Using Tomtom navigator, it always takes about 2 minutes to get a satellite fix (with quick GPS updated) on my Artemis/MDA Compact III . On occassion it's even longer, but in general, 2 minutes. Never less time, apart from closing navigator down and starting it up again when it'll then get a fix pretty fast.
Is the GPS receiver on the Diamond, specifically, the T Mobile MDA Compact IV any faster? I believe there is no quick gps feature on it? Also, I read somewhere on this site that someone with navigator 6.02 got a fix in seconds. I have navigator 6 and now I've bought nav 7. I'm not sure if my navigator 6 is 6.02, probably not. I'll have to check.
Its probably v6.75
Im running v7.45 and it takes me 2 minutes (sometimes less sometimes more) to get a cold gps fix. I find alot of buildings are my biggest enemy when locking onto a satellite, but thats old news.
I am not running Quick GPS but I was planning on trying it out.. the reviews are pretty good on an htc.
Running a diamond here too.
Using a diamond with the .07 radio and Quick GPS I get a fix in about 20 seconds
im using the 05 radio and quick GPS, i get a fix in 30 secs
For me, it's definitely a TT7 issue. When I use any other of my GPS apps, I get a fix in sub 30 seconds in all but he worst of signal/sky obscurity situations. In TT7 it usually takes a minute or more... the difference is so pronounced that if I need TT quickly, I run up Fugawi to get a fix in a matter of seconds, and then I run up TT.
So perhaps TT has some kind of higher signal quality threshold or something??... or maybe it's just the programming in its startup routine that's slow.
Diamond SwiftBlade V6.5 radio 05, sorry dont use TT, use IGO8 takes about 5-10 seconds, memory map OS takes about 5 seconds, RunGPS is almost instant warm. Cold add about 10 seconds on each.
.05 radio, fix in about 20-30secs
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.05 radio, fix in about 20-30secs
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Same here in any GPS app including TomTom 7, even indoors I get a fix in under 30secs and connect to around 6-8 sats even if the GPS has not been used in 24hrs.
Im using TT7 and .07 radio/quickGps and I get a cold fix in 20-30sec, warmfix we are talking about few seconds
I had few probs with GPS, but now with Duttys V2 ROM (A-GPS is initially Off) + Radio .05 I get the fix within 10-20 seconds in any application.
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Using a diamond with the .07 radio and Quick GPS I get a fix in about 20 seconds
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Similar here 15-20 sec
less then 30sec. even for cold start
Wow, you're all getting a fix from cold in 30 seconds or less
Either I need to find the right navigator that works faster, or try another GPS app. Thing is, tomtom is the best one out there isn't it? Or maybe my artemis will never be able to get a fix faster than 2 minutes with any app.
me too abot 20 secs usig destinator 7
well quickgps doesn't work for me .. it keeps saying connection failed. with a-gps turned off, on swiftblade's rom, with igo 8, i get a fix in ... well .. not to make a fool out of myself .. 3 minutes or more ..
iliescu902 said:
well quickgps doesn't work for me .. it keeps saying connection failed. with a-gps turned off, on swiftblade's rom, with igo 8, i get a fix in ... well .. not to make a fool out of myself .. 3 minutes or more ..
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Had that problem too once. Had to do a hard reset to make QuickGPS work again. Now, using iGo too, I get a fix in 20-30s.
So I used to get a fix in about 2 minutes until I added the SUPL GPS to enable aGPS.
Now my TTFF is 5 seconds @ and an instant 6-8 birds. Indoors add another 10 seconds or so.
Heres the reg keys in a cab.
ftp://ppcgeeks.com/Diamond/Users/Tobeychris/Tutorial/GPS Registry.cab
Hey guys, I just read up on igo8. A lot of people are saying it's the best gps software, better than tomtom. I saw a youtube video and all the maps have 3D buildings and landscapes, looks awesome. How good is igo, and does it come with speed cameras?
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So I used to get a fix in about 2 minutes until I added the SUPL GPS to enable aGPS.
Now my TTFF is 5 seconds @ and an instant 6-8 birds. Indoors add another 10 seconds or so.
Heres the reg keys in a cab.
ftp://ppcgeeks.com/Diamond/Users/Tobeychris/Tutorial/GPS Registry.cab
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Hey, do you happen to know of a similar registry fix for the artemis?
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Hey, do you happen to know of a similar registry fix for the artemis?
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Sorry I don't. Maybe ask in the same forum (not sub-forum) that the file came from.
I find myself frustrated when I need the GPS fuction on my Tilt, but then it takes 2-3 minutes to locate me from a cold start. That can feel like hours when I am late and lost. When it is warm, the GPS fixes in 5-20 seconds.
It seems a program that keeps the GPS in a state of warmness (maybe starting up and getting a fix every hour or two) would really help me out. I don't have a pocket full of batteries, so leaving the GPS on all the time is not an option.
Is there something like this out there, or do I have to try to build it myself?
Thanks for any help,
Will
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I find myself frustrated when I need the GPS fuction on my Tilt, but then it takes 2-3 minutes to locate me from a cold start. That can feel like hours when I am late and lost. When it is warm, the GPS fixes in 5-20 seconds.
It seems a program that keeps the GPS in a state of warmness (maybe starting up and getting a fix every hour or two) would really help me out. I don't have a pocket full of batteries, so leaving the GPS on all the time is not an option.
Is there something like this out there, or do I have to try to build it myself?
Thanks for any help,
Will
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I've been thinking of the same thing...
2 things you can do:
1) use network location when possible. It really is better on batteries and much quicker.
2) Use a program like tasker that flips on GPS for an alotted time to get a fix every so often. I'm thinking about using a multiple profile setting that will automatically run a GPS fix when I leave my work or home networks. But it would also run once every hour when I'm away from those networks and only when I'm away.
Like many other Captivators I've tried all the GPS fixes and nothing really ever worked very well. I flashed Apex 10.1, changed SUPL settings to the Google server like I always do, but still no real improvement. A few days days ago I thought I'd screw around with the General settings and try out the different Operation Modes (I've always had it on MSBASED). None of them did much except the Standalone option. Now my GPS works almost perfectly with gmaps. I get 15ft accuracy and it doesn't bounce around like it used to and I get an initial lock within about 10-20secs. I've been trying it out every day since Monday to make sure its not a fluke and doesn't degrade over time, but so far its been great.
This kind of goes against everything I've read in these GPS posts since last year. Is my phone just weird or has anyone noticed this also?
Have you ever tried Heathens GPS fix? Search it out, after installing change a few settings in lbstest.
Operation mode MSASSISTED
Accuracy 40
Then delete data.
Now, download GPS status from the market. Let it dl it's data. Then check maps. I had locks down to 5ft in less than 20 seconds, maintained 5ft lock at 60 mph.
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Have you ever tried Heathens GPS fix? Search it out, after installing change a few settings in lbstest.
Operation mode MSASSISTED
Accuracy 40
Then delete data.
Now, download GPS status from the market. Let it dl it's data. Then check maps. I had locks down to 5ft in less than 20 seconds, maintained 5ft lock at 60 mph.
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Just tried it out but no dice. It was really strange when I used MSASSISTED though. It got the first reading for the satellites then GPS would turn itself off. Tried it out with GPS Test and still did the same thing. Tried it with MSBASED and STANDALONE and GPS stayed on and it jumped between 5 and 15m, 7-9sats.
Hi all.
I hope someone here can help me with some answers or at least help me testing.
My problem is, that when I use my phone when running, the training session isn't registered correctly. It always log my routes between 25 and 30 % shorter then they are.
I've tried using different programs like Runkeeper, Endomondo, Cardiotrainer, My Tracks, and others.
They all show the same short route log.
I've tested all the programs with my old HTC Desire, and here the error is always less then 5%
Anyone else seeing the same problem??
Maybe someone could test it on their phone the next time they're going for a run??
My guess is, that there might be some bug in the software of the phone, that makes it report to short distances between every point that it sends to te training software. (maybe something to do with the accuracy of the GPS, and how this is offset is calculated into the positiondata??)
Anybody got a good Idea where to start??
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Anybody got a good Idea where to start??
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Hdsf
Same here, tried a couple of the running apps. Sometimes it helps to restart the phone before running. Google navigation and offline nav apps (Sygic, TomTom, Navigon) seem to show more accurate GPS data. Speed related?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886999
man up and get over it
this is how its gonna be
Hello I'm having a problem with my GPS signal. I followed this guide to fix it but still have the problem: http://androidforums.com/threads/gps...-guide.761247/
I have NO PROBLEM getting my accurate location within 1-5 seconds when sharing location on whatsapp/telegram or other apps. Even opening Google Maps or Waze, they also detect my location very very fast. I'm taking less than 5 seconds and it's very accurate.
The problem comes when I try to NAVIGATE with Waze or Google Maps. This is when I'm outdoors in my car of course. My phone doesn't get a GPS signal. It takes a very very long time, sometimes 10 minutes to get a lock on. The funny thing is that when I followed this guide and I put the airplane mode on, the apps got a lockon on the GPS, but as soon as the airplane mode was off they lost GPS signal and had a problem locking on.
I have the GPS TOOL app installed and outside I get a lockon of about 10-15 satellites of 22 but it doesn't happen instantly. It takes from 10 to 60 seconds to get a lockon. But that is not even the problem. I could live with that, but the real issue is that the signal comes and goes. So sometimes the apps have a lockon for 1 minute and then they lose it for 3 minutes and again and again.
When I'm indoors it takes about 30 minutes to get a lockon on but I get from 1 to up to 6 satellites even though my apartment is the one on the top. There are no other apartments above it so I should have a bit more of a chance to get a signal. But it barely connects and sometimes never. The issue is the same. It may connect sometimes but it loses signal. 1 minute it remains connected and them loses it for 5 minutes and so on.
I attached some screenshots of how waze never has a GPS connection (unless I turn airplane mode on. I'll test this later on the road trying to get some place and I'll update if this really makes the GPS lockon but it's not ideal to have to use airplane mode to get a lock on GPS but not have internet for anyethign else). I have also attached the specifications of my phone. I hope you can help me out. It's a samsung galaxy s5 mini. And mainly I want to know if this could be because of the KITKAT firmware because I have read that many phones have GPS problems now, or if this could actually be a problem with my phone. I hope not becuase it's a new phone. I have one month with it and I'm in Mexico.
I have the exact same problem with my Samsung galaxy S5 Mini - Found this thread while looking for suggestions. So you're not alone!
My workaround is kind of annoying. I run Waze and the GPS Tool from the Play store at the same time. When Waze loses GPS, I switch back to the GPS Tool and wait for it to re-establish 3D Fix. Then switch back to Waze and it's stable for a few minutes. Then back and forth...
I have similar issues with Sygic, samsung support was not very helpful. But it seems that it is a hardware issue with S5 mini
Check out also this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5-mini/help/gps-issue-t2871145