Bingo !!! I finally have assisted GPS whoohoo

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Originally Posted by gedster314

I have to agree. This makes a big difference in locks. I'm using it with Derek's 19.1 Rom and radio 3.37. I don't even have to start with GPS viewer. I just goto Google Map, set the GPS to get the info from windows, toggle use gps and within 30 seconds later it gets a lock. Even find my location works. I did leave my QOS stock (50).

Correct, I don't even bother Priming with anything any more. Just go straight to iGuidance (with GPSGate pointing at "WM GPS" for input and COM1 for output.

I got some of this information from the Mogul Forums and one site (may have been a microsoft site).

One thing I might explain.

Running in GPSMode=2 *might* also be using assist but what it may do is not report cellular position (by design) but pass the information to the GPS for Sat location. The reason this mode may exist is, in some cases it may better to have NO position than a wrong one (the Cell Triangulation will offten be off by a block or so , sometimes more sometimes less]). For example when navigating and suddenly you loose Sats and it says take a U turn out of the blue rather than "Waiting for GPS Lock".

But GPSMode=4 definitely reports Cell Triangulation Position (while it waits for Sats or if Sats are not reachable). I prefer this mode because you can better tell what's going on.

So this might explain why some people say it's "The Same" to obtain Sat Lock and others (that want to see something happening) say it's better. It could be Placebo effect getting a "close" position while you wait (That's not a Sat lock position).

But I feel like assist is not working in GPSMode=2 and I prefer seeing what's going on. If you don't see positions off by a block or so with 0 Sats something else may be broken. If Google Maps is sitting off the coast of Nigeria (Plain Blue Screen with Blue Dot, Zoom Out to see where you are) your assist is not working (or not Reporting Position).

It might be important to update your GPS DLL's because I swear I tried this on earlier setup and I saw no change.

I setup my friends phone the same way. One morning we'll fire them both up from COLD start each set to different modes and see what we get.

I think new DLL's are just as important.

I've been been baby sitting my adult daughter that's sick and driving all over the place making BT headset calls while navigating and not a single hiccup (not a single GPS Hang since new DLL's for 2 days or so with heavy use).

I love this thing.