How To: Configure GPS - Page 5

AycheDub · #41 (**permalink**) 08-13-2009, 11:17 PM

I had a version of TomTom 7 that TC posted in the diamond thread, will this work for TP2?

andsoitgoes · #42 (**permalink**) 08-14-2009, 12:44 AM

Wasn't your wife having the same issue? Are you doing the same for both?

northernpenguin · #43 (**permalink**) 08-14-2009, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by andsoitgoes

Wasn't your wife having the same issue? Are you doing the same for both?

My wife's GPS eventually came back. I hit it with the Telus CAB file, and the phone might as well say "GARMIN" on it instead of HTC now

. I'm just waiting for the replacement to come into the store now for mine, which will hopefully be the end of the GPS problems I've encountered.

**tobeychris** · #44 (**permalink**) 08-14-2009, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by AycheDub

I had a version of TomTom 7 that TC posted in the diamond thread, will this work for TP2?

Yes, but you will have to pay for new maps.

jr.solis · #45 (**permalink**) 08-21-2009, 06:15 PM

Hi! Tobeychris, I'm from Mexico and We have these settings from Iusacell:

IUSACELL:
PDE IP Adress 207.83.200.238
PDE Port 8888

Would you create a CAB for these settings to configure my TP2 GPS?
The QPST settings are already configured but not these ones.

Thanks!

northernpenguin · #46 (**permalink**) 08-24-2009, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by andsoitgoes

Wasn't your wife having the same issue? Are you doing the same for both?

TELUS replaced the phone on Friday, and before I even left the store I had that Telus GPS Settings cab file loaded on the new device. First time aquisition took something like 4 seconds to get 9 satellites. No need to fiddle with QPST or anything else. Much better!

**O'Neil Mitchell** · #47 (**permalink**) 08-24-2009, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by northernpenguin

TELUS replaced the phone on Friday, and before I even left the store I had that Telus GPS Settings cab file loaded on the new device. First time aquisition took something like 4 seconds to get 9 satellites. No need to fiddle with QPST or anything else. Much better!

Glad to hear it all worked out for you.

jeffH70 · #48 (**permalink**) 08-27-2009, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by CovKid66

The GPS functionality itself does NOT use a data connection. An application like Telus Navigator which ties the GPS into mapping type software does.

Actually this does not correct. The QuickGPS does incur data connection once a week to fix the location. Without it, the aGPS will not function. However, the amount should be small. I would more worry about activesync and weather app than this without a data plan though.

Jeff

**CovKid66** · #49 (**permalink**) 08-27-2009, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by jeffH70

Actually this does not correct. The QuickGPS does incur data connection once a week to fix the location. Without it, the aGPS will not function. However, the amount should be small. I would more worry about activesync and weather app than this without a data plan though.

Jeff

FYI, QuickGPS is not included with the stock Telus ROM. I was commenting on basic GPS functionality.

northernpenguin · #50 (**permalink**) 08-28-2009, 11:09 AM

Pretty sure if you use the "Telus Provisioning CAB", you enable a form of aGPS which *does* use a bit of data (hint - the GPSOne settings have IP addresses and port numbers in there).

I do believe you can use the GPS without any data whatsoever, just watch the initial position lock times go from 10 seconds to 10 minutes.

Not only does Telus not include QuickGPS, but the CAB files I found online (yes, including that VGA one) to try and use that resulted in a bunch of errors for me.