Verizon GPS not working anymore

[escribzz]

This could be because they now offer navigator for the ppc 6900

[thenikonian]

I changed my GPS mode to 0. Now I can get 3 or 4 satellites to lock. Not great but it is a start.

[mijenix]

What do you mean that you changed your GPS mode to 0. Where do you change your GPS mode? Is it in the registry?

[thenikonian]

Yes, in the registry. Using PHM Regedit I changed the following key from 2 to 0. I'm not sure what the GPS modes are... I saw this tip on XDA Developers.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Valhalla Legends\GPSServer\Mode = 0

Originally Posted by mijenix

What do you mean that you changed your GPS mode to 0. Where do you change your GPS mode? Is it in the registry?

[sdlucky7]

^^ I can verify that this seems to have had an effect. Why it works... I don't know, but I went from aGPS not working at all to tracking 6-8 satellites near the window indoors.

I was reading earlier an internal memo that Verizon plans on unlocking the aGPS for some of devices (Omina, Touch Pro, ets). SO perhaps that has something to do with it.

Thanks "thenikonian," for pointing this out!

[sdlucky7]

http://www.intomobile.com/2008/12/18...comment-334117

The memo:


Verizon Wireless, like all carriers, orders devices to meet certain specifications inclusive of features. Each of these specs is tested to determine if it meets our performance goals. There are instances when the phone will pass our extensive testing process but a specific feature may not meet the standard. We will often choose to introduce the phone without that feature but ask that the manufacturer come back to us with revised software that has to be tested to make sure the service works the same across our entire wireless footprint –from Maine to Hawaii. In the case of open standalone GPS, we are partnering with the Windows Mobile device manufacturers to provide a software upgrade that will add this capability to the existing assisted GPS capability. This is a complex development project to provide open standalone GPS while maintaining the assisted GPS capability with the level of performance and security that our customers expect. The recently introduced Windows Mobile devices including Omnia, Saga, and Touch Pro are targeted to add open standalone GPS in the 1st half of 2009.

Steve Schwed
Verizon Wireless
HQ Executive Relations Supervisor

[depeched]

Originally Posted by sdlucky7

http://www.intomobile.com/2008/12/18...comment-334117

The memo:


Verizon Wireless, like all carriers, orders devices to meet certain specifications inclusive of features. Each of these specs is tested to determine if it meets our performance goals. There are instances when the phone will pass our extensive testing process but a specific feature may not meet the standard. We will often choose to introduce the phone without that feature but ask that the manufacturer come back to us with revised software that has to be tested to make sure the service works the same across our entire wireless footprint –from Maine to Hawaii. In the case of open standalone GPS, we are partnering with the Windows Mobile device manufacturers to provide a software upgrade that will add this capability to the existing assisted GPS capability. This is a complex development project to provide open standalone GPS while maintaining the assisted GPS capability with the level of performance and security that our customers expect. The recently introduced Windows Mobile devices including Omnia, Saga, and Touch Pro are targeted to add open standalone GPS in the 1st half of 2009.

Steve Schwed
Verizon Wireless
HQ Executive Relations Supervisor

Funny, but sprint doesn't seem to have any issues successfully implementing agps for a while now. Let it go, Verizon.

[Richw]

Same thing here..went out last weekend.
How could this be?

[sdlucky7]

In reading some other posts... The whole regedit of changing the mode from "2" to "0" may just be disabling aGPS and making the phone use it's internal GPS only. So it does have an effect, just not solving the problem of no aGPS. Although, I am no were near being an expert on this kind of stuff so I could be wrong.

[denasqu]

Originally Posted by sdlucky7

In reading some other posts... The whole regedit of changing the mode from "2" to "0" may just be disabling aGPS and making the phone use it's internal GPS only. So it does have an effect, just not solving the problem of no aGPS. Although, I am no were near being an expert on this kind of stuff so I could be wrong.

You are correct.

Some technical info on GPSone chip and GPSMode