PPCGeeks - 6/8/09 FIRMWARE UPDATE: Verizon GPS Unlocked

GC's fix is an aGPS fix (assisted GPS) which the Verizon Touch Pro is not capable of using aGPS at this time. Unless you are using VZNavigator.

My GPS fix is to unlock the GPS chip which Verizon so kindly locked down for us.

Thx....see I had a Titan 6800 just a few days ago...

OK got that now. So have I hurt my TP device by putting in the setting from the QPST program:

PDE IP Address: 66.174.95.132
PDE Port Number: 8888
PDE Transport: IP
Position Calculation: PDE

What I am asking is should I remove them enlighten to what you have stated. I have applied his way first (with a Titan mind set since I came from xda) then yours. Looks like I only needed yours from your statement. But I am not sure what as functionality goes I have put my device in. Yes it work meaning GPS but since I have done both have I hurt myself...

Can you advise on that. Thx

lllboredlll

03-29-2009 12:05 AM

Re: 12/25/08 Verizon GPS Fix v2.0

Quote:

Originally Posted by parcou (Post 807070)

no... you're fine it's not hurting a thing just doesnt help anything... your gps will function well with or without those settings

parcou

03-29-2009 01:22 AM

Re: 12/25/08 Verizon GPS Fix v2.0

Quote:

Originally Posted by lllboredlll (Post 807146)

no... you're fine it's not hurting a thing just doesnt help anything... your gps will function well with or without those settings

Big thx... BTW, what is your choice of app for GPS, TT7, Garmin, etc...? I am on TT7 but no sure if something else is better....

not1ofthepack

03-29-2009 10:52 AM

Re: 12/25/08 Verizon GPS Fix v2.0

thank you

kyle4269

03-29-2009 01:11 PM

Re: 12/25/08 Verizon GPS Fix v2.0

Quote:

Originally Posted by parcou (Post 807241)

Big thx... BTW, what is your choice of app for GPS, TT7, Garmin, etc...? I am on TT7 but no sure if something else is better....

I have tried TT7, but I found that Garmin locks quicker and I like the looks of it over TT7. Thats just me though.

elfudd

03-29-2009 09:10 PM

Re: 12/25/08 Verizon GPS Fix v2.0

Has anyone tried the new Verizon update just released from http://search.vzw.com/?do=viewdoc&id=22128&p=null ? So far it seems more stable and little faster but I can't get the GPS to work following the instructions at the beginning of this thread. I had GPS working great before the upgrade with the Verizon pre-release from http://www.phonenews.com/phones/index.php/HTC_Touch_(CDMA) but it was slower and not as stable.

Any ideas on how to get my GPS unlocked without going back to the earlier ROM?

I have a Verizon XV6900. I'm pretty sure I had AGPS when it was unlocked before the ROM update because I could get a GPS lock just about anywhere I had a cell connection (I read earlier in this post Verizon phones didn't come with AGPS)>

LunaticSerenade

03-29-2009 09:12 PM

Re: 12/25/08 Verizon GPS Fix v2.0

Flash to a custom ROM.

They are generally better anyway.

elfudd

03-29-2009 09:15 PM

Re: 12/25/08 Verizon GPS Fix v2.0

In this case the only thing better about the custom ROM was that I could unlock the GPS. It locked up a lot more and was slower. The new Verizon ROM is very nice and stable so far. Just can't unlock the GPS.

elfudd

03-29-2009 09:56 PM

Re: 12/25/08 Verizon GPS Fix v2.0

Quote:

Originally Posted by LunaticSerenade (Post 809056)

Flash to a custom ROM.

They are generally better anyway.

Maybe there is a better custom ROM than the one I used before. Does anyone have any favorite custom ROM's?

rdaprix

03-29-2009 10:46 PM

Awesome....

Great job and works like a charm on the 6850. You're a tech God!!!!

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