few times. It's not on my Stellar - where can I get it?
Am I missing something?
Help please!
Thanks
Dave
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Get GPSTest here
You can either manually set it to a COM port or have it autoscan. I believe some ROMs identify it as COM3 and others COM4, so probably best to do an autoscan. It might take a few minutes to find it, and then another few to get a lock. But after that it generally starts up and locks within a minute or two (in my experience).

How Can I get GPS to work on my Tilt???

Ever since I flashed Dutty's diamond v9 GPS has been useless.
I've tried HTC GPS Tool and GPS test.....but they're not helping me.
GPS won't work in either google maps or Live Search.

klrob33 said:
Ever since I flashed Dutty's diamond v9 GPS has been useless.
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I don't believe Dutty Made it past v1 on the Diamond, LEO made a V9
klrob33 said:
I've tried HTC GPS Tool and GPS test.....but they're not helping me.
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How long are you waiting? Sometimes it takes 30 minutes for me to get a fix. But if I start one of those programs then drive home, I get a fix faster.
klrob33 said:
GPS won't work in either google maps or Live Search.
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Yeah, wait for it to get a lock in the other test programs, before trying to use the full blown Nav softwares.

Yeah. My mistake it's V1.
The most I've waited is 10/15 minutes. But It's really not even worth it for me to do that since that nullifies the convenience of having a phone with GPS.
Plus, how can I be sure that my phone has a GPS lock?

satellites will turn green if you are using htc_gps_tool
In addition, you should download the latest updates with quickgps as well before running those tools. I usually have to download quickgps, open gps tool with the appropriate settings, open tomtom then close tomtom, download quickgps again, open gps tool with appropriate settings again, then open tomtom to get a fix less than 5 seconds on a cold start. I got it down to a T.

redbandana said:
satellites will turn green if you are using htc_gps_tool
In addition, you should download the latest updates with quickgps as well before running those tools. I usually have to download quickgps, open gps tool with the appropriate settings, open tomtom then close tomtom, download quickgps again, open gps tool with appropriate settings again, then open tomtom to get a fix less than 5 seconds on a cold start. I got it down to a T.
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What's the difference between cold, warm, and hot start in GPS Tool?

klrob33 said:
What's the difference between cold, warm, and hot start in GPS Tool?
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no idea but I always start mine with com4 baud 4800 hot start

oh yeah forgot to tell you. If you are using gps tool do not hit the x button before you open your gps software because the program closes rather than minimizes, which defeats the purpose of using it to begin with.

I tried all those things.
I let GPS Tool run for about an hour and still never got a fix. Thanks for your help though.
If I go back to 6.0 would it work again?

let it run for a few minutes then open your gps software without closing gps tool. I don't think I can get a fix either without gps software being open.

klrob33 said:
I tried all those things.
I let GPS Tool run for about an hour and still never got a fix. Thanks for your help though.
If I go back to 6.0 would it work again?
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Bear in mind, GPS is an acronym for "Global positioning satellite" Key word there being SATELLITE, are you even going out side to try to get a signal? See, if you're in a big building, full of lead paint, there's no way to get a signal through that, try doing it again outside, in an open field, on a sunny day, and see if you have a different result.

Kaze0110 said:
Bear in mind, GPS is an acronym for "Global positioning satellite" Key word there being SATELLITE, are you even going out side to try to get a signal? See, if you're in a big building, full of lead paint, there's no way to get a signal through that, try doing it again outside, in an open field, on a sunny day, and see if you have a different result.
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Yeah. I'm not stupid. I know how it works.
If I can't get a fix sitting in my car then there's really no point. I only use it for driving directions.
This may end making me switch to iPhone 3G because I'm getting sick of HTC. I love the customization but I just need a phone that works. I pay too much money for this. This is getting ridiculous.

klrob33 said:
Yeah. I'm not stupid. I know how it works.
If I can't get a fix sitting in my car then there's really no point. I only use it for driving directions.
This may end making me switch to iPhone 3G because I'm getting sick of HTC. I love the customization but I just need a phone that works. I pay too much money for this. This is getting ridiculous.
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I really don't understand why you cannot get a fix using 6.1 roms. I offered all the advice I could give you. You said you use google maps, correct? If I open google maps on my device without gps being on It can still read my current position. This is just extremely odd...

klrob33 said:
Yeah. I'm not stupid. I know how it works.
If I can't get a fix sitting in my car then there's really no point. I only use it for driving directions.
This may end making me switch to iPhone 3G because I'm getting sick of HTC. I love the customization but I just need a phone that works. I pay too much money for this. This is getting ridiculous.
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Why are you blaming HTC for this? You're not running an HTC ROM or even an AT&T ROM, you're running a ROM cooked up by somebody else and then blaming the manufacturer of the hardware for it. There are lot's of people with fully functional GPS on the Tilt.
You can go to the iPhone if you want, but keep in mind that there aren't any programs yet for the iPhone that give you turn by turn directions. You might have to wait a while for that brand spankin new iPhone to be able to use its GPS.

klrob33 said:
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This may end making me switch to iPhone 3G because I'm getting sick of HTC. I love the customization but I just need a phone that works. I pay too much money for this. This is getting ridiculous.
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I have a TILT - You can see the ROM I am running in my signature line. I get a fix in less than a minute and use the TOMTOM ALL the time.
The ONLY problem I have on this ROM is that I have to push the power button twice to get the screen to come on. Other than that - EVERYTHING else works a treat.
Get the iphone if you want - but there are MANY things that it cannot do that you may miss.
Bill

klrob33 said:
Ever since I flashed Dutty's diamond v9 GPS has been useless.
I've tried HTC GPS Tool and GPS test.....but they're not helping me.
GPS won't work in either google maps or Live Search.
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What redio version are you using?
I've been running Dutty's Diamond V1 for about a week now and the GPS works for me. Depending on the radio your using it may take several minutes to get a GPS fix, but it does work for me and others.
I just flashed Radio 1.65.24.36 ( found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=398177 ) and it takes several minutes to get a fix the first time after a soft reset, but after that it get a fix very fast.
Good luck... Let us know how it works our for you.

I Lost my QuickGPS Program

Hey everyone.
just wondering if someone could post a QuickGPS cab for me. I went to use tomtom today and for whatever reason quickgps was no longer installed in my phone. The only thing I have done on it since I last used it was installed Pointui 2. So I dont know how or why it dissapeared.
I've searched for the past hour for a cab but all I can find is GPStest... which isnt what I need.
Thanks in advance!
Aaron

I found the exe in the windows directory..the shortcut disappeared for some reason so I just made a new one.

Hi Aaron.. could please tell me what quick gps does? Cause the only option i get on my phone is 'download'.. After i download the data.. what next??

vijaysv said:
Hi Aaron.. could please tell me what quick gps does? Cause the only option i get on my phone is 'download'.. After i download the data.. what next??
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Basically QuickGPS helps yougeta fix quicker when running one of your gps programs. Ie: Tomtom, Google maps, Garmin, Navigon, etc etc.
Without this program people, including myself, have had radiculous wait times to get locks on the satelites. Up to 20 minutes at times. When I run this program first then launch tomtom I get a lock within 10-30 seconds.
Hope this helps explain some of what it does. I don't know the technical aspects of what it does just.... what it does haha

theres a cab posted in the "ask questions here" sticky thread for anyone else lookin.

Aaron McCarthy said:
Hey everyone.
just wondering if someone could post a QuickGPS cab for me. I went to use tomtom today and for whatever reason quickgps was no longer installed in my phone. The only thing I have done on it since I last used it was installed Pointui 2. So I dont know how or why it dissapeared.
I've searched for the past hour for a cab but all I can find is GPStest... which isnt what I need.
Thanks in advance!
Aaron
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Here you go

Imatard2006 said:
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Here you go
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Thanks

Aaron McCarthy said:
Basically QuickGPS helps yougeta fix quicker when running one of your gps programs. Ie: Tomtom, Google maps, Garmin, Navigon, etc etc.
Without this program people, including myself, have had radiculous wait times to get locks on the satelites. Up to 20 minutes at times. When I run this program first then launch tomtom I get a lock within 10-30 seconds.
Hope this helps explain some of what it does. I don't know the technical aspects of what it does just.... what it does haha
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Sorry if this is a little off topic, but I see a lot of misinformation about this all over the place.
The first post in this thread gives a good explanation.
http://www.htcwiki.com/thread/939263/How+Quick+GPS+Works?t=anon
There's a reason there's an expiration date of a week for the ephemeris data: it doesn't change all that quickly. If you're truly finding that you have to download this info every time to get a reasonable TTFF the phone must be dumping this file (which doesn't make any sense, and is probably not the case unless you see in QuickGPS that it doesn't have a countdown from your last DL). The real reason TTFF is so poor on these phones is poor reciever management. Newer radios are far better, and don't require all this "run QuickGPS, run GPSTest" every time nonsense (which I think are placebo effects anyways). Once you've got reasonably recent ephemeris data the only thing that can improve TTFF is the phone knowing where it is, which it determines in one of two ways: A-GPS (where it triangulates a rough position from cell towers) or from last known position. If neither of those things is reasonably close to your real position it will take a long time to get that first fix.