htc touch gps

[tlcasper]

I have the bell version of the HTC Touch with Garmin XT installed. Just spent a week in the far north where there is zero coverage, nothing. And I had accurate SAT. lock anytime I fired it up. After reading your post I put the phone in airplane mode then fired up Garmin, locked in under 2 minutes.

[jethro_static]

Originally Posted by tlcasper

I have the bell version of the HTC Touch with Garmin XT installed. Just spent a week in the far north where there is zero coverage, nothing. And I had accurate SAT. lock anytime I fired it up. After reading your post I put the phone in airplane mode then fired up Garmin, locked in under 2 minutes.

Ur GPS chip is different from ur radio. The satellite will still locate U but u cannot navigate if there is no way a data can access ur phone. The only way a satellite cannot lock on u is if U turn off ur phone completely.

Try this my brother, Put ur phone on flight mode then try to update ur weather. A simple application like that requires a data transfer isn't it?

[tlcasper]

Originally Posted by jethro_static

Ur GPS chip is different from ur radio. The satellite will still locate U but u cannot navigate if there is no way a data can access ur phone. The only way a satellite cannot lock on u is if U turn off ur phone completely.

Navigation worked just fine up north. I had just installed Garmin XT and was playing with some of the features.

[jethro_static]

Originally Posted by tlcasper

Navigation worked just fine up north. I had just installed Garmin XT and was playing with some of the features.

I cannot explain to you what happened up north coz it was u in there. I am speaking for the A-GPS technology and carriers standpoint. Now, if I ask U to prove that statement, Can U provide me and the readers some proof?

Edited: Oh yeah. On the other thread, Someone claimed that he has 2 HTC Touch which he use 1 at a time. He used the one that has no service from sprint as navigation and it worked. I was crossing my fingers that it has a standalone technology coz I have a touch too. as you can see in this link, a list of phones with A-GPS technology. Touch is not listed. Touch Might have a Different chip on it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...h_Assisted_GPS