[SOLVED] GPS not "locking on"

[ejoshkim]

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I got my replacement TP today. Ran through the usual
1. PRL update (PRL update should have no bearing on the GPS but this is what I do whenever I update rom or get a new unit)
2. Profile update
3. Quick GPS.

I was too impatient to download the Google Maps so I used the Live.

VOILA~! I am locked on to 8~9 satellites.

I do see the lag that everyone is talking about. I am glad that HTC knows about this issue and hopefully they will solve the lag issue ASAP.

Having said that, for those of you who are experiencing no satellite lock with these Sprint TP's don't look through the web for solutions... Just go to customer service and have them swap your phone out. I guess I took one for the team, spending hours to find a solution that never existed in the first place.

If you have problems with GPS right out of the box, see if the symptoms are similar to mine down below. If it is, you have a lemon. I can document many people who have the SAME problems here at PPCGeeks, XDA-Developers, Smartphonejunkie and WMexperts.

Again, don't waste your time trying to find a fix, just get your unit replaced...

PM me if you need help.


Edit.

It seems like there is a batch of TPs out there that possess the same GPS issues. I'm getting a replacement and hopefully that will solve the problem. However I don't want my effort in trying to fix this thing go wasted so I want to see if we can find people that has these issues and try to track them together. Maybe we can find a combination of Rom/Radio that will fix this issue.

Symptoms:
1. The GPS will not "lock" on to a satellite. (Google Maps, TomTom 7, Windows Live, Sprint Nav, etc...).
2. IF it does lock on, it has a HUGE lag. You can walk 200 feet and not notice any change (ie: Google Maps all the way zoomed in)
3. The GPS will almost never lock in inside the car and inside the house.

Track
1. Did the GPS work "out of the box"?
Yes/No
2. If it did not work, did you get it to work? (If yes, please provide us with "how")
Yes/No
3. Please state the Rom (name and version) and Radio version
Sprint Stock 1.03.651.3
Radio. 1.03.15F