GPS on alltel 6800 - easy way

[shadow-tech]

make sure u soft reset after the install process.

make sure location settings are turned on. it is the the phone/menu/options/services

if you are using google maps. select 'use gps' but then also click on 'my location'. if u just click use gps it wont work. U NEED TO CLICK 'my location'

alarmman do u pay for the data service?

if not you can find other software out there that has all of the map data already downloaded. i think the software requires like 300MB-500MB of free space on your storage card.

if this is not an option you can always go thru wifi. but this is less practical.

let me know if you guys still have problems.

[alarmman]

Shadow, thanks for the reply. I do have a data plan, & can connect to the internet via wifi or cell. I did the "GPS enable " stuff on Sunday night, and then travelled a 100 miles into Sprint territory on Monday morning. I realized that morning my cell was dead. I dialed *228 on the phone to activate it and to learn roaming position and it worked. As did my GPS. When I returned to Alltel towers though, no cell again. I called Alltel they had to wipe my registry & I re-activated my phone. I now know to never do *228 away from home. The reason I mention all of this is that my GPS worked in the Sprint tower range. Any of this make sense?

[shadow-tech]

kinda makes sense. the gps will work if ur in flight mode. a cell tower just gives u the map data. yes always *228 from home. it seems like ur problem is with google maps not the gps itself. maybe remove google maps then try reinstalling it. maybe also try a program a few peeps use, gpsviewer. it 'initiates' the gps. only a few programs can initiate the gps even though many can use the gps. it needs to be initiated for it to work. post if u get it working. let me know how far u get too.

[blackram2k1]

Thanks for the tip. I installed the patch files, soft-reset, installed Google maps and voila! I had my exact location locked in with 5 sats within 30 seconds! I've been waiting for an easy gps solution for my 6800 for months.