6/8/09 FIRMWARE UPDATE: Verizon GPS Unlocked

[jeff48]

Location on in phone settings
Yes outside
Yes clear day
Don't know anything about GPS Tool or Quick GPS are they software progs?

Thanks

Told you I was a noob to internal GPS

[ZachAtak]

COM4
Buad Rate 4800

[Walt]

Originally Posted by jeff48

I followed the above steps exactly (and the PPST rebooted the device) and still have no access to the gps info when using googlemaps or any other GPS program. After clicking "USE GPS" from the Menu, a blue box shows up in the upper right hand corner and says Seeking GPS Satellites and then stays there forever. ANybody have any idea of what I am doing wrong and how to fix it.

Did you go into Google Maps' Menu/Options/GPS Settings and changed it from "Managed by Windows" to "Set Manually" and select com4 and 4800 baud?

You are not suppose to need to do this anymore with the latest update, but I have yet to get anyone to confirm it.

[Walt]

Originally Posted by jeff48

Don't know anything about GPS Tool or Quick GPS are they software progs?

Yes, they are programs. I would strongly suggest opening QuickGPS (you will find it in your Programs menu), have it download the GPS Satellite Info table immediately, and also set its options up to automatically download an update once every 6 days.

With the current GPS Satellite Info table already downloaded, your initial GPS startup time/delay will go from minutes to seconds.

[jeff48]

Originally Posted by Walt

I would strongly suggest opening QuickGPS (you will find it in your Programs menu), have it download the GPS Satellite Info table immediately, and also set its options up to automatically download an update once every 6 days.

My Verizon 6850 does not have Quick GPS in the program menu. I haven't been able to find it available standalone online.

[Walt]

Originally Posted by jeff48

My Verizon 6850 does not have Quick GPS in the program menu. I haven't been able to find it available standalone online.

If you don't, then (as buried in the first post in this thread) check out:

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showpost.p...&postcount=598

[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?

[Walt]

Originally Posted by deadwrong03

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

QuickGPS gets its satellite tables thru the internet, not from the satellite themselves. That is what makes it quick. I assume that the error message you get about it being unable to establish a connection is referring to an internet connection. When this happens, can you make any other internet connections successfully (browse a website in IE)?

Originally Posted by deadwrong03

or do i need those 2 AND the SdkCerts file?

To use the version of QuickGPS from here (post #60), you need to install and softboot sdkcerts first. That's the only version of QuickPGS that I have any personal experience with so I clueless if sdkcerts is required for other versions too.

[etc]

QuickGPS works too. Why do I need GPS Tool?

[deadwrong03]

Originally Posted by Walt

QuickGPS gets its satellite tables thru the internet, not from the satellite themselves. That is what makes it quick. I assume that the error message you get about it being unable to establish a connection is referring to an internet connection. When this happens, can you make any other internet connections successfully (browse a website in IE)?



To use the version of QuickGPS from here (post #60), you need to install and softboot sdkcerts first. That's the only version of QuickPGS that I have any personal experience with so I clueless if sdkcerts is required for other versions too.

yes i can browse the web and make other data connections its just that when i go to the quickgps already installed it doesnt find the satellites and says connection failed try again later