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[Q] Captivate Using Bluetooth GPS vs Internal?

I was thinking of buying an external bluetooth-gps receiver for my car and using it along with one of the presumed-to-work bluetooth-gps apps on the android market as a possible work-around to this galactic gps freak-show. Has anybody had any luck with this method or even tried it on a Captivate or any Galaxy S model for that matter? Any exceptional unit vs software combos? How about BTGPS with Froyo?

Search market for bluetooth GPS mouse, works great, free version will disconnected after 10 minutes.

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I've got a tom tom bluetooth gps receiver and could not get it to work at all on my Captivate with Cognition 2.2b6.

Try using "Bluetooth GPS Provider" works great on the captivate when I need to have a reliable GPS. Best of all its FREE!!!
http://www.appbrain.com/app/bluetooth-gps-provider/de.mobilej.btgps

Philux-X said:
Try using "Bluetooth GPS Provider" works great on the captivate when I need to have a reliable GPS. Best of all its FREE!!!
http://www.appbrain.com/app/bluetooth-gps-provider/de.mobilej.btgps
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Thanks for the heads up. I was wondering about this as I found my old bluetooth GPS I used to use for my Imate Jam the other day. I'll give this a try.

Does anyone know of an old WM app that can turn a phone into an external bluetooth GPS? I have an old HTC Fuze and a Tilt 2...I'd like to use them as an external GPS for my captivate..Any Ideas?

TheSopranos16 said:
Does anyone know of an old WM app that can turn a phone into an external bluetooth GPS? I have an old HTC Fuze and a Tilt 2...I'd like to use them as an external GPS for my captivate..Any Ideas?
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You sparked my interest as I have a HTC mogul laying around. I am going to try this:
http://forum.gpsgate.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3968
I will let you know if it works.
Edit: It works like a champ. Here is where i downloaded the app: http://gpsgate.com/products/gpsgate_client
Looks like they will be getting 19 bucks from me and my mogul just found a new purpose

Ok that sounds like a possibility... Going to try this on my htc tilt 2... Thanks!
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Philux-X said:
Try using "Bluetooth GPS Provider" works great on the captivate when I need to have a reliable GPS. Best of all its FREE!!!
http://www.appbrain.com/app/bluetooth-gps-provider/de.mobilej.btgps
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Thank you for the link

I tried GPSGate as well and it worked for me. I tested it with Google Maps this morning and it really is amazing how well my 3 year old HTC Fuze can track me. I guess whats really amazing here is how badly my shiny new Captivate can track...but it was nice to see how well Google Maps Navigation works with a real GPS. I'll probably just use my fuze for GPS from now on...lets face it...if Samsung knew how to fix this in software, it would be done already. This is our only solution until we get our next phone...

Sucks. Samsung should pay for it.
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TheSopranos16 said:
I tried GPSGate as well and it worked for me. I tested it with Google Maps this morning and it really is amazing how well my 3 year old HTC Fuze can track me. I guess whats really amazing here is how badly my shiny new Captivate can track...but it was nice to see how well Google Maps Navigation works with a real GPS. I'll probably just use my fuze for GPS from now on...lets face it...if Samsung knew how to fix this in software, it would be done already. This is our only solution until we get our next phone...
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My wife has my fuze now. I imagine this will still work with the tilt right.
Im trying to use bluetooth gps provider, but I can't get it to work. What do you use for the fuze? I can't get gps2blue 2.0 to work. Keeps saying waiting for bluetooth to be enabled. What am I doing wrong. Bluetooth is enabled on both. But gps bluetooth provider leos coming up with gps error.
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I''ve had some mixed results using "Bluetooth GPS Provider". Google Maps and My Tracks have no issue using my bluetooth GPS. It's Google Navigation that does not like it for whatever reason. G Nav requests GPS to be turned on. I'll have to play around more to see if I can get G Nav to play nicely with it. I always preffered using Google Maps better than Navigation though. But this old GPS unit rocks. It's been sitting in my desk drawer ever since I got my Tilt 1. My Captivate GPS has been okay. The biggest issue I have with it is when using G Nav. The GPS will get way off course and then re-route. Kind of annoying. Just another reason why I preffer G Maps over G Nav for directions.
This is the Bluetooth GPS unit I have: http://www.digitalreviews.net/reviews/accessories/qstarz-bt-q810-gps-receiver.html

Anyone have any insight on getting this to work with fuze or tilt?
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This is a long shot but anyone know how to do this using and old blackberry curve? My WM had a crushed screen so I trashed it.

Holy **** this is intriguing. I actually JUST bought a TomTom Bluetooth GPS receiver off of Amazon because I was thinking the same thing and wanted to try it, but it won't be in until later next week. Now that you guys mentioned the WinMo software I am going to try it on my old Tilt 2.
BTW...when the TomTom receiver comes in I will post about any success/failure. I only purchased it because I coincidentally stumbled upon it at Amazon for $18.99 brand new.
For now I guess all hope is on the Tilt 2...will post back in an hour or so...

TheSopranos16 said:
I tried GPSGate as well and it worked for me. I tested it with Google Maps this morning and it really is amazing how well my 3 year old HTC Fuze can track me. I guess whats really amazing here is how badly my shiny new Captivate can track...but it was nice to see how well Google Maps Navigation works with a real GPS. I'll probably just use my fuze for GPS from now on...lets face it...if Samsung knew how to fix this in software, it would be done already. This is our only solution until we get our next phone...
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How did you guys get GPS Gate to work? I am trying on my Tilt 2 and it keeps telling me (Under "Active output" in the Output tab) that the Bluetooth Server (SCN 25) Could not find Bluetooth hardware or...(The rest is cut off). I used the wizard to install and chose to share over bluetooth. I triple checked that I am visible and bluetooth is on.
Thanks!

Finally had to use a COM port instead of the bluetooth server. Works fine until opening Google Maps or Navigator. Navigator gripes about having the GPS location shut off (even though I'm receiving through bluetooth) and Google Maps lags very bad. Both programs screw up the location.

kimocal said:
I''ve had some mixed results using "Bluetooth GPS Provider". Google Maps and My Tracks have no issue using my bluetooth GPS. It's Google Navigation that does not like it for whatever reason. G Nav requests GPS to be turned on. I'll have to play around more to see if I can get G Nav to play nicely with it. I always preffered using Google Maps better than Navigation though. But this old GPS unit rocks. It's been sitting in my desk drawer ever since I got my Tilt 1. My Captivate GPS has been okay. The biggest issue I have with it is when using G Nav. The GPS will get way off course and then re-route. Kind of annoying. Just another reason why I preffer G Maps over G Nav for directions.
This is the Bluetooth GPS unit I have: http://www.digitalreviews.net/reviews/accessories/qstarz-bt-q810-gps-receiver.html
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I also use Bluetooth GPS Provider. I had trouble with it working with Google Nav at first because I turned off the internal GPS. As long as I don't turn off the internal GPS and I "start" the Bluetooth GPS Provider I find that the internal GPS doesn't fire up and Google Nav uses the external Bluetooth hardware. And it really runs great with much less battery drain on the phone.
The Bluetooth receiver I purchased on eBay was smaller than a car key fob. It cost about $35 with shipping overseas. Here is the link (if it posts, if not just Google BT-Mini-Keychain-Bluetooth-GPS-Receiver-51ch)
cgi ebay com/BT-Mini-Keychain-Bluetooth-GPS-Receiver-51ch-/360320274106?pt=GPS_Devices

I got mine working fine on my tilt and fuze. Gps works flawlessly
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(Q) Nexus S Gps

So...I currently own a vibrant and want to pick up a nexus s mainly because I'll be guaranteed android upgrades. My main concern is if the nexus s utilizes the same gps chip as the other galaxy s phones. If it does, it is an epic fail because gps accuracy is still HORRID on these phones and would be a total dealbreaker.
Anyone know the answer?
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The Nexus S has an improved antenna.
But even then the GPS issues on the Galaxy S series were mostly software ones since they've now been patched between the update, and the app ont he market to reset the gps settings.

neok44 said:
The Nexus S has an improved antenna.
But even then the GPS issues on the Galaxy S series were mostly software ones since they've now been patched between the update, and the app ont he market to reset the gps settings.
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I've tried every fix out there and it still has me driving next to the highway in the woods or 2 blocks from where I'm standing.
My crappy Motorola cliq has pinpoint precision compare to the vibrant.
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neok44 said:
The Nexus S has an improved antenna.
But even then the GPS issues on the Galaxy S series were mostly software ones since they've now been patched between the update, and the app ont he market to reset the gps settings.
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But that mostly means that there is still a hardware issue and that means the difference between driving on the road and driving perpendicular to it.

mchimney said:
But that mostly means that there is still a hardware issue and that means the difference between driving on the road and driving perpendicular to it.
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Im still pretty sure its a SW error, friend has a Galaxy S phone, installed the latest leaked build for his phone and wala GPS lock in seconds

The Nexus S got recertified through FCC testing for upgraded BT/GPS hardware.

JCopernicus said:
The Nexus S got recertified through FCC testing for upgraded BT/GPS hardware.
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Now that's what I wanted to hear!
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REQUEST
Those who already have their phone: please make a GPS test as it follows:
choose a location outside which you can easily identify on google earth (a tree, a big rock, something small but visible on satellite view)
go out there and use an app which shows GPS coordinates - preferably the free app GPS test
stand next to object and get the coordinates, write it down, etc (for this wait a while till more precise fix)
go back to house, type the coordinates into Google Earth
measure the distance between the location you got with your phone and the real object using Google Earths measuring tool
post the results here

Well, I'm not gonna do all that, but maybe this will help.
I did a cold start on Maps. Got a lock on within 10 seconds. Pretty damn good. Now I'm using GPS Test app and was able to lock on all satellites. 7 out of 7. This is all within my house. Wifi is off.
I can happily say that GPS works fine. From my experience anyways.

Yup GPS is fine locked faster and seems more accurate than my vibrant
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It was either Endgadget or gizmodo, but they said the GPS still sucks on the nexus s that it took forever for them to get a lock. I was tired of playing with ROM's etc, which is why I sold my vibrant and got a mytouch4g. I do miss the vibrant, but I geocache and a accurate GPS is something I needed.

aohmer said:
It was either Endgadget or gizmodo, but they said the GPS still sucks on the nexus s that it took forever for them to get a lock. I was tired of playing with ROM's etc, which is why I sold my vibrant and got a mytouch4g. I do miss the vibrant, but I geocache and a accurate GPS is something I needed.
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load of BS. took less than 0.5 sec to get a lock and the accuracy is incredible.

aohmer said:
It was either Endgadget or gizmodo, but they said the GPS still sucks on the nexus s that it took forever for them to get a lock. I was tired of playing with ROM's etc, which is why I sold my vibrant and got a mytouch4g. I do miss the vibrant, but I geocache and a accurate GPS is something I needed.
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They also said they were driving while trying to get a lock... And in my experience (Nexus S, TomTom, Garmin), a GPS can't get a lock while you're moving. Maybe the best ones can, but their test is not enough to say that Nexus S sucks.

I feel that I have a bad GPS. It's. Not seeing more than 2 satellite outdoor. I will test it more
demo23019 said:
Yup GPS is fine locked faster and seems more accurate than my vibrant
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Those that say that the GPS issues of the Galaxy S line of phones were fixed via the software update and market app probably don't own a Galaxy S phone. The GPS is definitely not fixed. In fact, it's the only reason why I'm in this forum. I'm willing to give up AT&T 3G for a working GPS -- I plan to sell my Captivate and buy a Nexus S if the GPS works.
Also, those that say they got a fast lock and great accuracy, that doesn't exactly mean anything yet. Most Galaxy S users had great GPS performance out-the-box, and after a hard reset. But the performance gradually degrades over the course of a few days, and then you eventually want to throw your phone out the window. So the fact that only some Nexus S owners have great GPS performance -- and not ALL -- leaves me discouraged. But we should have a better assessment after a few days.

Maybe Samsung and/or Google also released in market the pieces that they have produced, before changing the GPS antenna....
Maybe that's why some users have GPS issues and others not...
So maybe we have 2 deferent produced devices....
Nice scenario don't you think???

[Q] How many of you are having GPS issues.

Just trying to get count on how many are having GPS issues.
symptoms:
1) no direct lock
2) no lock at all
3) triangulated lock
3) Shows you driving 15 ft off road
4) "Bounces around"
5) Losses signal frequently
i have all of the above

I have 0 GPS issues.
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Google maps will not follow me.i have to move the screen to keep up.google navigation works fine..also co pilot works fine and it uses zero data so far im happy with the gps...on the captivate i have to start the gps test app. Before i can get a lock

the gps is very good but the setting can cause issues. i had some of the issues you mention, changed the sulp setting to auto config in lbs test mode and set it to msbased to match the secgps.conf file. i tried the google supl server but the gps was worse! the url is long for the server used in auto config so instead of writting it i just suggest you use the auto setting.
after that it works amazingly good, reception indoors is not as good as the nexus s or the atrix but the accuracy and lock times are nothing short of amazing.
also i never use wireless networks, it may try to fall back on it if you have a temporary reception issue and just cause major tracking issues. it is basically useless.
but that said if you always have the issues mentioned and not just occasionally then you may have a problem

Mine works great in maps.. didn't try tracking in Navagation but was playing with the voice on Google widget. Would say "navigate to dominos .Gonzales,la "and it would open Navagation but I can't here or get voice guided.
Does any one else get voice nav.
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Voice nav. Works fine..google maps is not working good at all..i wil try a reset and see how it goes..i had omnia 1 and 2..never any issues with the gps...sam should rehire those guys!

Dani897 said:
the gps is very good but the setting can cause issues. i had some of the issues you mention, changed the sulp setting to auto config in lbs test mode and set it to msbased to match the secgps.conf file. i tried the google supl server but the gps was worse! the url is long for the server used in auto config so instead of writting it i just suggest you use the auto setting.
after that it works amazingly good, reception indoors is not as good as the nexus s or the atrix but the accuracy and lock times are nothing short of amazing.
also i never use wireless networks, it may try to fall back on it if you have a temporary reception issue and just cause major tracking issues. it is basically useless.
but that said if you always have the issues mentioned and not just occasionally then you may have a problem
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What code do enter you enter to get into the gps settings??

FIREONHIGH said:
What code do enter you enter to get into the gps settings??
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i used launcher pro activities. i didnt care to try dialer codes. you just need launcher pro installed. you dont need to use it as the launcher.

Dani897 said:
i used launcher pro activities. i didnt care to try dialer codes.
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Thanks.i need buy the lic.for launcher pro,correct? Because i dont see the option you mentioned..

FIREONHIGH said:
Thanks.i need buy the lic.for launcher pro,correct? Because i dont see the option you mentioned..
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nope launcher pro free works fine.

I'm lost. But yes I get voice navigation. Seems to be an issue with Google maps and not navigation. Have any of you looked at the comments on Google maps in the market? Poeple using galaxy s devices have issues too. And come to think another it. Our device s basically a galaxy s device with out the lable... going to go switch it out tho. Get a new one and see how that goes.
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Dani897 said:
nope launcher pro free works fine.
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Thanks man i found it..

Yea no actually voice for me. Never talks.
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Transformer27 said:
I'm lost. But yes I get voice navigation. Seems to be an issue with Google maps and not navigation. Have any of you looked at the comments on Google maps in the market? Poeple using galaxy s devices have issues too. And come to think another it. Our device s basically a galaxy s device with out the lable... going to go switch it out tho. Get a new one and see how that goes.
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I went through the same crap as you did yesterday.
Used Copilot , all settings were default (not using wireless network , only using USE gps sattellites)
Took 15-20 minutes to grab a lock ... litterally had to park the car to the side and stick my hand out the window on a clear sunny day (total bull$hit) ... once I got a lock as I was driving on the highway it would occasionally show me driving waaaaaaaay off to the right than I actually was.
I hate admitting but I'm missing my iphone 3g , had instant lockon gps times

Transformer27 said:
I'm lost. But yes I get voice navigation. Seems to be an issue with Google maps and not navigation. Have any of you looked at the comments on Google maps in the market? Poeple using galaxy s devices have issues too. And come to think another it. Our device s basically a galaxy s device with out the lable... going to go switch it out tho. Get a new one and see how that goes.
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the galaxy s has different gps hardware or drivers but it can work adequately, this can work better, swap it out. if the second phone has issues i'll walk you through some better settings for it. i had a lot of experience with the captivate and know some things that mess with it. this however has agps (assisted gps) settings that work much better than the captivate and i recommend using them, after that you will not want to use a different device.

Dani897 said:
the galaxy s has different gps hardware or drivers but it can work adequately, this can work better, swap it out. if the second phone has issues i'll walk you through some better settings for it. i had a lot of experience with the captivate and know some things that mess with it. this however has agps (assisted gps) settings that work much better than the captivate and i recommend using them, after that you will not want to use a different device.
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Thanks! Like today it showed me in a Mercedes Benz dealership. I was like that is 9 streets down. what the hell!
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Transformer27 said:
Thanks! Like today it showed me in a Mercedes Benz dealership. I was like that is 9 streets down. what the hell!
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that would be the "use wireless networks" feature, dont use that. gps is never that far off.
turning that off will force gps and it may work better, if not you may need to change the supl settings to get the nmea data to download. agps will also help get the nmea data to download fast from the cell towers and not just from the satalites or wifi. having up to date nmea data makes all the difference.

isnt that used for when wifi is around? so even if im not on a wifi network it wouldn't work? so its like pointless to turn it off or on.?

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isnt that used for when wifi is around? so even if im not on a wifi network it wouldn't work? so its like pointless to turn it off or on.?
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just turn it off. it is completely useless. i have heard that it works off wifi, but it seems to do something anywhere i go, most people seem to believe that it is cell tower triangulation, either way the accuracy i get from it is as poor as 3600 meters and the center of the blue area is about 1 mile from my actual location. it serves no usefull purpose at all.

On or off still doesn't help
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Verizon GPS Locking Up?

I searched through the Q&A about the S3 GPS, and I couldn't find a similar case to this. Hopefully it's out there.
My job involves a lot of driving, and I use my GPS for literally everything because most of the places are pretty far out there. I've used a Motorola Droid X and an HTC Incredible perfectly for this. The GPS would lock and maintain a signal, and get me there with no problem.
On my Verizon S3, I have an odd issue. It'll take much longer to lock in, and when it finally does, it seems to just freeze up after a few minutes. It'll be stuck on the same remaining time, the cursor will be on the same point in the road despite having passed it, and the distance to the next turn won't update. A little bit afterwards, it'll say signal lost and try searching for the GPS again.
I tried turning power saver off, checking the location services on and off, and yes, I turned it off and back on.
I thought it was an issue due to a preemptive rooting of my phone, so I came home early today and reinstalled the stock ROM. I tried the GPS again, and it had the same exact issue despite not being rooted this time.
Is there any fixes out there, or tutorials, or something that could be causing this? Thanks. Will click the thanks button the video beat over my head.

If it is doing it consistently take it back and do an exchange. I have sold two Galaxy S 3s on Sprint and was able to get a lock in a building pretty quick. I have the Galaxy S 2 and my first one had similar GPS issues. I just did a warrenty replacement for it not charging and GPS on this new Galaxy S 2 is great.
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namakemono1776 said:
If it is doing it consistently take it back and do an exchange. I have sold two Galaxy S 3s on Sprint and was able to get a lock in a building pretty quick. I have the Galaxy S 2 and my first one had similar GPS issues. I just did a warrenty replacement for it not charging and GPS on this new Galaxy S 2 is great.
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Alright, that makes enough sense. I'll try doing that.
Could there be anything else wrong before having to do that? Worried they'll just sell out super fast.

Samsung galaxy phones have been know for GPS issues. Sounds like you got a bad one. You will make yourself go nuts trying to find fixes for it, like I did. Get another one and see what happens, even if it is a pain to get another one.
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namakemono1776 said:
If it is doing it consistently take it back and do an exchange. I have sold two Galaxy S 3s on Sprint and was able to get a lock in a building pretty quick. I have the Galaxy S 2 and my first one had similar GPS issues. I just did a warrenty replacement for it not charging and GPS on this new Galaxy S 2 is great.
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namakemono1776 said:
Samsung galaxy phones have been know for GPS issues. Sounds like you got a bad one. You will make yourself go nuts trying to find fixes for it, like I did. Get another one and see what happens, even if it is a pain to get another one.
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Alright, I appreciate the quick help. My dad is currently remaining vigilant in his demand to go through tech support first, so he's working on that. If that fails, I'll definitely try getting another Galaxy. Hopefully I can actually find one.
Maybe they WILL fix it, who knows! Probably not, though.
Question is still open if anyone has any ideas.

Monty522 said:
Alright, I appreciate the quick help. My dad is currently remaining vigilant in his demand to go through tech support first, so he's working on that. If that fails, I'll definitely try getting another Galaxy. Hopefully I can actually find one.
Maybe they WILL fix it, who knows! Probably not, though.
Question is still open if anyone has any ideas.
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Oh christ. Dad just finished with the tech support. They literally just told him to check the location settings to see if everything was checked(which it was when the problem was occurring). Even took it for another test drive and the same problem.
This really does suck sort of, I love the phone but GPS is essential. I hope I can just replace it.

If they give you a hard time return it and go somewhere else to buy it. You have 14 days to return it without breaking contract. Go into the store and see how their display model works.
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Back on my Incredible for a few days, just returned it. I hope the new model works. I miss it already. :<

Good luck

I'm having the same issue as OP. So i'm gathering that it just might be my specific phone and not that they're all having this problem?
I'm liking the phone for the most part, but the GPS issue is a pain when I use it multiple times a day.
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sgtflick said:
I'm having the same issue as OP. So i'm gathering that it just might be my specific phone and not that they're all having this problem?
I'm liking the phone for the most part, but the GPS issue is a pain when I use it multiple times a day.
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I had similar problem and just went to Verizon store today for it. The "technical specialist" had ZERO clue. He didn't even know where the location settings are. Anyway, after I showed him the problem in the store he ordered a replacement for me. Didn't even challenge me about trying to use it indoor, or having the WiFi turned off etc. I also tried the demo units they had in store and they all locked instantaneously.
It was pretty easy and I'm glad it's over. I've spent hours trying to figure out whether I'm crazy or the phone is crazy.
Good luck.

You guys who are having the lock ups, are you using VZNavigator or Google Nav?
I exclusively use GNav and I have the Verizon navigation services UNCHECKED and I have had zero issues with getting locks and with navigation.

AlexDeGruven said:
You guys who are having the lock ups, are you using VZNavigator or Google Nav?
I exclusively use GNav and I have the Verizon navigation services UNCHECKED and I have had zero issues with getting locks and with navigation.
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Google Map/Nav here. Never used VZW one. why on earth would anybody use VZW Nav? I did try both check/uncheck the VZW service.
In my case I'm sure it's not a user error. I spent hours trying all kinds of things, all possible combination of settings and different locations.

AlexDeGruven said:
You guys who are having the lock ups, are you using VZNavigator or Google Nav?
I exclusively use GNav and I have the Verizon navigation services UNCHECKED and I have had zero issues with getting locks and with navigation.
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I'm inside now so I can't test it, but i have VZNAV App disabled, I'm wondering if that may be affecting GPS lock. I'm sure my GPS was working fine a week ago, and thats the only thing I did recently that could have affected it. Someone please test enabling/disabling VZNav App and let me know if theres any differences.

ChrisNee1988 said:
I'm inside now so I can't test it, but i have VZNAV disabled, I'm wondering if that may be affecting GPS lock. I'm sure my GPS was working fine a week ago, and thats the only thing I did recently that could have affected it. Someone please test enabling/disabling VZNav and let me know if theres any differences.
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At one point of my testing I turned on VZW location service in location setting and it locked immediately. I was out in the open. I then tried toggling it multiple time, before and after rebooting the phone. It never helped again. I'm guessing in a normal situation it could help locking but it does fix my defective GPS.

simollie said:
At one point of my testing I turned on VZW location service in location setting and it locked immediately. I was out in the open. I then tried toggling it multiple time, before and after rebooting the phone. It never helped again. I'm guessing in a normal situation it could help locking but it does fix my defective GPS.
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I was talking about the VZNav app rather than VZW Location Service

ChrisNee1988 said:
I was talking about the VZNav app rather than VZW Location Service
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I've never open VZNav app. When I first got my phone I disabled the VZNav app. After I noticed the GPS problem I went back to 100% stock and did a factory reset. Did not disable VZNav and didn't even install any app. I still had the same GPS problem. So I guess in my case I did disable/enable the VZNav app and it didn't seem to be the cause.

simollie said:
I've never open VZNav app. When I first got my phone I disabled the VZNav app. After I noticed the GPS problem I went back to 100% stock and did a factory reset. Did not disable VZNav and didn't even install any app. I still had the same GPS problem. So I guess in my case I did disable/enable the VZNav app and it didn't seem to be the cause.
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Oh well if the GPS doesn't improve later, i'll stop by VZW on my way home and see if i can get an exchange.

HTC One X on AT&T

Would like some input. I have the HTC One X on AT&T having the same issues and more. I can not receive phone calls and once in a while I cant make a call either. ( sim card replaced twice) Needless to say the phone is four days old. I'm taking it in the afternoon to be replaced. I have a few questions.
1. What serial number/numbers have the "fix"?
2. Should I honestly just select another device all together? If yes, any suggestions?
Thanks in Advance

This seems like a manufacture defect and not a reason to reject the phone all together
Try a replacement and I bet your issues go away
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tritium man said:
Would like some input. I have the HTC One X on AT&T having the same issues and more. I can not receive phone calls and once in a while I cant make a call either. ( sim card replaced twice) Needless to say the phone is four days old. I'm taking it in the afternoon to be replaced. I have a few questions.
1. What serial number/numbers have the "fix"?
2. Should I honestly just select another device all together? If yes, any suggestions?
Thanks in Advance
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Had this issue (refer to "preparing sim card" error). Device replaced and had never occurred again.
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Thank you both for the help. Phone replaced yesterday evening. The reception is some what improved. Now I have a GPS issue. Shows me in a location I'm no where close to.

I'm not insulting you when I ask this, but do you have GPS on? I'm assuming you are opening Maps and checking where your location is, but maybe you haven't ticked it on.
On that note, the GPS on this phone is REALLY good IMO. I'm comparing it to my SGSII and the HTC seems far better and quicker.

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I'm not insulting you when I ask this, but do you have GPS on? I'm assuming you are opening Maps and checking where your location is, but maybe you haven't ticked it on.
On that note, the GPS on this phone is REALLY good IMO. I'm comparing it to my SGSII and the HTC seems far better and quicker.
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Yes sir, GPS is selected. Map's and the HTC weather show me in different location than where I'm located.

tritium man said:
Thank you both for the help. Phone replaced yesterday evening. The reception is some what improved. Now I have a GPS issue. Shows me in a location I'm no where close to.
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Go into Play Store and download GPS Status and Tools. Fire that up, go into Tools-->Manage A-GPS state, select reset, then go back into that menu and select download. Set the phone down outside in an area with good line of sight to a lot of sky (i.e. not near tall buildings) and let it aquire GPS lock in that app.
See how many satellites it's able to lock onto.

Fix= 14 Sats =21
I also notice the GPC icon never comes on. Using the GPS status is the first time i seen it.

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Go into Play Store and download GPS Status and Tools. Fire that up, go into Tools-->Manage A-GPS state, select reset, then go back into that menu and select download. Set the phone down outside in an area with good line of sight to a lot of sky (i.e. not near tall buildings) and let it aquire GPS lock in that app.
See how many satellites it's able to lock onto.
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I have had the issue you are having with other Android devices. Sometimes it isn't a hardware issue and could be a software one. Closing apps, restarting them and factory resetting the device could either temporarily address the problems you are having or fix them entirely. I'm returning my One X because of the problems I have had with it.

I am waiting for my 4th HTC one x from att in 2 months. 1st had random reboots second had grey blotches on the screen. 3rd was a refurb that came with a dead pixel. I wonder what the fourth will bring. When I contacted att about they grey blotches the warranty rep told me they weren't that bad and to just live with it. If I was still in my return period I would have gotten something else.
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I am within my return period. Would you make a recommendation on another device?

tritium man said:
I am within my return period. Would you make a recommendation on another device?
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The only comparable device is the S3. In the Android realm at least.
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cfn87 said:
The only comparable device is the S3. In the Android realm at least.
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There is nothing comparable in any other realm
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Gps never comes on for what, Google maps? To save battery life I always leave gps off and yes maps will not automatically turn it on. For that I use switchpro widget which allows me to have a set of toggles in the notification pull down with all of my favorite switches like wifi, gps, blue tooth, silent mode and settings shortcut. Whenever I load up maps I will just pull the notification bar down and turn gps on manually, it takes just a few seconds to do it and it is well worth the savings in battery life to manage the various wireless capabilities of the phone this way.
The reason gps icon probably doesn't appear for you when you launch maps is likely that you dismissed the location services screen upon first start of maps. If you clear cache and data for the maps app and then enable gps on the location services screen at first launch of maps it should fix your issue.
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*Up date*
I returned the phone for a SGIII.
Thank you all for your assistance and help.

tritium man said:
*Up date*
I returned the phone for a SGIII.
Thank you all for your assistance and help.
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Good luck! Let us know when you come back
Or, get the One X+ if it comes out during your 30 day trial.
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tritium man said:
*Up date*
I returned the phone for a SGIII.
Thank you all for your assistance and help.
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Cool, sure you will like it just the same. Just know that there was nothing wrong with gps on your one-x, the test you did in gps tools confirmed that.
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tritium man said:
I am within my return period. Would you make a recommendation on another device?
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