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Old 11-13-2010, 10:58 AM
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Re: GPS without cell reception

I use my Moment when I am hiking and although I can use the bluetooth with the GPS receiver when I get into the middle of nowhere the phone is constantly searching for a signal. After a little bit of research I stumbled on (Phone-> *#4636*1111# -> Phone Information -> Turn Off Radio) which allows you to turn off the cell radio and leave bluetooth on if it was turned on beforehand. I don’t know how I would prove that the cell radio is indeed off but the phone is showing airplane mode with zero signal and I am getting a Wi-Fi connection and a connection to an external GPS. If you use this method Wi-Fi setting can be changed but bluetooth settings have to be made before turning the cell radio off. It would be nice if there was a toggle for this but so far I have not found one. The setting can easily be undone by unchecking Airplane Mode in the normal fashion or with a toggle. This may help with battery life for travelers. I am going to be testing this on my next few hikes.
Side note: I am using Calkulins ROM. Not sure if this makes a difference but I know Bluetooth GPS Provider works on non rooted/cutom rom phones.
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