(Possibly) Working aGPS Solution! (Take Two)

[ribbz22]

ya, i figured i would just chalk it up to that. once the gps detects signals though the lock does seem to come much faster. now that ive read the entire thread that seems to be the actual function. i was thinking it was just a lock straight from the phones initial search.

thanks!

[Adrynalyne]

If it was tower based triangulation, it would be better.

This is our best bet for now.

[replica9000]

Between GPS Quick Position and GPS Toggle I may never need to wait for a lock again! lol

[ribbz22]

Originally Posted by Adrynalyne

If it was tower based triangulation, it would be better.

This is our best bet for now.

Yes, I wonder why they didn't build some kind of program to figure out where the phone is based on the local towers. You would figure with VZW's coverage this is the way they would have preferred to go. I guess extra work like that doesn't really fit into the Verizon business mold though....especially when they lock down stock features like this to begin with...

Too bad they couldn't have utilized both and used triangulation until a firm GPS lock was aquired. That would have been sweet.

[yojoe600]

def not locking today....ughh if we just had triangle lock

[Omega Ra]

Okay, fresh from a hard reset...1 minute 30 seconds to a lock

[syrguy1969]

Just curious Adrynalyne....in the ROM thread you mention you were going to try and remember to make the reg changes before you cook the new version, so my question is.... you also have GPS Quick Position cooked in as well , how do you recomend it is used? The same as if we installed it, or is it automatic/used differently being cooked into a ROM?

[tedkord]

Originally Posted by ribbz22

Yes, I wonder why they didn't build some kind of program to figure out where the phone is based on the local towers. You would figure with VZW's coverage this is the way they would have preferred to go. I guess extra work like that doesn't really fit into the Verizon business mold though....especially when they lock down stock features like this to begin with...

Too bad they couldn't have utilized both and used triangulation until a firm GPS lock was aquired. That would have been sweet.

They did. VZNavigator. Unfortunately it;'s crap, and Verizon want to charge you $10 a month to use it. Knowing Verizon, third party support for a-gps will NOT be enabled in the new ROM - they're not going to let you use their towers for anything without you paying.

Amyway, Thanks much Adryn! I'm not getting the results that others are (1.5-3 minutes for a lock for me, no satellites even detected indoors), but it's still better than the 15 minutes to never prior. I still can't seem to get a lock at all while driving - I need to stop and wait the 3 minutes or so. Could be my location, or maybe I just got a bum antenna in my Omnia. Doesn't matter - in a month or three I hope to be cruising an Omnia II!

[Solange82200]

I have been happily running my gps all day today. Since they both do pretty much the same thing, which do you think I should use on a regular basis Adrynalyne, the Quickgps or GPSQuickPosition? Any difference between the two?

[lioryte]

Sitting home, Chillin', Using good ol' Bing getting a fix immediately...One tiny issue...(Get fixed once I go outside, thought I'd share )