Possible to use Internal GPS in no coverage area?

[augie0041]

I am traveling to Europe this week and brought along my Touch Pro for the plane flights and using it as my PDA. I use TomTom all the time throughout the U.S. I installed the European maps but cannot obtain a GPS signal, am I doing something wrong?
Does the internal GPS require a Sprint signal?
When I used my PPC-6700, my bluetooth GPS dongle worked very well in Europe. I was expecting this to work as well.

[fat boy]

Should work, you must be doing something wrong. You do not need a carrier signal for use of the GPS. good luck.

[[sammich]]

There was a dispute about this... I think you might actually have to modify the registry to make GPS work completely independent, because it tries to get a lock faster based on the nearest cell tower or something crazy...

I'll see if I can find anything for you.

[WarChild]

Originally Posted by saumaun

There was a dispute about this... I think you might actually have to modify the registry to make GPS work completely independent, because it tries to get a lock faster based on the nearest cell tower or something crazy...

I'll see if I can find anything for you.

that seems kinda gay. humm im not getting any service and whats the next street>>>> Damn!

[iiimik3]

Originally Posted by ClevelandWheeler

that seems kinda gay. humm im not getting any service and whats the next street>>>> Damn!

AGPS only uses the data connection to create a route. If you lose cellular reception the GPS will still be able to navigate using the route which was acquired earlier using the data connection.

But yeah, the touch pro is able to work regardless of AGPS

[akijikan]

Originally Posted by iiimik3

AGPS only uses the data connection to create a route.

More misinformation. AGPS doesn't make routes. AGPS uses land based assistance servers to determine your location. AGPS works by using data from the satellites + an assistance server to determine a location more quickly and where poor satellite signal is an issue.

Your mapping software whether it be sprint navigator, garmin xt, tom tom, etc etc, does the routing based off your location as determined by your (a)gps and the maps.

[Merq]

I was gonna say... does that mean GPS would work even if there was no cell phone signal? Like an actual GPS unit?

[Deimoss]

I am never to able to acquire a GPS pinpoint when Im in a building with no Sprint signal, I actually had to step out of the building to get a GPS lock, I'd think there's something in the registry to make it independent of the cell towers

:edit: This was using Google Maps w/Street View

[sigp239sas]

Originally Posted by Deimoss

I am never to able to acquire a GPS pinpoint when Im in a building with no Sprint signal, I actually had to step out of the building to get a GPS lock, I'd think there's something in the registry to make it independent of the cell towers

In theory you have to be able to see sky to use gps, but some gps receivers work fine indoors. It just depends on the building type and what device you are using.

[sigp239sas]

Not sure why it is not working because I just tried Garmin after I turned on airplane mode and was able acquire a signal w/ in seconds. I have not made any regedits on gps. Hope you get it worked out.