GPS question

[nnn]

Any1 now why Omnia GPS needs the phone to be on?
My former PDA (HP 6915) did not need the phone to be on in order to do GPS work.

Thanks!

[bramay]

Originally Posted by nnn

Any1 now why Omnia GPS needs the phone to be on?
My former PDA (HP 6915) did not need the phone to be on in order to do GPS work.

Thanks!

I think it has to be on because everything is off when it is powered down.

[Phantom27]

I'm assumeing that you are talking about the phone radio... If you are... The GPS in most phones are not like the GPS you buy at walmart. Most phones use the phone to help get the location faster. I can't remember what it's called.

[Omega Ra]

aGPS. assisted GPS

[nnn]

Originally Posted by Omega Ra

aGPS. assisted GPS

Thanks!

Still I wonder why my Omnia GPS (assisted by phone) is way more slow than my former HP 6915 GPS without assisted GPS.

[Adrynalyne]

You guys are all wrong.

There is no working aGPS on the Omnia right now. It cannot use GPS when the phone is off, because the GPS is built into the radio. Turn off the radio, turn off the GPS.

If you don't believe me, use nodata.cab to turn off data, then use google maps. It still gets a lock.

aGPS uses data.

[theidoctor]

Originally Posted by Adrynalyne

You guys are all wrong.

There is no working aGPS on the Omnia right now. It cannot use GPS when the phone is off, because the GPS is built into the radio. Turn off the radio, turn off the GPS.

If you don't believe me, use nodata.cab to turn off data, then use google maps. It still gets a lock.

aGPS uses data.

interesting!!! maybe that is why the gps is still slow on the omnia!!! well... people at modaco are trying to work on getting AGPS working on this and i was confused as to why... makes more sense now!

[Adrynalyne]

Yep, we want faster locks!

[theidoctor]

yea... so does that mean, theres no possible way for a standalone gps on this thing either?

[Adrynalyne]

It already has standalone GPS.

Thats what is unlocked right now.