Alltel GPS Issues

[Blaine12]

I am just about at my wits end, hopefully somebody here can help me out. I have an Alltel Touch, and am unable get my GPS to lock. I'll describe the details of exactly what's happening, and what I've tried so far. Hopefully someone here can shed some light on this frustrating problem.

Problem: The farthest I have been able to get is to have GPS apps (such as Holux GPS Viewer, HTC GPS Tool, Google Maps) see the GPS, but they will not lock. In GPS Viewer and GPS Tool, the phone will sit with no satellites found for about a minute, then it will find one or two satellites (always due north, overlapping each other). Then those satellites will disappear for 20 seconds or so, only to be replaced by completely different satellites in the same position. It varies between showing 0, 1, or 2 satellites, never more than two. Very rarely, it will flash with 6 or 7 satellites all over the map, then disappear as soon as they appeared. I have left the phone on and searching all night, and it will NEVER lock. Whether I am indoors or outside seems to make no difference.

I have unlocked my phone with 2.31 unlocker.
I have tried the 3.37.10 Alltel radio.
I have tried the 3.37.15 Sprint radio.
I have tried the 3.42.30 Sprint Radio.
I have tried the 3.42.50 Bell radio.

I have tried half a dozen roms (OMJ, dharvey's, etc) that have been posted on the forums, with "GPS locks in 6-8 seconds 100% of the time", no change. I have tried copying virser_gps.dll into the windows directory on Roms that do not include it. I have tried using hgrays GPS Kick Start. I have also tried the Assisted GPS Hack.cap posted on the forums. I have tried setting the registry value for GPS mode to 1, 2, 3, and 4. I have tried running GPS enabled kitchens 19588, 20226, 20270, 3.02, andno2chem_19209.

I also read the thread on push mail disrupting the GPS, but this problem occurs even before I set up any email accounts.

I have tried all instructions in this thread as well, so please do not link it.

Oh, and I have always made sure to check that the Location Setting was on under Phone, Options, Location.

If anyone can think of anything I am missing or that I should try, I would greatly appreciate it. I am really at my wits end with this. I never thought getting the GPS going would be such a pain.