GPS on alltel 6800 - easy way

[chevyforlife]

Originally Posted by shadow-tech

Sweet!
the blue dot that indicates your location might "wiggle/bounce" around a bit but it should be very accurate. 3-5 feet accurate.

i would say thts pretty close to wat im getting

[ajm144k]

is that true what was said before in that gps101- if you let your phone's gps stay on for a longer period of time (i.e. overnight while charging) it will connect faster in that area? shadow-tech what was your follow up on doing this

[chevyforlife]

Originally Posted by ajm144k

is that true what was said before in that gps101- if you let your phone's gps stay on for a longer period of time (i.e. overnight while charging) it will connect faster in that area? shadow-tech what was your follow up on doing this

i have found that it works very well. im goin to use it on my way to Omaha,NE tomorrow. and mine does seem to connect faster from leaving it on.

[shadow-tech]

sorry, have been to busy. i will definitaly try it this week an lets yall know.

[alarmman]

I've followed the instructions carefully & have the latest ROM from HTC. When I run Google Maps, I get an error that says " This program requires a data connection. Please contact your carrier, or visit google.com, etc.". Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong?

will this work with the latest alltel 6800 rom Version: 3.35.671.9 that was released on 4/28/08. I already have gps working thanks to a dcd rom but wouldn't mind having an alltel rom back just in case anything happens to my phone and i need a fix. would anyone recommend upgrading to the new rom and re-enabling GPS?

[JoLLyRoGer]

Originally Posted by vetteman82

will this work with the latest alltel 6800 rom Version: 3.35.671.9 that was released on 4/28/08. I already have gps working thanks to a dcd rom but wouldn't mind having an alltel rom back just in case anything happens to my phone and i need a fix. would anyone recommend upgrading to the new rom and re-enabling GPS?

That's the rom I used. Works like a champ! My wife and I just took my 6800 house hunting with us and I couldn't be more pleased with it.

-JR

[thunderkat]

First off, GPS Enabled and locked in great!

This might seem like an odd question:

When I tried to use the directions function for Google Maps (downloaded to my mobile) it would only use my EVDO connection. I do not have the unlimited data plan as I am around wifi for 90% of my day. Does anyone know if it is possible to use the direction function to load the directions to my phone and then use the gps to track our progress against those directions?

[docmofro]

Originally Posted by thunderkat

First off, GPS Enabled and locked in great!

This might seem like an odd question:

When I tried to use the directions function for Google Maps (downloaded to my mobile) it would only use my EVDO connection. I do not have the unlimited data plan as I am around wifi for 90% of my day. Does anyone know if it is possible to use the direction function to load the directions to my phone and then use the gps to track our progress against those directions?

start>settings>connections> click on advanced tab >then click on select network

specify the preferred network from the pull down menu or make one for wifi only.

[docmofro]

went back to stock and tried this today. It locked on fast and no problem. I used GPS-viewer and google-maps.

btw, anyone else notice that stock rom about 26-28mb free at startup? wow.