Any hope of GPS unlock for Verizon Omnia?

[tgreenstein]

What settings are you folks using on the "External GPS" settings icon?
This asks for "GPS Program Port", "GPS Hardware Port", and "Manage GPS Automatically".

[Omega Ra]

I don't use external GPS settings as the GPS is internal...

[tgreenstein]

Looks like somehow fooling around with the "External GPS" settings messed up the ability of Garmin Mobile XT and Google Maps to find the internal GPS; I restored an earlier backup and things work fine now.

[cloudycloud]

I just did the firmware update last night using what theidoctor had posted on piratebay and it worked great!!
GPS worked right out of the box. I didn't even have to change the com settings. I just left it as automatic.
it takes a minute to lock on but it works great with Google maps.

I did notice that the device gets pretty warm when using GPS for a prolonged time.

I like some of the other little extras and changes that were made.
dice game
pre-setting screen and quick settings screen
weatherbug is nice too.

[yardi4life]

How fast are some of you getting a gps lock? With the xv6900 I get lock in about 11-15 seconds even on bad weather days. Would hate to switch and have to wait 1 or 2 minutes.

Please let me know.

[KodiakClark]

Originally Posted by yardi4life

How fast are some of you getting a gps lock? With the xv6900 I get lock in about 11-15 seconds even on bad weather days. Would hate to switch and have to wait 1 or 2 minutes.

Please let me know.

For me it just depends on the day...some days it's fast and others it seems to take 5-10 min. Especially when you need it like now!

[theidoctor]

Originally Posted by KodiakClark

For me it just depends on the day...some days it's fast and others it seems to take 5-10 min. Especially when you need it like now!

yea i used to get them about 5 minutes... it took longer for garmin, but igo 8 and google maps were a little quicker....

now that i switched to the BB Storm, i get it in about 3 seconds I love A-GpS!

[syrguy1969]

Mine used to take a long time as well, but after I installed GPSGate, I get a lock very fast on all GPS apps I have tried.

[yardi4life]

Originally Posted by syrguy1969

Mine used to take a long time as well, but after I installed GPSGate, I get a lock very fast on all GPS apps I have tried.

How fast is fast? In sec (about 30 sec) or minutes

[greenskeeper805]

With GPS Gate you can leave it connected so when you want to use Google Maps or Live Search you can get a lock in seconds. I can usually get a lock in 1 to 3 secs