6/8/09 FIRMWARE UPDATE: Verizon GPS Unlocked

[Technix2002]

New firmware is great! It seems I get quicker locks and possibly see more sattelites than before (that could just be chance though: right place/right time).

[deadwrong03]

i guess i had to turn on my location which fixed everything i didnt have to use anything from this thread to get it working. But what does that htc gps tools do? i still took a little a couple mins to find satellites does the gps tools speed that process up any faster than quick gps?

[PFCRadio]

Whats the difference between this and the Sprint Navigation??

[Walt]

Originally Posted by deadwrong03

But what does that htc gps tools do?

It lets you look at the data coming from the satellites. While I have no idea what good vs. bad data would look like, I guess a more cruder data vs. no data is about all the comfort GPS tools gives me.

[schteve]

Here's a tangentially related question:

I have a Sprint Touch Pro, converted to run on Verizon. It has:

PRI: 1.47_003 (which I believe is Sprint)
PRL: 51284 (modified to remove roaming)
Radio: 1.03.03V (Verizon)

GPS works fine, but is a bit slow - 15 sec locks, with the Telus aGPS settings in the registry and also in the QPST Service Programming.

If I flash this new Verizon ROM, am I right in saying that the PRI and the Radio will be updated? If so, will the PRI conflict somehow since it's a Sprint TP? Lastly, if this all works, will I be able to again update my PRL OTA via *228? (I can't do that now without a roaming triangle showing up).

TIA!

[ebarron]

Don't know if someone has noticed this, but the instructions say:

Settings >> SYSTEM >> External GPS
Programs Tab- GPS Program Port: Com4
Hardware Tab- GPS Hardware Port: None, Baud Rate: 4800
Access Tab- Checkmark on "Manage GPS automatically"

But when I did this, I always had to set google maps, live search, and my CoPilot software to point to com4. Applications such as Twikini didn't work because you couldn't configure the GPS port

If you follow this:
Settings >> SYSTEM >> External GPS
Programs Tab- GPS Program Port: Com2
Hardware Tab- GPS Hardware Port: Com4, Baud Rate: 4800
Access Tab- Checkmark on "Manage GPS automatically"

Then you can use configure Google Maps to "Managed by Windows" and Live Search to the "GPS Intermediate Driver", and Twikini now works.

Hope this helps.

[etc]

I got the GPS tool installed.

Question, how do I use it? If I go into it, there is only various settings and also showing the sats. (I got a lock on about 8 ).

Do I still have to use the "sprint Navigation" program or what?

(I don't have Verizon on this phone, but Sprint)

[Walt]

Originally Posted by etc

I got the GPS tool installed.

Question, how do I use it? If I go into it, there is only various settings and also showing the sats. (I got a lock on about 8 ).

That's about all the GPS Tool program does. What were you expecting?

Originally Posted by etc

Do I still have to use the "sprint Navigation" program or what?

(I don't have Verizon on this phone, but Sprint)

Well, if you want to use your phone's GPS abilities for Navigation, you will need to use some sort of Navigation program. If you like Sprint's Nav program, and it works, why not stick to it?

[parcou]

My VZW TP has an issue they fedex a replacement. I want to get GPS back up but since I only flash off/on I am a bit lost.

I had GC rom 2.14 on the VZW TP to begin with. Needed something better so I am SSK now. However, I did do GC gps fix using the QPST tool to set the options and static IP address. which was in place before I re-flashed to ssk. This was the old device....


I looked and BORED posted this:

Verizon has unlocked the GPS as of 6/08/09
Attached is PPST2.01.cab Please use that file as a replacement for lllboredlll_VZW_GPS_Fix_v2.cab

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end

So on this new device my question is do I still need to do GC option with the QPST program? Or just follow BORED info so I can get my TomTom/Garmin apps back working? Also Googel maps...

BORED did state something about GC option is for AGPS not sure what that is I though GPS, etc. was all the same?

Advise...

[D8nkE]

Originally Posted by deadwrong03

im extremely confused....i installed verizons new rom with the unlocked gps and when i go to google maps it just searches for satellites....

now theres quick gps on the phone, but it says expired and everytime i try to use that it says couldnt establish a connection...

so what do i need?

do i download ppst2.01, and the htc gps tool ONLY? or do i need those 2 AND the SdkCerts file?

I found if quick gps won't download, usually the location setting is on "911 only" and not on "location on". Hope this helps.

Edit: I see you found it. I should have read further down.