Over on the galaxy s forum (under galaxy s development forum) someone has taken the gps files from the epic and put them on his galaxy s. He is now seeing great results with his GPS.
Can somebody please do this for the Vibrant and report the results?
(The thread has the link to the files on the androidcentral forums, sorry I don't have link privileges yet)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=759976
did this on my vibrant and have already posted the (positive) results in the original thread.
Kind of mixed results over there.
I installed this, and have noticed an improvement. I went from ussually 40 to 50 feet accuracy, to about 20, and it seems to be locking more quickly...
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Haven't seen an answer from anyone in that thread yet... anyone with a Vibrant who has done this notice in GPS Test if this corrected the time the GPS uses being off?
Very mixed results. As usual for the gps fix threads.
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I applied the epic fix and I now get in use of 3 to 4 sats in less then a minute with an accuracy of less then 30 ft.
The time is still off by 5 hours.
Arr MiHardies said:
Very mixed results. As usual for the gps fix threads.
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Odd isn't it? I just don't get it honestly.. I get 4 sats in use with sub 20 ft accuracy almost always.. My wife's Vibrant shows 7 to 9 sats in use same sub 20ft accuracy in the exact same spot heh.
psjames said:
The time is still off by 5 hours.
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The time isn't off. The GPS Test program is written by a company based in the UK. Look up the current time in the UK and I bet that is what time you are seeing. I'm pretty certain the developer has hard coded the GMT offset into the app itself which is GMT+1 for London.
I flashed it, and while it shows my location very quickly, I am still not seeing the GPS locking in GPS status app.
It shows 11 visible but 0 locked. All in all still not a strength of the device.
Shane_pcs said:
I flashed it, and while it shows my location very quickly, I am still not seeing the GPS locking in GPS status app.
It shows 11 visible but 0 locked. All in all still not a strength of the device.
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I think that's more of a bug in whatever generates the nmea output. It has shown me 20ft locks with one sat in use, which is impossible of course. It would be nice if they would fix it, but at least it gets a fix faster now.
For the time, it's not a bug in gps test. On my g1, it shows the time properly, that's a samsung bug.
I tried flashing epic gps files via CWMR and I ended up with no GPS at all, once rebooted again, the stock GPS got there back, I checked the files that were supposed to be there were not. I have my input in the OP in Samsung Galaxy S development forum. Weird to say the least. I hope the fix comes here quicker than what Samsung vague September ETA.
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I tried flashing epic gps files via CWMR and I ended up with no GPS at all, once rebooted again, the stock GPS got there back, I checked the files that were supposed to be there were not. I have my input in the OP in Samsung Galaxy S development forum. Weird to say the least. I hope the fix comes here quicker than what Samsung vague September ETA.
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indeed, or hoepfully samsung is referring to something like early september rather than mid/late.
No improvement for me, on Vibrant6. Getting 2 locks out of 10 seen in my backyard, same as before.
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Well after some busy days where are always leaked a new fw, in the last days that stopped.
It's an indicator that the official rom should be on Kies at any moment ?
What's the leakers oppinion ?
Until now several one appeared, and in my point of view there are a couple questions:
- Radio is still mono
- Lag is terrible! In other part of the forum someone had answered me that Galaxy Tab still continues using RFS filesystem, so i think it will not change
- Battery drain is awesome...last two days battery didn't survive from 8AM to 11PM ... ouch
- TwLauncher in JPK still in sometimes stopps.
When the official froyo? What will change ?
The official release should be really close to JPK, so don't expect miracles
edgardurao said:
Well after some busy days where are always leaked a new fw, in the last days that stopped.
It's an indicator that the official rom should be on Kies at any moment ?
What's the leakers oppinion ?
Until now several one appeared, and in my point of view there are a couple questions:
- Radio is still mono
- Lag is terrible! In other part of the forum someone had answered me that Galaxy Tab still continues using RFS filesystem, so i think it will not change
- Battery drain is awesome...last two days battery didn't survive from 8AM to 11PM ... ouch
- TwLauncher in JPK still in sometimes stopps.
When the official froyo? What will change ?
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Ask Samsung or ask God.
We are waiting, too.
Let me look in my crystal ball.... OH NOES! The world will end in 2012!!!!! ..... nothing on froyo for sgs....
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Your battery drain sounds like a nasty program or widget.
i must admit, if this were happening....
this is my biggest regret to buy this phone....i should choose another one
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The official release should be really close to JPK, so don't expect miracles
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People over at the Captivate forums are reporting pretty good GPS reception with the leaked Froyo they got today. Maybe there's something to it after all.
xmonkee said:
People over at the Captivate forums are reporting pretty good GPS reception with the leaked Froyo they got today. Maybe there's something to it after all.
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That's what happens all the time - at first everybody are so excited they get a lock in 10-15 seconds, when they start using it they realize it's still a piece of worthless junk - you'll see lots who already realized it in that forum.
I'll bet the GPS just can't be fixed, it's a hardware problem.
facepalm. WHY no one reads before posting?
MoWa22 said:
That's what happens all the time - at first everybody are so excited they get a lock in 10-15 seconds, when they start using it they realize it's still a piece of worthless junk - you'll see lots who already realized it in that forum.
I'll bet the GPS just can't be fixed, it's a hardware problem.
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Stop complaining about GPS. It is already fix from XWJM7 FW. i am using JM8 and GPS locks good and stable without jumping.
Relax.
MoWa22 said:
That's what happens all the time - at first everybody are so excited they get a lock in 10-15 seconds, when they start using it they realize it's still a piece of worthless junk - you'll see lots who already realized it in that forum.
I'll bet the GPS just can't be fixed, it's a hardware problem.
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Hah if you're gonna buy a phone based on GPS you've already lost the battle. Get a real gps device already! They're dirt cheap and will get much better reception than a cell phone. I don't get people buying a cell phone based on GPS... call quality sure, but GPS?! Hahah stoooopid!
MoWa22 said:
That's what happens all the time - at first everybody are so excited they get a lock in 10-15 seconds, when they start using it they realize it's still a piece of worthless junk - you'll see lots who already realized it in that forum.
I'll bet the GPS just can't be fixed, it's a hardware problem.
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I have been using JPK for days already and the GPS works fine. Only battery drain is a bit high, last night after some quite intensive usage my battery died on me after 5 hours :O. This was with eBuddy, latitude, internet radio for about an half hour and some internet browsing. I don't know if I really asked too much of the battery but I think the Eclair firmwares are indeed better in battery life.
Denizzje said:
I have been using JPK for days already and the GPS works fine. Only battery drain is a bit high, last night after some quite intensive usage my battery died on me after 5 hours :O. This was with eBuddy, latitude, internet radio for about an half hour and some internet browsing. I don't know if I really asked too much of the battery but I think the Eclair firmwares are indeed better in battery life.
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eBuddy is a battery murder! Try Trillian.
If i'm at work
- 8 Hours Trillian
- Checking Mails
- Short Calls
- Little bit Surfing
= 75% left
I Love imo.im because of Skype Support!
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eBuddy is a battery murder! Try Trillian.
If i'm at work
- 8 Hours Trillian
- Checking Mails
- Short Calls
- Little bit Surfing
= 75% left
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Thanks for the advice, I shall give it a try . I already noticed that eBuddy can indeed be quite a battery eater indeed, but not that bad as last night.
Currently about 90% of the variants have been given an official JM -level release.
This was the goal so far.
Froyos will start popping like mushrooms at rain.
Soon
cba1986 said:
Stop complaining about GPS. It is already fix from XWJM7 FW. i am using JM8 and GPS locks good and stable without jumping.
Relax.
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I have JPK, and gps does not work
Razer(x) said:
The official release should be really close to JPK, so don't expect miracles
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Yes... i feel that way too. Or else the released will be more like an older one, not the bleeding edge.
no jm variant for the i9000m
lgkahn said:
no jm variant for the i9000m
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I9000M is not a variant, it is a different phone (even the hardware is identical).
Razer(x) said:
I have JPK, and gps does not work
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I have JPK and GPS does work. http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ie...95272957205427.000490a10b58cd60875c3&t=h&z=11 with JPH (JPK same GPS performance)
It has been fixed since JM1 new for me though. http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ie...95272957205427.00048e90cbfdaa5645684&t=h&z=13
I've never seen a JMx GPS track that didn't look fine.
Just saw on twitter Sammy just released an app to the market for a "gps fix". The name of it is in the subject line. Im afraid to try it being that with the jk3 modem, my gps has been finally working...
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People have been talking about it here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9507297#post9507297
Sounds like all it does is set the settings back to default, basically changing it to standalone rather than ms-based, and it still doesnt work
Yeah that's what people are saying. Mine starting working with perception perfectly, not changing a thing here.
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It's about as useful as a chocolate teacup.
proof in the pudding http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9513617&postcount=31
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It's about as useful as a chocolate teacup.
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Is it equally tasty?
cappysw10 said:
It's about as useful as a chocolate teacup.
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Mmmmm, chocolate.
lol like Endgadget says... it will re-screw up your already screwed-up GPS by defaulting it back to the non-working default settings
Only thing that has ever worked for me has been the Jupiter tweaks on the Dev forum.
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lol like Endgadget says... it will re-screw up your already screwed-up GPS by defaulting it back to the non-working default settings
Only thing that has ever worked for me has been the Jupiter tweaks on the Dev forum.
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lol true.
i installed this crap and ran it.. after that my gps doesn't even get a lock at all.
reflashed from scratch again... wth....
I THINK SAMSUNG HAS EVERY REJECT THEY HAVE WORKING IN THERE GPS SECTION OF THE DEVS. COME ON SAMSUNG WE HAVE GPS WORKING ON AFTERMARKET ROMS AND YET STILL SAMSUNG CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT.
i HAD TO RESTORE AFTER TRYING THAT APP IT SUCKED.
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I THINK SAMSUNG HAS EVERY REJECT THEY HAVE WORKING IN THERE GPS SECTION OF THE DEVS. COME ON SAMSUNG WE HAVE GPS WORKING ON AFTERMARKET ROMS AND YET STILL SAMSUNG CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT.
i HAD TO RESTORE AFTER TRYING THAT APP IT SUCKED.
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Phandroid posted a story about this app and Samsung's "new" faq for Captivate/Vibrant owners who were still having gps issues after installing Samsung's official "fix". NO NEW INFORMATION WHATSOEVER.
Powercycling, enabling "Use Wireless Networks" in Locations and Security Settings?! REALLY???
FAIL.
I bought my Captivate not long after they were release and never have had an issue with GPS....with Perception ROM I get a lock in less than 10 seconds INSIDE the house...its about half a block off but that's pretty accurate in my book
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I bought my Captivate not long after they were release and never have had an issue with GPS....with Perception ROM I get a lock in less than 10 seconds INSIDE the house...its about half a block off but that's pretty accurate in my book
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Dude.....Really? Half a block? That's not accurate man that's about as bad as everyone else's captivate . I'm sorry to be rude but I'm sick of people saying "its perfect" " it locks in half a second to 82 sats with 2 inch accuracy" . Post some proof of your awesome gps then do us a favor and share how you made it work because I'm pretty sure Samsung screwed them all up. Sorry for the rant.........
(I would bet that your "lock" INDOORS would be celltower triangulation and that no birds were actually locked as this is were many people assume there gps works when it in reality suck like everyone else's)
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I'm really starting to think that the problem is in the antennas. I've never had a problem getting a lock pretty fast, yes lock, not agps approximate. However, it's getting it to keep a lock that is the problem. I always had the dreaded blue circle, or out right gps signal lost. However, for about 3 days straight it has been sunny. And for the first time I tried putting the phone up near the console, back outward and not downward, and it has been perfect. No circle, no lag, no problems. I never had to do this with my other phones. Hell, my WinMo device that I frequently use as bluetooth gps receiver works fine in the passenger seat, or floorboard for that matter. It just seems as if it has to be perfect conditions for the phone get decent gps reception, which to me seems like antenna problems.
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Hi Vibrant owners!
I made a post over in the Captivate forum about how we can configure the GLGPS daemon in our phones (this is used to control the GPS behavior)
Attached are some update.zips with a new glgps daemon pulled from the Nexus S, secgps.conf and a jupiter.xml configuration inside. The GPS chipset is common among all SGS models, so this should work for you. Please try it, feedback is appreciated!
Sweet!
Sent from the helm of the vibrant Galaxy S!
I thought the vibrant does not use the jupiter.xml
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I know at least one model of Vibrant does (Bell), not sure about the others (CDMA does not I believe)
With the vibrant froyo leaks, we now use gpsd and jupiter.xml Samsung decided to make it the same across the board. At least for the i9k, cap and vib. Not sure aboit the epic and fascinate though
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i really don't understand these "fix your gps" threads. Hasn't it already been fixed a while back with the newer 2.2 roms? Mine is just fine now.
boodies said:
i really don't understand these "fix your gps" threads. Hasn't it already been fixed a while back with the newer 2.2 roms? Mine is just fine now.
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Wow. Your like saying that people doesn't have to fix their gps if yours has been already fixed.
im saying if you've upgraded to a new rom like most here then it should have been fixed. what kind of fix are you expecting a 100/100 Sat lock the instant you turn on the GPS app?
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im saying if you've upgraded to a new rom like most here then it should have been fixed.
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Yeah it should have been fixed, but to some it isn't. Maybe because of the hardware or other issues.
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what kind of fix are you expecting a 100/100 Sat lock the instant you turn on the GPS app?
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I'm not expecting that, we all just want it to be usable like having a better accuracy.
sorry it's getting late and my brain is not fully functional ^_^ though it is sorta confusing how the same hardware can produce different results with the newer 2.2 roms.
It's not the same though.
The antenna got revised in October 2010. See the post about the gps fix in the Vibrant general forum.
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ic... that's even more depressing lol. you would think a newer antenna would fix it.
boodies said:
ic... that's even more depressing lol. you would think a newer antenna would fix it.
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It seems the newer antenna did fix it - the older design is unreliable so "identical" hardware can have different GPS performance depending on how much the connection has worked loose.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878970
if you compare to HTC model like HD2, you will see that vibrant is very slow altough gps is fixed...I once use htc hd2 with MDJ mod for android GPS is real fast, never more than one minutes from start ( case compared when u totally delete gps data) I don't know how HTC did it...just for your guy to concern
My GPS has never worked and I've tried every ROM and every fix. Sure I can get a lock on 8 of 12 satellites, and I can easily get 10 foot accuracy. As soon as I try to use Navigation, it sucks. It'll jump around by a few feet here and there, and that's enough to totally throw off the navigation. All of a sudden it thinks I'm the wrong street and its telling me to turn around.
im sorry guys, that sucks. mine has been fine for a while now. and i navigate quite a bit as I am new to Cali. Initially it truly pissed me off when I was on 2.1, telling me i'm staying on the highway when i infact took the off ramp etc... lol. I'd get a replacement.
Can anyone ever say the word GPS without sending everyone into a pissing frenzy?
BACK ON TOPIC:
OP which one do you recommend starting out on for us Vibrant owners?
I highly.. very highly recommend Sombionix' Nero 3. I've used a lot of roms and this one is very very fast. And I usually refrain from saying "fast" because most phones are initially fast when new roms are installed but this one definitely deserves it even after massive app installs and use.
I tryed out the google version and it killed my GPS it sees 12 birds but won't connect to any.
Which do I install? I have a Tmobile Vibrant. You have 3 files listed. Thanks.
Hello.
I have a 1006 Captivate, and can't make the gps to work anymore.
I remember I had usable GPS with Axura and JI6, but now I can't get a lock anymore, not even with JI6 (tested it with espyel's rom and Geomod).
So I want to know if anyone with a 1006 Captivate managed to make his gps work fine. I'd like to know the rom and the configuration used.
Thanks in advance.
Whipon.
What rom are you on now, most roms have good gps now a days.
mcord11758 said:
What rom are you on now, most roms have good gps now a days.
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I'm using latest Super Nova. I can't get good GPS with any rom.
EDIT: Just got a lock in my house. 15/10 meter accuracy.
I'll have to test it tomorrow while driving.
EDIT 2: It took 2 minutes to get a lock with Ndrive. And it lost the lock in a few seconds.
My next phone will not be a Samsung.
Settings, location, make sure wireless location is disabled
Go into sgs tools
Secret codes
Lbs test
Application settings
Change stand alone ti ms based
Supl settings
Supl.google.com
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Back to main app page
Delete gps data
Test application
I have 3 1006 captivates and none have "good" gps. I can make one usable, but the other two are unacceptable no matter what. Have to send another back for shutdowns so we will see how the next refurb performs.
As far as what works best, the 2.2.1 roms provide the best results. I would play the refurb game if I were you until you get one you can live with.
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Settings, location, make sure wireless location is disabled
Go into sgs tools
Secret codes
Lbs test
Application settings
Change stand alone ti ms based
Supl settings
Supl.google.com
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Back to main app page
Delete gps data
Test application
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Thanks a lot. I will give it a try ^^.
newter55 said:
I have 3 1006 captivates and none have "good" gps. I can make one usable, but the other two are unacceptable no matter what. Have to send another back for shutdowns so we will see how the next refurb performs.
As far as what works best, the 2.2.1 roms provide the best results. I would play the refurb game if I were you until you get one you can live with.
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I can't refurbish it. As you can see under my avatar, I live in Argentina.
I bought mine to a local reseller. I'm stuck with it for now.
I surely will buy a new phone in a few months, when the new devices get released.
Sorry.... didn't see where you from as I use the XDA App..... I hate having to scroll through half page signatures.
I see people saying things like this. They have a 1007 or 1011. What's the difference and how do you know which one you have?
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I see people saying things like this. They have a 1007 or 1011. What's the difference and how do you know which one you have?
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remove your phone battery, you will see the build number along with your imei. the build number is 4 digits, like 1007, 1010, etc.
What rom are you on now, most roms have good gps now a days.
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remove your phone battery, you will see the build number along with your imei. the build number is 4 digits, like 1007, 1010, etc.
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Thank you
Guys what is a 1006 captivate? I never got good GPS with any rom/kernal...
The best I got is a 30 sec lock. But it lost me when I moved like 10 meters.
So what's a 1006 captivate? I think I have it.....
EDIT: sorry I should have read all the way. I'm checking my battery now lol
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Guys what is a 1006 captivate? I never got good GPS with any rom/kernal...
The best I got is a 30 sec lock. But it lost me when I moved like 10 meters.
So what's a 1006 captivate? I think I have it.....
EDIT: sorry I should have read all the way. I'm checking my battery now lol
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it is kind of funny, you have post 160+ and do not know build number.
How is the GPS on HTC one in term accuracy and speed of getting a lock? would appreciate any input
mrdoc151 said:
How is the GPS on HTC one in term accuracy and speed of getting a lock? would appreciate any input
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From my experience is as good as any other Android device i used, good accuracy, good speed of getting lock under clear sky, indoors, as always, depends on the building...
Other than that, depends on your location, my experience so far was great, overall experience. Used it for driving a few times with no problems.
Lexmazter said:
From my experience is as good as any other Android device i used, good accuracy, good speed of getting lock under clear sky, indoors, as always, depends on the building...
Other than that, depends on your location, my experience so far was great, overall experience. Used it for driving a few times with no problems.
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thanks
Not relevant to this thread but can you please describe your overall experience so far? What do you like? What doesnt work? What do you miss?
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Not relevant to this thread but can you please describe your overall experience so far? What do you like? What doesnt work? What do you miss?
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Well, the thread it's about GPS and in my experience GPS works as good as any other Android phone i owned so far (HTC Sensation XL, Nexus S, Dell Streak 5), GPS satelites get connected about the same speed, but you can feel differences at zooming and such as the hardware is powerful. Other than that, i used only Google Maps, everything worked well for me, nothing to be missed here.
A more descriptive experience, imagine this: You live in a big city, you want to go to one street and you don't know where it is, go to the car, get in the car, activate mobile data, get into Google Maps, search for the street > get directions, everything works as fast as you can read this, even on a HSPA connection, after that, you put the phone somewhere on the dash, follow directions and that's pretty much it.
Hope this helps.
Coming from a 2011 phone... Using GPS Status Plus on my old phone gave me a result of 4 to 5 satellites without AGPS inside my house. With the HTC One it gave me a whooping 52 satellites although not all are getting connected. I'm not sure if it's just a bug or something but gave me a WTF moment for a minute.
I am coming from HTC inspire that has a HORRIBLE GPS. It usually take about half hour to get the GPS lock.. Thats why I wanted to know..
With both GPS and GLONASS support, it's pretty good.