I downloaded the latest version of MS Live Search. When I choose the traffic tab and then choose my state (New York) then choose "Locate Me". It is coming up with Turkey! That's right-the country Turkey - WTF ! I have been having trouble with the accuracy in GPS showing me about 1/4 mile from where I actually am, but Turkey is 1000's of miles from here.
Does anyone have this problem?
Is there any way to improve the accuracy of the GPS?
Rom: 1.94.710.2 WWE
Radio: 1.02.25.19
Thats pretty funny.
Yeah when i press locate me it gets the right zip code but it always names towns that are pretty far away and im also in NY. weird.
alex...me too. I always figured it must have something to do with where the cell towers are located. It is annoying, as is the Locate Me placing me pretty far off course. This didn't bother me too much until this weird Turkey problem.
My touch Pro is an Australian model bought in Hong Kong. How about yours?
I'm using Rom: 1.94.710.2 WWE and Radio: 1.02.25.19.
I've read suggestions to update radio and Rom but I can't see how those could affect location accuracy.
Im using the Fuze with the new leaked At&t Rom and Radio 1.12.25.19.
But my friend has the same issue with his Tilt also on At&t. Im honestly thinking its something with Microsoft's Maps not coordinating too good because the locate me feature on google maps works almost flawlessly.
alexgp87 said:
Yeah when i press locate me it gets the right zip code but it always names towns that are pretty far away and im also in NY. weird.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
hahah i used to live in Rochester and we had towns named Greece and Egypt and stuff. Maybe you're just near a town named turkey
I've searched and searched most of the Android forums along with the Eris forums as well but I can't find anyone who has gotten this to work. The best I could find was someone in Puerto Rico with a Eris that even with a 1x connection wasn't able to get a GPS sync.
Has anyone traveled to Europe with a CDMA Hero and been able to get a GPS lock?
Were you able to use co-pilot or something similar with offline maps to be able to navigate around?
I tested putting the phone in airplane mode and turning on GPS and using GPS Logger to see if I get a sync and I do here in the US. In the settings I only had "Use GPS satellites" checked and not "use wireless networks". This leads me to believe it should work but I have to wonder if the last sync was cached which allowed it to work in testing.
So if anyone has and real life experience with this please let me know, otherwise I may have to drag out the old Mogul with a BT GPS dongle.
Good question! I am going to Japan for 2 weeks and was wondering the same thing.
It should work I think, cause GPS is supposed to locate you anywhere. Its just the maps but google maps has the whole world.
zeezey said:
It should work I think, cause GPS is supposed to locate you anywhere. Its just the maps but google maps has the whole world.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Only thing is, Maps requires a data connection to display the maps!
You'd probably have to get a europe navigation program for android (if one exists?)
lordofokra said:
Only thing is, Maps requires a data connection to display the maps!
You'd probably have to get a europe navigation program for android (if one exists?)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah, it's called CoPilet Live Navigation Europe, but its f***ing expensive lol
like $75 USD
Better pleasure me at the same time as navigating for that price
lordofokra said:
Only thing is, Maps requires a data connection to display the maps!
You'd probably have to get a europe navigation program for android (if one exists?)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
There is a hacked GMaps that works outside the USA...
I'm starting to think no one has any real world experience with this. I have a feeling my upcoming travel I will end up being a guinea pig.
gu1dry said:
There is a hacked GMaps that works outside the USA...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Wouldn't he still need data to use it? Europe doesn't use our CDMA and he wouldn't have signal.
I found a navigation app that doesn't need an interenet connection. It relies on OpenStreetMap so I am not sure how good that data is in Europe
http://www.andnav.org/
I also found this app which lets you download an area while you have an internet connection
http://bigplanetmaps.wordpress.com/
but it seems buggy.
There is also this one but it doesn't look like it has a navigation option
http://www.mapdroyd.com/
All the notable gps navigation apps that have mappacks cost $50 or more.
Another problem is that your phone uses the cell network as a "cheat" to get your initial location. So whenever you boot up a GPS nav app without cell towers it is going to take several minutes to get your location so just be aware it will take awhile to get your location. That fact is true for any GPS unit you start for the first time. This is why the newer units will ask for the city you are in so it can try to get a lock faster.
I was in Europe earlier this month and none of the pictures I took with the phone had any of the GPS data in it.
Hope your results are different.
ymsc said:
I was in Europe earlier this month and none of the pictures I took with the phone had any of the GPS data in it.
Hope your results are different.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
y doesn't someone ask someone from Europe?
regaw_leinad said:
y doesn't someone ask someone from Europe?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
They do not have the CDMA Hero in Europe
ymsc said:
They do not have the CDMA Hero in Europe
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
lol wow I don't even remember asking that last night ?? what a dumb question haha
I think a good way to test if it will work is to do a complete wipe and as soon as the phone boots throw it in airplane mode. Then disable the network location by celltower. Disable Mobile network. Take it out of airplane mode and activate only the GPS(not the mobile network location... make sure that is off before you come out of airplane mode)
Then put one of those program on your phone (I am liking andnav) and see if it finds your location after several minutes.
You need to wipe it so your phone never gets your current location. This will be a similar situation to when you go overseas.
The big question here is does the Hero need that initial location from the towers or will it do like other GPS units and search until it find the location(which can take many minutes!)
I just tried that andnav2 and it properly won't work for you.
Even if you download the mappacks you will still need to cache and area you are visiting while you have a data connection. Then you can't plan routes there unless you have a data connection. You can however pre-load routes and then don't need a data connection but you have to pre-plan stuff.
I am sorry to say but I think your best bet is to get a dedicated unit. The paid apps for the android might do the job for you if you want to save on how many electronics you carry around but they are so expensive that I say by then just buy a separate unit.
If you have or want to buy a TomTom then I can tell you how to get maps for your areas you are visiting but you will need to PM me. Not only am I not allowed to post but that would be way off topic since it has nothing to do with the Hero. I took a TomTom One when I went to Germany a couple months ago and it worked like a charm.
Just bumping this in case anyone has any further insight or has tried this.
I still planning on trying it myself. I'll have the old mogul with a bluetooth gps dongle as a backup.
Actually here is a question. Has anyone gotten a bluetooth gps dongle to work with their phones. I know the last time I was in europe my mogul would not pick up a gps signal with the internal chip but as soon as I fired up the bluetooth everything was good.
watzone69 said:
Good question! I am going to Japan for 2 weeks and was wondering the same thing.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
japan uses cdma. you'll probably have a nice strong roaming signal over there
feld said:
japan uses cdma. you'll probably have a nice strong roaming signal over there
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yep, I'm in Japan right now. As soon as I took my phone out of airplane mode I got a roaming notification for $1.99/minute. No thanks! I disabled mobile network and have just been using the camera and music functions.
I'm posting this from my father-in-law's computer. He lives in a small town outside of Tokyo and I haven't found a wifi hotspot yet. I'm going in to Tokyo tomorrow so I will try to find a free one somewhere and maybe download some maps.
Earlier today I tried getting a GPS lock w/google maps and it seems like it found my location (no map, of course) but now it says "your location is temporarily unavailable". Maybe the initial lock was cached data? I may try the wipe/airplane mode method that centron posted.
BTW, I have seen ads for WIMAX here. Hopefully next time I'm here I'll have the EVO.
Based on my experience traveling around Europe with my Sprint Mogul you will need to have a CDMA signal even if your phone has a dedicated GPS chip. Even TomTom wouldn't work without it. Granted this is a different phone running WM6, but I believe the result will be the same.
Please write us back when you test it out across the pond and let us know.
I'll try to remember in the am. I'm in the UK right now. I tried the other day, but was having issues getting a dhcp addresses from the wifi ....
Hi All,
I have been researching the new HTC EVO 4G, and i love it. I have been an iPhone suck in the past and have finally realised why apple should stick to making things looks nice rather than function well.
I have been reading that the HTC EVO runs on the CDMA network which Australia had turned off in 2006,
Is there any modification that can be made for this brilliant phone to work in Australia.
If so please inform me as i will be buying one asap.
Thanks in advance
Hey, I don't believe there is anything you can do as you would have to replace the radio on the phone and associated firmware. Another down side to using the evo in australia is the is no 4g service available.
Technically (I think) it should work with Vivid Wireless which is a new WiMax provider. They are only in Perth at the moment, but are due to launch over east very soon.
The problem though is that Vivid is only an internet provider. If you wanted voice calls you would need to use their VoIP service (or someone elses).
Hi All
I have my Xoom it rocks, now I am using it in the UK with wireless only, not an issue knew that it would never work on a network here, however is there a way to turn the CDMA off as I cant get any UK only apps from the market it still see's verizon even though it is not activated or in the US.
I tried Market enabler but it does not seem to work with the xoom yet.
Any ideas.
Thanks
Lordao
Interesting... I thought the Market identifies users based on their location. I don't think that the problem is CDMA. I believe there must be something else that identifies the device as US version.
I wonder if the WIFI only version has the same problem? I ordered a WIFI only Xoom from US, but i haven't received it yet.
What apps are UK only? I wonder if i could download them...
EDIT: I did some searching and it seems that Market checks location and ROM version. So you probably need to change your ROM version, I have no idea if that is possible.
poisike said:
Interesting... I thought the Market identifies users based on their location. I don't think that the problem is CDMA. I believe there must be something else that identifies the device as US version.
I wonder if the WIFI only version has the same problem? I ordered a WIFI only Xoom from US, but i haven't received it yet.
What apps are UK only? I wonder if i could download them...
EDIT: I did some searching and it seems that Market checks location and ROM version. So you probably need to change your ROM version, I have no idea if that is possible.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I only noticed it when i tried to get the Sky News App, tried on the web based version and said my device was not allowed it which explained why i could not find it in the app store. I Just downloaded the APK instead.
At least Iplayer uses IP address would be pissed if no BBC iplayer...LOL
Lordao
Hi, I am using Inspire 4G for about a year in Central Europe (Czech republic) but since I bought it I am having difficulties to get a lock on GPS. It eventually almostT every time locks but it takes up to 5, sometimes even 10 minutes. Also I am receiving only EDGE signal, I have no 3G (I have 3G on Xperia X8 with the same SIM).
I am currently trying new roms and Inspiremod seems great but when flashing it I noticed something like "Configuring GPS for North America" which made me wonder - can I somehow configure GPS to Central Europe? If so - HOW?
Also, does anyone know which radio should I use to run 3G here? I tried a few but none works.
Thanks alot! :good:
oh and... While I am currently trying custom ROMs, I am thinking how could I ease myself from some trouble and pack my favorite apps into a ZIP so I could flash it the way I flash ROMs or GApps. Does anyone know the solution here (I bet you do :good: )?
Search for the gps fix, the rest click on my signature.
Sent from a dream.