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Old 04-29-2008, 01:31 PM
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Re: Alltel ROM vs JD's 6.1 GPS ROM - GPS Performance Poll

I voted Alltel and flawless, but feel I must change my answer. Now I would have to say mixed as the GPS sometimes simply wont get a fix in short order. Sometimes a soft reset fixes it, sometimes it doesnt. Today at lunch it took two soft resets. Ive been using visualGPSce tp kickstart it most of the time, but I dont really think the program that initiates it comes into play. All that program does is interpret the NMEA signals that the gps unit sends it. And I get plenty of satellites quickly, so the actual chip isnt the problem.

I dont understand why the almanac doesnt seem to save somewhere in the machine. I also dont know if the quickgps does anything valuable.


Good thing I have a garmin vista hcx to tide me over until I get this fixed, although I was hoping to sell it on ebay, but might hang on to it due to its incredible battery life.
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