gps speedo

[sk8rseth]

so i just upgraded my ROM [just found out about it yesterday]
and i see it finally allows us Sprint users to hit that GPS
woo
anyways, i was trying to find a good [free] speedometer app
i found GPS Speedo, love the way it looks, but i cant get it to work
like i hit the GPS(off) button and try to turn it on, but it says "cant open port, port may already be in use"
even when i first turn on my phone.
so i went into tools, then COM and tryed messin around with them, [i have no idea wat COM means] and i finnally got it to say GPS(on) in the corner,
but stillllllllll no readings. whats wrong?
and does anybody else know any good speedometers??

[paulwynn]

sk8rseth, I think you're GPS isn't on. You may want to try a primer, GPS Viewer for example. There, you can set the COM, should be COM4, and baudrate 4800. Open GPS, and I'd do a cold start. If you see the tool, it real easy.

Anyway, try that, leave it on, then try gps speedo. Haven't used that myself, so I'm just guess actually.

[Negrito]

you may also want to check out GPSToday @ http://www.geoterrestrial.com/ its a fun lil plugin, plus you can get a pciture geo tagging addon. best of all its all free.




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[sk8rseth]

thanx for the quik replys, however ik my gps is on and working, cuz when i go into google maps, the gps works perfect, sooooooo

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[paulwynn]

I got nothing then. But maybe that's why you get the "...port may already be in use" ????

Drive the posted speed limits, and you wont have to worry about it

[bkhoste]

Turbo GPS is the program you want, here is the link. http://www.turboirc.com/ppc/ it should do what you want.

[Negrito]

Here is a screen of gpstoday on the bottom of my today screen.





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[pcskibum]

On message part:
after upgrading to the official rom my GPS worked perfectly for a couple of days with the Sprint Navigation, but today I tried to show someone how cool this is, and I couldn't make it work. Standing outdoors it tries to get a signal for about 5 minutes then displays a box saying "GPS signal is weak. Move to an open area..."

I've seen this thing get a good position in 20 seconds while sitting in my office. Now I can't get a signal with 360 degrees of clear sky. How can that happen? Do I need this "primer"? Testing some of the programs mentioned above.

Off message part:
Negrito, can you send me that cool Apple screen background, or tell me where to get it? I'd heading for LinuxWorld in San Francisco and that would be a nice conversation starter.

[tikiguy]

Thanks to Negrito for mentioning http://www.geoterrestrial.com/ gps today! I LOVE IT! it locks on to the satellites way quicker than google maps(and is more accurate), and I love the functions, and it's legit free! How cool. It auto shows on the map all my contacts which is a very good way to realize if I am near a friend or business without even thinking to look at it.