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Originally Posted by mdimas
I came across this thread by a google search. So I many not have the same phone as you all.
I have the Xv6800 with the Valhalla GPS server.
My GPS hasn't been working for the past two days.
I have found in other forums that this is quite widespread for the last two days.
I'm picking up some faint chatter that the GPS goes through a server (at Verizon?) and that is now being blocked or down and not working.
It's called aGPS. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPS_Phone
I'm hoping to find more details as more people realize it's not their phone.
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aGPS works through Verizon's server using triangulation with the cell towers, but true GPS is based on the satellites in space. Phones with a GPS chip can get a lock (albeit sometimes slowly) using GPS only, using both aGPS and GPS phones can lock in seconds.
It seems the server is inoperable or VZW is changing things up. Hopefully the previous is the case. They suck.