No GPS when locked to EVDO

**guitardoc64** · #1 (**permalink**) 04-28-2010, 12:37 AM

Okay, Sprint carrier question. I'm on the bleeding edge of EVDO(3G) as Sprint is finally getting it in my area, and I did the EPST edit to force EVDO(3G) and I get no GPS. So I switch it back, and deal with my battery life issues. I go to New Orleans last weekend and they are a Sprint highspeed area and in automatic mode I get both. I'm not at all new to this, but it has the ol' Doc stumped..did I miss something?

**guitardoc64** · #2 (**permalink**) 04-28-2010, 10:10 AM

It worked in NO when set back to automatic instead of HDR only. Location on.

**guitardoc64** · #3 (**permalink**) 04-28-2010, 07:47 PM

Yeah, I suppose. Or I may be seeing another carrier's 3G. I tried everything I can think of, but nothing works other than leaving it set to automatic and watching my battery die. So, whatever. I'm due for an upgrade, so either the Pro 2 or EVO is next, and I'll retire tne Vogue.

whitey10tc · #4 (**permalink**) 04-29-2010, 02:38 PM

AGPS uses an EVDO signal when possible. and programs like Gmaps. will most likely require a EVDO signal.
As for your EPST setting set it to auto and in the phone setting menu change the mode of operations to hybrid. You can also check the following, your GPSone setting in QPST your IP could have changed, also check your SUPL AGPS ip in the registry.

This of course all assumes that your phone strictly uses EVDO for all data, and 1X for talk and text.

**horndoctor** · #5 (**permalink**) 04-30-2010, 10:53 PM

Also, I have QuickGPS on my diamond which seems to help to get fast locks and I recently found a version that was posted for the Vogue here:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showpost.p...51&postcount=2

Might be worth a try!

**guitardoc64** · #6 (**permalink**) 05-01-2010, 07:41 PM

I'll try that. I updated the PRL to 60654 and it still doesn't GPS lock when in HDR only, but in automatic it works even better. I will have to see over the next few days as to impact on battery life...