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Originally Posted by tichi
Hey ckl_88, I just tried to experiment with GoogleMaps
it does put you in the (0.0, 0,0) - Guinea Bay - position even with the new radio
(I have the one 3.42.30 or something)..
in order to see it, you shoud enable internet, so that GoogleMaps can download, and also I switched on Satellite View instead of just MAP..
so it seems that there's no difference betweedn new and old radio
wrt this...
P.S.
if it is not too difficult, will you please try a test of Google Maps with the old radio,
in your spare time -
right after SOFT-resetting phone, and resetting google maps (menu, options, reset), and when sats are NOT available,
but internet IS - to osee if it still puts you in the middle of the ocean - (thsi way I think the last known location will be cleared
even wi the older radio).. thnx a lot in advance, I'd like to se if it is indeed useful to downgrade the radio!
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Just so you know, my internet is always on because I'm connected via Windows Live push email.
Oh, the other thing is with the old radio (the one I'm using now) it puts me close to my workplace whereas the new radio would put me who knows where.
Okay, so soft reset - done.
Internet On - Yep.
Reset Google Maps - done. Quits the program automatically.
Restart Google Maps. Accept agreement - map of San Fran is displayed.
Clicked Use GPS. Blue status of Seeking GPS Sats (0) is displayed.
wait... here it comes... YES!
puts me about 1km away from where I am (at work). NOT in the middle of the ocean.
So there is a difference between the old and new radio. With the old, it's close to your actual position. With the new, it puts you in the ocean.
But even so, it still takes > 1 minute to get a lock because we don't have any kind of assistance server from Bell to get the ephemeris data to speed up lock times.
EDIT> Strange. While I got the blue dot that's close to my work place, I walked over to the other side of my office, and the blue dot moved to a different location. Now it's about 4km from my actual position.... a different cell tower perhaps.