[galaxsat]

I'm with you, AUTOSEALS. Exactly the same boat. I noticed in the Google thread there seems to be a geographical pattern to SW FL...by any chance are you in my neck of the woods? I can't quite understand the logic in that, though! I even tried 2 Moto Droids while still under my Alltel plan- no GPS on either one. Ever. I convinced myself it was due to the Alltel plan, so when I got my TP2 yesterday, I sacrificed my beloved Alltel plan, and of course there's no going back now!

I was so close to moving to Sprint, too- the $350 hardware price turned me off, and I still had 2 months left on my contract, so ETF would have been about $65 more. I just happened to stop in the Verizon store to see if they had gotten a TP2 in, and they had just received one and only one. I had to snatch it on the spot! Also got 3 new phones for the family, so I don't think getting out now would be very easy...

I can live with my impulsive decision if I can just get the GPS to work, though. I'm coming from a PPC6800 which also required considerable hoop-jumping to get GPS to work... not feeling the love from the GPS gods!

In summary, there IS an issue with GPS, regardless of the hardware, when you are an Alltel convert. It would be interesting to hear theories on the geographical pattern that's emerging...