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Originally Posted by ladyofthemist
So i got tried of fighting with my phone and called tech support at bell. I initally got told the Touch doesn't support GPS so called back in. A new rep said i can only get gps with the GPSnav on the phone which is there from the WM 6.1 upgrade. Otherwise, GoogleMaps, Live Search and Amaze doesn't work on the phone. The tech person said those programs will not work because the phone has the GPSnav program and they conflict.
The progam on the phone sucks but at a cost of $8 a month i get GPS on my phone..... guess what i will cancel next month. Time to save for a different GPS.
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did bell sucker you in paying $8 a month? if so, yes, do cancel...I'd never pay for something as crappy as that.
Anyway, you should be able to get gps working, it does take a while when you first initialize it to get a lock on satellites. have you tried what I suggested?
ie 1. flash with bell update rom 3.09.666.1
2. did you let customization run when it counts down, since that is needed for great gps signal?
I'm not sure whether their pulling your tail about their gpsnav program conflicting with google maps/live search since I didn't use their update long enough to try or at least I don't remember. I flashed my phone to a custom rom made with the kitchen. I'd suggest you do that and then try google maps and live search again.
If you're using a gps program such as garmin/tomtom/igo, you may need to prime it. Although I think for garmin/tomtom, they no longer need to be primed.
You can get astrolaucher to prime it, it's in the ppckitchen. Anyway, hope that helps.
PS the bell reps will tell you erroneous info, and tell you that for you to get gps working, you'll need to use their gps program...don't listen to them, they just want your hard earned cash