Is my gps broken? Yes--it was--resolved

[O'Neil Mitchell]

Originally Posted by alsosun

the gps never worked with the stock rom (even went back to stock to try it). I went to radio 1.04.05v, and still no luck. Tried on juicy 4.4--nothing. It is hard to believe that the rest of the phone works but no gps. I have all the settings right, etc. At this point I would give money to the person who could get it to work. Is there a way to go back to radio 1.04.02 in order to to take this thing back to Bell?

I'm with Telus brother, so I'm not sure if there is a Flashable Bell Radio floating around. If I come across it, I'll post here.

You should try PMing Tobey, Ghetto, Juicy or Juggalo and see if they can help you out. If all else fails, just reflash the stock ROM, relock the phone and hope they dont notice the Radio. The sales Rep won't for sure, so you might get away with it. Good luck.

[alsosun]

something just happened: i changed the reg to gps mode 1 rather than2 ans i got a 3d location, but still no sats connect. wtf

[superkev]

I've got a Bell Diamond and my GPS works without changing any settings. It is possible that your GPS is broken, and the rest of the phone will still work. I had this problem with my Asus PDA before. I sent it back and they replaced the GPS module, and all was fine after that.

[mixxy]

hey alosun. the stock bell rom is located here:http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=36062

as for ur gps, thats really starting to sound strange. If ur still within 30 days i would return the phone as a doa and get another one asap, cuz if not i already know that bell is sending out refurbs.

lemme know how everything works out after flashing the stock bell rom again (if you decide to do so)

[alsosun]

Thanks to everyone for the help--turns out it was the device. I got a new one (old one DOA) and it works like a charm. Thanks again

[O'Neil Mitchell]

Originally Posted by alsosun

Thanks to everyone for the help--turns out it was the device. I got a new one (old one DOA) and it works like a charm. Thanks again

Glad to hear everything worked out in your favor

[stevedog1]

Originally Posted by alsosun

Thanks to everyone for the help--turns out it was the device. I got a new one (old one DOA) and it works like a charm. Thanks again

Thats great. Enjoy Navigating!

[tobeychris]

On another note. I dropped mine a few days ago, and the GPS stopped working! Obviously I know the tricks on how to fix it, but nothing was working. I got tired, and slammed it against the table and BAM, 10 satellites. It seems if you're too hard on it, it's possible for some connection to the GPS to come loose. I'm going to DOA mine anyways, but just a warning to everyone else.

[mixxy]

lol tobey...were u being serious?

how long have u had ur diamond for? u can only do a DOA within 30 days (at least with bell) to get a new one.

[tobeychris]

I guess it's not really a DOA, Telus has an advanced data swap, so I bring it in, show them it doesn't work, they order me a replacement, and in 2-4 days I should have a new one (and hopefully not a refurb).