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Re: Anyone used the GPS in Europe yet?

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Originally Posted by g2145cal View Post
i know google maps used the data connection, but i didn't know about doing a soft reset after disabling the phone....it's been about 5 minutes and no gps fix....that is a little disappointing.

so, if you're out in the middle of the california desert and there are no cell towers, you're screwed.
I've been able to get a GPS fix with the phone off, after a soft reset, IF I use the "Cold Start" option in GPSViewer and 1 or 2 other GPS tools. My GPS registry values are the default 1,1,2.

Under these conditions, GPSViewer won't show a fix in the "GPS Status" tab, unless I switch to the "Setup" tab, and then back to "GPS Status". I can also see evidence of a fix by looking at the raw GPS data (e.g., in GPSViewer "Setup") and noting when most of the missing values (indicated by strings of commas) go away.

So, can someone outside the U.S. try a "Cold Start" in one of the GPS tools and let us know if that works? Thanks.
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