Garmin Mobile XT, GPS, Data Connection Required?

[umop3pisdn]

Originally Posted by Mylt1

unless you used some type of end program to actually shut down HTC GPS tools it was running the whole time and probably locked on to the sats and you just didnt know it. after the first lock unless you turn the phone off it will continue to keep that lock. as far as quickGPS i still have not seen where that helps me get a lock any faster.

I used Garmin First and gave it 10 minutes of clear sky access time to get a sat lock, then I exited it and opened HTC GPS Tools and tried again. The HTC tools didn't even show any raw data that the GPS was being initialized in Cold, Warm or Hot start mode. Gave it 10 minutes as well and not sat lock and not data evident. Went inside. activated the phone, confirmed that it was activated and went back outside. Fired up Garmin and got sat lock on less than 1 minute. Exited Garmin and ran HTC GPS Tools and it showed Raw GPS data and got sat lock in less than 10 minutes also.

[umop3pisdn]

Originally Posted by Hex

again... no connection required...

my old disconnected Touch/Vogue is now a handheld/visor mounted Garmin XT gps...

I know that, thanks. I have an old deactivated mogul that I decided to test Garmin on last night and it still worked. But in my case it appears that the GPS was disabled until the TP was activted with the carrier.

[Mylt1]

the GPS does not magically work because you activated it. the GPS chip is stand alone and does not require cell service to work or to be activated before it works.