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is anyone else having massive gps problems?
tomtom is setup correctly to use the internal gps but it either tries connecting forever and getting nowhere, or it eventually picks up 1 satelite and thinks im in canada..
I've just put on dutty's rom but was having problems before also.
any ideas?
If you read the instructions...
You have to run GPSTEST first, to lock on, then minimize, then tomtom
Try it outdoors. No, really!
Been playing with TomTom for the first time today. Tried all day at work and it wouldn't work - kept coming up "No GPS Device" at first then switched to "Waiting for Valid GPS Data" or something. Anyway, kept trying with QuickGPS on, put the phone by the window, come back 10 minutes later and still "Awaiting". After 2 hours, gave up. Tried switching the TomTom on in the car on the way home, and within a minute it was happily directing me home (correctly).
Turns out the best advice I've read is "USE IT OUTDOORS OR IN THE CAR." I just thought I knew better and that a large window on the 3rd floor was just as good. Turns out it's not - and I'm an idiot for thinking I knew better than the experts here!!
Confused Stu said:
Been playing with TomTom for the first time today. Tried all day at work and it wouldn't work - kept coming up "No GPS Device" at first then switched to "Waiting for Valid GPS Data" or something. Anyway, kept trying with QuickGPS on, put the phone by the window, come back 10 minutes later and still "Awaiting". After 2 hours, gave up. Tried switching the TomTom on in the car on the way home, and within a minute it was happily directing me home (correctly).
Turns out the best advice I've read is "USE IT OUTDOORS OR IN THE CAR." I just thought I knew better and that a large window on the 3rd floor was just as good. Turns out it's not - and I'm an idiot for thinking I knew better than the experts here!!
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I have no problem using the GPS inside my apartment sitting on my couch.
GPSTEST just sits with "GPS starting up"..
and like I said, I was having problems before duttys rom.
its absolutly pissing down outside now so it could be that.. but I havnt been able to use tomtom for a few days (including out in the car) so any other ideas?
Are you using the version of TomTom that supports the internal GPS? because if you aren't it won't find the GPS signal.
yes, and I have it configured to use it correctly.. (com4, 4800bps)
so it seems it might have just been the ****ty weather and me being indoors... its all good again
tyeo098 said:
If you read the instructions...
You have to run GPSTEST first, to lock on, then minimize, then tomtom
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you dont have to minimize it, you can run, lock in, and then close it, then open TomTom...
Also, do not, i repeat, DO NOT play with the external GPS configurations, it can permanently mess up your GPS, and only way to fix it is hard reset...even if you put the settings back to default, it will mess it up...i remember reading this info on the forums, im sure it still applies...but ya said its working so good for you!
oo and also make sure you dont cover the GPS antenna in the back or you will lose signal or get weak signal...
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Also, do not, i repeat, DO NOT play with the external GPS configurations, it can permanently mess up your GPS, and only way to fix it is hard reset...even if you put the settings back to default, it will mess it up...i remember reading this info on the forums, im sure it still applies...but ya said its working so good for you!
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sounds like what happened... live and learn
jdgordon said:
sounds like what happened... live and learn
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well said lol
Greetings,
I recently updated the stock AT&T ROM, and am a user of KaiserTweak.
Following my update to the new stock Tilt ROM, I no longer get autocomplete either when typing out a message OR (and this is the annoying part) when I want to send an email. Previously, I could enter the first letter and all of the entried beginning with that letter would come up.
Can any kind soul please let me know how I might be able to restore this? My current KaiserTweak autosuggest is set at 6. Of course, I am getting 0.
Thanks!
I recently had this problem with mine using Kaiser Tweak... Turn off XT9 in Kaiser Tweak if you have it enabled and then soft reset and it should work fine. This is what i did and my auto complete came back on no problems. If that doesnt work then I have no idea what it could be. Im still a noob.
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That was it. XT9 is a 'advised' setting too ... YIKES.
well i didnt update the new att rom, nor do i use kaiser tweak. i just have stock everything & mysteriously my auto complete stopped working. well its not that it doesnt work, but there is a 15 second lag or something on it. and when it does work it pisses me off bcuz i'll click on the item i wanted to auto complete & it doesnt go away (bcuz the lag) so i'll click it & start typing the next word & it keeps adding the auto complete entry!
i've tried soft reseting, tried, cutting the phone off, and i've noticed i've just got a huge lag on the whole phone w/in the last hour or hour & a half. i cut the phone off & removed my sim & then started it back up & there is no lag whatsoever. could it be something that ATT is doing on their networks or something? pissing me off bad tho...bcuz i've been finding little POS problems day after day w/ this phone and when you spend that damn much money on one, you figure that you wont have to worry about all these little problems...and they add up to amount to one pissed off customer. hell if att had something else w/ wm6 & office & wifi, i'd be using it now instead of feeling like im getting shafted by purchasing this POS.
I understand that your phone is behaving in a way that you do not like. It is either:
1. a bad phone - take it back
2. it is behaving correctly and you do not understand it - in that case indicate here AFTER SEARCHING what your problems are and I am pretty sure that you can get them solved.
3. you have hosed something up - again AFTER SEARCHING ask and you shall receive.
As a newbie myself I have found this a wonderful wealth of knowledge. HOWEVER - if you do not TRY and helpyourself - put on your asbestos suit.
Now - it is entirely possible that you have purchaseda high maintenance phone that has lots of power that you do not need and should not have because it will take more than you want to invest in it.
Your decision.
(BUT - I would quit griping here because you will get VERY LITTLE sympathy.)
Bill
stanGib said:
well i didnt update the new att rom, nor do i use kaiser tweak. i just have stock everything & mysteriously my auto complete stopped working. well its not that it doesnt work, but there is a 15 second lag or something on it. and when it does work it pisses me off bcuz i'll click on the item i wanted to auto complete & it doesnt go away (bcuz the lag) so i'll click it & start typing the next word & it keeps adding the auto complete entry!
i've tried soft reseting, tried, cutting the phone off, and i've noticed i've just got a huge lag on the whole phone w/in the last hour or hour & a half. i cut the phone off & removed my sim & then started it back up & there is no lag whatsoever. could it be something that ATT is doing on their networks or something? pissing me off bad tho...bcuz i've been finding little POS problems day after day w/ this phone and when you spend that damn much money on one, you figure that you wont have to worry about all these little problems...and they add up to amount to one pissed off customer. hell if att had something else w/ wm6 & office & wifi, i'd be using it now instead of feeling like im getting shafted by purchasing this POS.
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whk said:
I understand that your phone is behaving in a way that you do not like. It is either:
1. a bad phone - take it back
2. it is behaving correctly and you do not understand it - in that case indicate here AFTER SEARCHING what your problems are and I am pretty sure that you can get them solved.
3. you have hosed something up - again AFTER SEARCHING ask and you shall receive.
As a newbie myself I have found this a wonderful wealth of knowledge. HOWEVER - if you do not TRY and helpyourself - put on your asbestos suit.
Now - it is entirely possible that you have purchaseda high maintenance phone that has lots of power that you do not need and should not have because it will take more than you want to invest in it.
Your decision.
(BUT - I would quit griping here because you will get VERY LITTLE sympathy.)
Bill
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yeah i wasnt really looking for sympathy...but thanks for the tip, i'll digress prior to the rant next time. its just getting more & more frustrating. the purpose of my post was to in fact garner some sort of assistance in regards to the auto complete not working on the phone.
the other issues i've had w/ the phone are issues that are seemingly unable to be fixed. ie. the camera lag issues, the utilization of the phone as a 56k modem, or other things like that. i wouldnt say the phone is too much work for me as i dont mind putting forth the effort but it just makes me wonder how a phone can be sold so haphazardly without many of these issues resolved prior to it being released. /end rant
edit: i just wanted to shed more light in regards to the situation that i've found out. this is the only way i can replicate the issue.
i turn the phone on. go into messaging, its defaulted back to keyboard input, i change it to block recognizer. begin to input letters. no auto complete. after about 3 words, auto complete pops up. i click one of the options. it doesnt go away. i wait for the auto complete applet to leave. it does, i begin to type & at this point the lag has commenced. auto complete will not show up again unless i stop adding letters to the sms. when i do so, about 8-10 seconds later the auto complete pops up. i finishe the sms & send or cancel it. now everything is laggy. i cant access apps, if i lock the phone i cant unlock it. everything is frozen w/ an absurd delay, as in i've waited over 5 minutes & the unlock will not remove itself. the only thing that i can do is turn the screen off by clicking the power button. when i resume i get the top today bar and the bottom unlock bar, everything in the middle is blanked out. the only way i have been able to continue passed this point is to pop the sim door forcing it to cut the phone off, then replace the sim door lock. if i dont use the auto complete function on the phone i dont have any issues whatsoever. hopefully the added info helps. thanks.
After reading this I checked and autocomplete was not working! I recently updated Kaiser tweak and remember putting 6 words in. When I checked, it was set to 0 words. I changed it back to 6 words and is working fine again. Not sure how it got set to 0.
Hola,
Dont know if Im over (ab)using my phone or if anyone else has the same issues.
My phone loves to reboot
-When I answer a call once in a while.
-When I turn off StreamFurious once in a while.
-When I disconnect the usb every once in a while.
-For no apparent reason every once in a while (ex. Ill find it turned off in my pocket or on my desk, but I never turned it off)
This happens about 3-5 times per day.
Also, on some of the StreamFurious reboots, it turns off and I have to pull the battery or it gets stuck on the G1 screen and never finishes.
Do you think I need a replacement or is this just a version 1 hardware thing?
Thanks in advance for your input!
We are going to need some more information to better assist you.
1) What Build are you using
2) Are you running Apps2SD
3) How much space do you have left on your internal storage?
Sure, thanks
Jf 1.5
Radio: 26I
No A2SD
31MB free
Nothing crazy.
I wipe every time I flash.
I've tried factory resetting too.
I try to keep the system clean.
he3 said:
Hola,
Dont know if Im over (ab)using my phone or if anyone else has the same issues.
My phone loves to reboot
-When I answer a call once in a while.
-When I turn off StreamFurious once in a while.
-When I disconnect the usb every once in a while.
-For no apparent reason every once in a while (ex. Ill find it turned off in my pocket or on my desk, but I never turned it off)
This happens about 3-5 times per day.
Also, on some of the StreamFurious reboots, it turns off and I have to pull the battery or it gets stuck on the G1 screen and never finishes.
Do you think I need a replacement or is this just a version 1 hardware thing?
Thanks in advance for your input!
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Something like this happened to me about a month or more ago. It was everytime I try and use my phone when I was charging it, it would reboot. After a few days it would just do it at random. I just called tmobile and they just sent me a new one out.
the same thing is happening to me. my phone randomly crashes/reboots and i was starting to think it is the Haykuro build im using. is there any way to test the hardware? is there something like that in an app?
help
Are you using ahome or someting like that cause those programs cause problem with 1.5 uninstall all your theme apps if you have any
No, no themes.
Called t-mob, since I've had the device (sans insurance) less than a year, they are sending new hardware without a battery to replace mine. I decided to add insurance to the new hardware just incase. Thanks for the input! Glad I called!
Now to virginize the phone... heh
I have the same problem. There's a lot of this going around. It sure seems like a coincidence that it started with Cupcake for most all of us.
This has been something that has been happening since the RC33 load it...
Now I got the stupid random reboot problem. This is a warranty replacement and my first one never did this. I guess I gotta get another warranty replacement. Anyone find a definitive cause for this yet?
almost 100% sure you have a hardware problem
savethechicken said:
This has been something that has been happening since the RC33 load it...
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I used to have the same issues WAAAY back after I recieved an OTA update from tmobile for rc33 or whichever one it was in march... back when I had still no idea what "cupcake" was...
always seemed to happen when I was:
answering a call, recieving a text while in a call that I started, etc.
but after I found out about the linux bit of my phone, I immediately cracked it... and... cupcake... and then? there weren't any reboots.... I wonder whats up with that? maybe something to do with OTA spls? I don't remember lol
rikupw said:
I used to have the same issues WAAAY back after I recieved an OTA update from tmobile for rc33 or whichever one it was in march... back when I had still no idea what "cupcake" was...
always seemed to happen when I was:
answering a call, recieving a text while in a call that I started, etc.
but after I found out about the linux bit of my phone, I immediately cracked it... and... cupcake... and then? there weren't any reboots.... I wonder whats up with that? maybe something to do with OTA spls? I don't remember lol
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RC33 was the OTA was in March I believe maybe Feb. This didn't happen as much on RC30 and then RC33 came out and this started to happened more often. Obviously it is not the ROM doing it as not everyone has the problem but something seemed to trigger it on some devices.
alapapa said:
almost 100% sure you have a hardware problem
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Going to have to agree. This is starting to seem like a Hardware problem, considering all the feedback we are being given.
I have the same exact problem.
It's definitely a hardware issue.
I was thinking it was because my extended battery pack is a little loose or some loose wiring. It happens when the phone is bumped a little. Like putting it on a table too roughly or flipping the screen up too quickly or it shaking in my pocket. Probably going to replace it.
I have this same problem...i had it originally with RC33 then it went away with the cupcake update and I recently root and install cynogen's build and its back to screw up my day
i don't think its a hardware thing ...at least in my case doesn't make sense to be gone for a month and then come right back after rooting
I also experience random reboot issue. Usually when the phone hang first then next thing you know, it is rebooting. Sometimes the phone will be just sitting there and it will reboot by itself. I always thought it is the ROM issue, never suspect hardware. I am running an old version of Dudes v1.3a build.
For me too
I am getting too many reboots too, just got a replacement phones(previous one did this too), same with this phone, first i thought it was Hardware but now it think its the roms. On hero it rebooted 3 times while booting the first time, on cyanogen it rebooted in a couple of hours, just dont know what the problem is, maybe abusing the phone
I got a replacement phone and still have reboots issue on it when booting, playing music etc.
charnsingh_online said:
I got a replacement phone and still have reboots issue on it when booting, playing music etc.
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Makes me wonder on the apps your using in the background or settings you have up, or even the ROM. Do you have any extra info whats up before it reboots? Does it choke out due to low memory maybe?
Hi all,
I bought my hd7 on thursday and have been using it fairly heavily since.
I have noticed however that it will on occasion reboot itself, at seemingly random occurences. It has done this maybe 3 or 4 times.
On two occasions I've also found that the volume would (without my input), set itself to full volume or no volume. This wouldn't be instantaneous, but more like the volume button being held down one way or the other. On both occasions this resolved itself after around 10 - 15 seconds.
Should I chalk this up to the software (which can hopefully be resolved in due course) or do you think its faulty hardware?
Other than this, I am loving the phone.
Cheers.
Hmmm, im haviing the same problems, i dont get it, also when i open a tile i.e, Marketplace it will load and then just go back to the start screeen :\, anyone know how to fix this bug ?
So I'm not the only one. That would suggest that its not just a one-off faulty handset. At a guess I'd say the software was just a little rough around the edges.
If it is the software, hopefully Microsoft will be able to fix these things and improve overall stability with future updates. This is the trade off for getting things at release I suppose.
Aside from these minor issues (they've only happened maybe once a day with heavy use) the OS is silky smooth. If they are the only problems, I can live with them until the next update.
Mine phone randomly re-booted the other night, I hope that it's just software related.
I got mine on thursday too, mine's reset itself once or twice. Today I had a weird bug though. The battery was quite low, about 10%, and I called my friend and I could hear her, but she couldn't hear me. She called back - same thing. I tried calling someone else and still the same. I turned the phone off and back on again and everything was back to normal. I thought it was all very strange. Can anyone confirm whether that was a hardware or software fault? Or is it nothing to worry about? (I did check the in-call volume/mute settings!)
cheers
Yep me too, has rebooted a few times when trying to do multiple things at once eg when receiving a text and updating hotmail. 6 or 7 times since thursday, with a couple occasions where I took it out my pocket and it was on the sim pin request screen meaning it had rebooted for now reason and I didn't know :-(
Anyone loaded the generic RUU yet?
M.S
Ubaiid01 said:
Hmmm, im haviing the same problems, i dont get it, also when i open a tile i.e, Marketplace it will load and then just go back to the start screeen :\, anyone know how to fix this bug ?
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I also have this problem! I'd be using either zune(selecting a song) or marketing place(browsing apps) and it will crash and go to the home screen. When i try and re-launch the apps, they saying "loading" and just returns to the home screen.
I hope this is a software bug rather than a fault with my HD7
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I also have this problem! I'd be using either zune(selecting a song) or marketing place(browsing apps) and it will crash and go to the home screen. When i try and re-launch the apps, they saying "loading" and just returns to the home screen.
I hope this is a software bug rather than a fault with my HD7
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I had the same issue yesterday, I had to reboot the device to get marketplace working again.
If this is true, it must be HTC fault and not M$.
PersoAryanism said:
If this is true, it must be HTC fault and not M$.
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Yeah 'cos M$ *NEVER* release buggy software...
M.S
PersoAryanism said:
If this is true, it must be HTC fault and not M$.
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I will doubt that statement will net you a job at Redmond, but yeah nice try Sherlock
lqaddict said:
I will doubt that statement will net you a job at Redmond, but yeah nice try Sherlock
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But if no other WP7 owner is reporting this except HD7, he might have a point.
(I am a omnia 7 owner and there are no random reboot)
Yeah.bought hd7 last week.having the same problem
I am an Omnia 7 owner, and there's been no random reboot.
But, I am getting the thing where if the marketplace gets stuck loading something, I exit and then can't get back in.
On touch of the tile it just says loading and returns to home, needs reboot.
evilangelic said:
I am an Omnia 7 owner, and there's been no random reboot.
But, I am getting the thing where if the marketplace gets stuck loading something, I exit and then can't get back in.
On touch of the tile it just says loading and returns to home, needs reboot.
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+1, thank goodness im not alone with this issue. My HD7 doesn't randomly reboot either, its just a problem with marketplace and zune crashing and then not run again until i manually reboot the device.
Seems to be a common issue. I've raised this in the microsoft windows phone 7 forum, i'll update what they come back with.
having the same reboot issues and also apps closing themselves on my german o2 hd7 ..
has anyone tried
RUU_Schubert_hTC_Asia_WWE_1.23.707.01_Radio_5.51.09.06a_22.30.50.09_Signed_SCHUBERT_RELEASE ?? is this any better? (and does it have german keyboard?)
There's a possibility the cpu could be overheating. I know my N1 used to randomly reboot due to this when I'd run Wifi Tether for an extended period of time.
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There's a possibility the cpu could be overheating. I know my N1 used to randomly reboot due to this when I'd run Wifi Tether for an extended period of time.
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i do not think this is the case, the phone reboots overnight in idle mode.
Just to add, have had the phone for 1 week
Cant say mine has ever auto rebooted but the volume has gone mute (and have to restart to fix) twice now
Once also screen froze on alarm display and again had to be retarted
also have had same problem as others here with market place and jumping back to main screen
glad its not my phone, hope updates come soon, having a phone with unreliable volume aint so hot!
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But if no other WP7 owner is reporting this except HD7, he might have a point.
(I am a omnia 7 owner and there are no random reboot)
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Let me lay it down for you:
Microsoft decided to enter the mobile market with a new OS.
Microsoft laid down the minimum requirements for their OS that the hardware manufacturers must meet.
Microsoft designed all aspects of the OS, including the drivers for the hardware.
So now you're telling me that HTC decided to go grab the OS, and install on their device packed with electronics around the globe without MS knowing and approving it?
One thing when you load your own environment like Sense or TouchWiz on the phone and you are responsible for it functioning, and providing user access to the OS, and another when you cannot do any of it, because the whole OS is closed, and you are told you must use this .dll with these options, and no you cannot know why and how how it does it.
There seems to be a problem with some applications on my HD7, specifically the Zune and Xbox Live. Sometimes when I try to start them there is a short delay and then I'm dumped back to the Start menu. It happens several times a day and the only cure is to restart the phone.
Today things moved on a bit, as my bought apps fail to start and tell me I have an invalid license before uninstalling.
Can't say that I'm overly impressed with the software reliability thus far... shame really as I'm blown away by pretty much everything else about the HD7...
Sent from my Dell Streak using XDA App
I have the same .
1 random phone crash
2 apps kicking back to start nenu
3 the screen that is flickering (looks like the phone is beyond repair)
I hope we don't have to wait till and of January for some bug fixes , because this phone is actually not usable for every day for me .
Things went from bad to worse yesterday after I'd posted - I lost access to my purchased apps, couldn't download or re-download anything and my Windows Live ID was no longer recognised. Eventually a hard reset cleared all the problems and also seems to have put a stop to the problems I was having with applications failing to start... Fingers crossed its a permanent fix.
Was quite impressed with the responsiveness of the @WinPhoneSupport twitter account... got to give Microsoft credit for that...
I've just had a similar experience. Phone seemed to completely hang, none of the buttons worked, so took the battery out, replaced it and booted up. All was good, but now every single 3rd party app claims to have no license.
I really don't want to have to reset the phone - it's taken me weeks to get to this point. Has anything changed in the last couple of weeks, making it fixable without losing all my data?
elbowz said:
Things went from bad to worse yesterday after I'd posted - I lost access to my purchased apps, couldn't download or re-download anything and my Windows Live ID was no longer recognised. Eventually a hard reset cleared all the problems and also seems to have put a stop to the problems I was having with applications failing to start... Fingers crossed its a permanent fix.
Was quite impressed with the responsiveness of the @WinPhoneSupport twitter account... got to give Microsoft credit for that...
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let me know how the Hard Reset goes for you. Many apps keep putting me back to the home screen. The Harvest being the worst of the bunch. This is extremely frustrating as I have had nothing but high hopes for WP7, I've been thinking about cancelling my contract with Sprint for my EVO. If this continues it'll be back to my Nexsus One.
I'm really feeling let down by Microsoft.
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let me know how the Hard Reset goes for you. Many apps keep putting me back to the home screen. The Harvest being the worst of the bunch. This is extremely frustrating as I have had nothing but high hopes for WP7, I've been thinking about cancelling my contract with Sprint for my EVO. If this continues it'll be back to my Nexsus One.
I'm really feeling let down by Microsoft.
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I've had the problem with the harvest but had read about it on here and was hoping for an update. Other than that, my phone has been really smooth.