GPS without network coverage?

[Hafrust]

Originally Posted by Mylt1

i asked because if you were running vzn with the MR1 update you would have to jump through some hoops to get GPS to work correctly. instead of getting pissy, next time just answer the questions people ask that are trying to help you. my advise would be to delete everything and do a reinstall. that way you can start fresh.

Man...calm down. He wasn't getting pissy, just stating that the phones are not getting service because they are not active, rather than just being out of a serviceable area.

[Daved]

Originally Posted by Mylt1

i asked because if you were running vzn with the MR1 update you would have to jump through some hoops to get GPS to work correctly. instead of getting pissy, next time just answer the questions people ask that are trying to help you. my advise would be to delete everything and do a reinstall. that way you can start fresh.

I appreciate your help and I was not getting pissy, sorry if I sounded like that.

I already tried different ROMs with different Windows Mobile versions. I think what I need are some Registry settings or some apps, maybe someone else here has already gone through this and got his GPS working without cellular service.

[Mylt1]

i had GPS working on my alltel 6800 before i had service on it. all i did was upgrade to a GPS radio then build my rom. i started out with google maps but switched to garmin XT because i didnt want to pay for data. what nav program are you using or are you using it for something like geocaching?

[Daved]

Originally Posted by Mylt1

i had GPS working on my alltel 6800 before i had service on it. all i did was upgrade to a GPS radio then build my rom. i started out with google maps but switched to garmin XT because i didnt want to pay for data. what nav program are you using or are you using it for something like geocaching?

I use Garmin Mobile XT, that's all I need but it's almost impossible to get Garmin to get a lock. At this moment, under clear sky, Garmin sees 4 sats and it still says searching for sats, it doesn't lock.

Do you know what GPS settings did you have in your Alltel 6800?

[Mylt1]

have you updated to the newest firmware? it should be 5.xx. if not go to garmins site and download it. i could never get a lock with just running the older verison of XT. now all i need to do is fire up XT and less than a min i have a lock, no primer needed. as a side note when you up to 5.xx you can change the arrow to one of the pointers from the garmin garage. its pretty sweet.

[Daved]

Originally Posted by Mylt1

have you updated to the newest firmware? it should be 5.xx. if not go to garmins site and download it. i could never get a lock with just running the older verison of XT. now all i need to do is fire up XT and less than a min i have a lock, no primer needed. as a side note when you up to 5.xx you can change the arrow to one of the pointers from the garmin garage. its pretty sweet.

Yeah, I do have the latest version of Garmin Mobile XT... I love to be able to change the vehicle icon

[Mylt1]

thats weird. i havent had any problems getting a lock with the 5.xx update. again, i would remove XT and reinstall it. also check your location settings. make sure you have it ON and not 911 only.

[nullifier]

I have actually succeeded at this very thing, as my Mogul does not have service anymore. I had the same problem initially, but I fixed it by disabling aGPS via EPST. Apparently the aGPS polling causes programs that access the GPS to fail to sync if aGPS is waiting for data from the cell radio that never comes. Garmin XT and TomTom7 both work flawlessly, with QuickGPS priming I get a lock in about 6-10 seconds.

[Daved]

Originally Posted by nullifier

I have actually succeeded at this very thing, as my Mogul does not have service anymore. I had the same problem initially, but I fixed it by disabling aGPS via EPST. Apparently the aGPS polling causes programs that access the GPS to fail to sync if aGPS is waiting for data from the cell radio that never comes. Garmin XT and TomTom7 both work flawlessly, with QuickGPS priming I get a lock in about 6-10 seconds.

Would you please tell me exactly what you did to disable aGPS?

Thanks

[markppc6700]

Originally Posted by Daved

Would you please tell me exactly what you did to disable aGPS?

Thanks

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