GPS port other than COM 4?

[nick aguas]

out of curiosity, is anyone running a GPS port other than COM 4 after sprint's ROM update? i got mine running on COM 3 and its connecting to more satellites than it ever had.

[justpctech]

well when i had Garmin mobile XT installed, it would work well with what it was calling Intermediate GPS driver. Tried to force it to port 4 and it wouldnt stick usually. ran great like that, but its probably a garmin thing.

[nick aguas]

well im not using any external gps devices, just with google maps. it just struck me as odd.

[justpctech]

ya this Garmin isnt an external, it used mogul internal gps. but that is odd...gmaps using port 3 like that and working. interesting...

[Chunky Monkey]

Port 5...because WMWifiRouter uses 4. Did not notice any difference in sats.

[dabackwoodboy]

could any one tell me the difference it makes?

[Gilliland]

Originally Posted by dabackwoodboy

could any one tell me the difference it makes?

Mine is on COM5. Seems to work exactly the same. There's certainly no reason to expect the choice of COM port to make any difference in the reception.

[jerryyyyy]

I am also on 5. All my GPS apps use 5.

[Certs]

It shouldn't make any difference what port its on, as long as nothing is using that port already (wmwifirouter as someone else already stated is an example)

You can try different ports if you wish, it doesn't damage anything. Just make sure to change it back if it doesn't work.

[thakidc]

Ok I jus tried every com port even the GPD ports (didnt know they worked).What I got from it was that switching com ports definately will change how well your device recieves, but its not that big of a difference. So basically if youre not getting a good lock try a different com port(one of them may work better for you). But if your getting a good lock i wouldnt bother(unless your bored). I happened to find a port that i think im stickin with(GPD6). But it definately makes a difference for me and maybe you to.