GPS on alltel 6800 - easy way

[jpc0480]

I'm not sure if the Touch has GPS... If it does there are a couple of free progs to use, Google Maps, Live Search, etc... You can add TomTom and/or Garmin though.

[CADman_ks]

I just wanted to report that I just got my HTC 6800 over the last week. After seeing this posting, adding GPS was something that I definitely wanted to do to my phone.

After some checking, I found out that my phone already had the ROM version and radio version installed in the first part of this message. Eagerly, I tried just installing Google maps, but GPS didn't work. Then I installed the patches, soft reset my phone, and all is good!!!

If you have a fairly recent phone, it appears that you might have the latest ROM and radio version. If that's the case, then you don't need to go thru the step of flashing the ROM, or at least I didn't.

Immediately after the patch installs, it took my phone about 5 minutes to find 5 satellites. Since then, it doesn't have any problem finding satellites very quickly. 5 is the most that I've seen so far, so I think that I'll put my phone in the window and see if I can lock onto more, even though it works great at the moment.

CADman_ks

PS: let me say two things:

1) I'm totally new to the whole internet/gps/windows mobile/ phone thing. Yeah, I have had cell phones, but this is something totally different.

2) This site is TOTALLY AWESOME! This is my first post, and I hope to find out a TON of information here. The information in this one post has been almost invaluable!!! Now I can sell my hand held GPS.

[chevyforlife]

Originally Posted by CADman_ks

This site is TOTALLY AWESOME! This is my first post, and I hope to find out a TON of information here. The information in this one post has been almost invaluable!!! Now I can sell my hand held GPS.

well thats the whole reason for the site for people who love this to do what they love and share it with everyone else. and welcome to the madness of ppcgeeks.

[erzengel]

Hi, im new here, this is my fisrt post.
Does this work with the HTC Mogul from Sprint?
thanks in advance.

[chevyforlife]

Originally Posted by erzengel

Hi, im new here, this is my fisrt post.
Does this work with the HTC Mogul from Sprint?
thanks in advance.

first off welcome to the madness, and second if you update your rom with the official update from sprint(newest) or a custom rom you will have gps. this is for alltel cause were on the leading edge of being behind in updates. and i would not advise flashing a custom rom if you dont know wat ur doing.
~chevy

[rgildoss]

Originally Posted by chevyforlife

first off welcome to the madness, and second if you update your rom with the official update from sprint(newest) or a custom rom you will have gps. this is for alltel cause were on the leading edge of being behind in updates. and i would not advise flashing a custom rom if you dont know wat ur doing.
~chevy

Hmm is this correct ? the new sprint rom from HTC ( 9-30-08 ) now comes with GPS unlocked?

can the GPS be used with other aps such as TomTom ?

i would realy love to know this as im wanting to get rid of the custom roms and use sprint release

[MrObvious]

Originally Posted by spokenwordd

I upgraded my ROM on my Alltel PP 6800 to the newest release and noticed that GPS was unlocked but not AGPS as I could not get Google Maps to work but the built in Alltel Nav was working.

I reapplied the GPS unlocked and then the Super Lock on fix and now GPS AND AGPS are not working.... any ideas?

Check the Location Setting. They turn it off for whatever reason.

Originally Posted by rgildoss

Hmm is this correct ? the new sprint rom from HTC ( 9-30-08 ) now comes with GPS unlocked?

can the GPS be used with other aps such as TomTom ?

i would realy love to know this as im wanting to get rid of the custom roms and use sprint release

Yes. Turn Location Setting on.

[lalosanchez]

Iv'e had my htc 6800 from alltel for a couple of month now, i got the gps to work! i also got the touchflow on my phone! its awsome. i also got some of the iphone features on it to!

[6800]

shadow-tech

Just went through the process. Took me about 6 minutes total from install to acquisition of satelites. I already had the new Rom and had Google Maps installed.

Works like a charm. I was in Nigeria for 2 minutes then I was back in the USA

This will be an awesome add on thanks for your insight. =D>

[anarten]

Did rom update when everything was loaded i tried installing 1234 but only 2 and 4 would open and install ???