Verizon GPS not working anymore

[trance2002]

@denasqu
That is too funny! Thanks for the laugh!

[denasqu]

Originally Posted by jadesse

I doubt you were getting 5-10 sec. locks because my Tilt wasn't that fast.

10 seconds would have been a really slow lock a week ago.

[joshkeller77]

Originally Posted by jadesse

My GPS still worked without using the Valhalla with both the MR1 & MR2. I only started using NFSFAN's ROM 2 weeks ago. This was because I had to soft reset every time I need to use the GPS.

I understand that NFSFAN's has the GPS unlock built into his ROM. For This reason I fail to understand why poeple are pissing & moaning about their GPS not working. Flash his ROM or silular & problem solved.

I doubt you were getting 5-10 sec. locks because my Tilt wasn't that fast.

First of all, I am running 6800 titan, but I am testing two friends phones currently (Vogue, Touch Pro) to figure out what is really going on.

Could someone tell me definitively if NFSFAN's ROMs have working aGPS still? I was under the impression that their aGPS wasn't working either.

We are not moaning about GPS not working, I am still getting locks. I am trying to figure out if aGPS can be restored to what it was a week ago. If you know how to do this, many people would thank you.

I don't know about your Tilt, but many people were getting instant locks in Google Maps under ten seconds from hitting the button. I don't want to bicker over a few seconds difference.

[stevens]

Originally Posted by trance2002

Another update on my experience. After a soft reset and getting home I have been unable to get a lock. It worked on my office roof on the 25th floor in Brooklyn but I'm unable to get a lock at my apartment in Manhattan. I tried on the 10th floor roof deck (surrounded by much taller buildings) with no luck. If I need that much clear sky this will never be reliable. I tried Google Maps and Live Search. I've seen people use some kind of GPS viewer to prime the GPS before and wondered if this might help. I don't know what a good app to prime is though. Any suggestions? Does the HTC GPS tool work for this? I have a feeling this might be the final straw after almost 10 years with Verizon. It shouldn't be this hard just to have basic funtionality from my PPC. Funny thing is I am an RF Engineer who has done a lot of work with VZW over the years. Kind of wish I had been involved with AGPS and E911 instead of EVDO so I really knew what was at work here.

The one I really like is called "GPS Toogle". But I just use it to turn gps on/off. Not sure if it will improve the start up performance.

If you don't get a lock for a long time, try to soft reset the phone. Hope this helps.

[thenikonian]

I'm not sure what registry changes you made but I did some playing in HKLM\Software\HTC\SUPL AGPS\ that caused me to lose GPS again. Not sure what did it but even returning the settings to default did nothing to help. So for the 15th time I had to do a hard reset and change gps mode for the valhalla key only.

After that I install Baf's GPS Toggle and HTC GPS Tool. I used the cold start option in the GPS tool to get my first lock. I don't know if it made any difference but my GPS is working again.

Originally Posted by trance2002

Another update on my experience. After a soft reset and getting home I have been unable to get a lock. It worked on my office roof on the 25th floor in Brooklyn but I'm unable to get a lock at my apartment in Manhattan. I tried on the 10th floor roof deck (surrounded by much taller buildings) with no luck. If I need that much clear sky this will never be reliable. I tried Google Maps and Live Search. I've seen people use some kind of GPS viewer to prime the GPS before and wondered if this might help. I don't know what a good app to prime is though. Any suggestions? Does the HTC GPS tool work for this? I have a feeling this might be the final straw after almost 10 years with Verizon. It shouldn't be this hard just to have basic funtionality from my PPC. Funny thing is I am an RF Engineer who has done a lot of work with VZW over the years. Kind of wish I had been involved with AGPS and E911 instead of EVDO so I really knew what was at work here.

[thenikonian]

Verizon reported a nationwide data outage at 4:30 est today that lasted about an hour. Don't know if they were doing any emergency/scheduled maintenance that affects AGPS but it might be worth a try to see if they have it working again.

Sorry guys, I can't check this out for myself because I have no time for hard resets tonight.

[harley!]

Originally Posted by joshkeller77

Could someone tell me definitively if NFSFAN's ROMs have working aGPS still? I was under the impression that their aGPS wasn't working either.

I've been using NFSFAN's ROMs since last August. After the XDA aGPS fix, I was getting locks inside or out in about 8 seconds with up to 11 sats.

I can still lock, but only 3-5 sats and after at least a minute (usually more). Usually need to use the HTC GPS tool to prime as well. With this performance, I doubt that aGPS is still working.

[fredcatsmommy]

Originally Posted by denasqu

Hey let's try to keep the technical speak down to a minimum okay.

I knew not knowing the program name would get a response. I couldn't remember that it was QPST. Also referred to as the "XDA aGPS fix."

[wmnoobie]

I've got: xv6900, wm6.1 with customizations, google maps, valhalla
Thought there may be some value in consolidating some of the info I've found in this thread and xda
For Valhalla
From Jacob623 post edit the registry and change the following 3 entries:
* \HKLM\Software\Valhalla Legends\GPSServer\PDEAddress = C3CF657E (REG_DWORD Hex)
-this translates to: 3285149054 (REG_DWORD Decimal)
-fyi C3CF657E entered as decimal will change to 1 in registry GPS worked
* \HKLM\Software\Valhalla Legends\GPSServer\PDEPort = 7788 (REG_DWORD Decimal)
* \HKLM\Software\Valhalla Legends\GPSServer\Mode = 0
I make the registry changes wait 20-30 seconds for the changes to be stored power off remove battery for 20-30 seconds restart. First lock does seem to take 2 - 3 minutes
More info on GPS settings
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showpost.p...16&postcount=1

[mdimas]

Has anyone noticed that the Valhalla server IP address (0x845FAE42) was pointing to a U.S. Army aGPS server at Fort Huachuca, Arizona?
Maybe we were to quick to judge Verizon for this outage.

mdimas