Speeding up GPS lock on Garmin Mobil XT

[Guest netjack77]

what's the quickest way to get GPS lock for this program. I've gotten it to successfully work as long as I fire up the gps using the internal gps program or Telenav. XT doesn't pick up gps on it's own.

any advice?

[Guest su6oxone]

what's the quickest way to get GPS lock for this program. I've gotten it to successfully work as long as I fire up the gps using the internal gps program or Telenav. XT doesn't pick up gps on it's own.

any advice?

Garmin Mobile XT picks up the satellites within 2-5 minutes from a cold start in the city (new york, jersey) and within 10 seconds in certain wide open locations. It should work without any other gps apps. I find it better than gmaps or live search as garmin will not time out when searching for the satellites.

[Guest H.Flores]

Garmin Mobile XT picks up the satellites within 2-5 minutes from a cold start in the city (new york, jersey) and within 10 seconds in certain wide open locations. It should work without any other gps apps. I find it better than gmaps or live search as garmin will not time out when searching for the satellites.

mine pics up in less then a minute , even in my living room, google maps couldn't(in Connecticut even in middle of rain storm)

@netjack you may also want to check your install because mine automatically linked itself to the internal gps (although mine is set to com4)

only thing I need to figure out is why half the files went directly to my sd card and the other half automatically installed on the phone (using alot of memory)

Edited February 27, 2008 by H.Flores

[Guest netjack77]

mine pics up in less then a minute , even in my living room, google maps couldn't(in Connecticut even in middle of rain storm)

@netjack you may also want to check your install because mine automatically linked itself to the internal gps (although mine is set to com4)

only thing I need to figure out is why half the files went directly to my sd card and the other half automatically installed on the phone (using alot of memory)

if not the internal gps, then which gps would it use? please clarify

i've forgotten where to go to see if it's set at com 4.

Edited February 27, 2008 by netjack77

[Guest netjack77]

if not the internal gps, then which gps would it use? please clarify

i've forgotten where to go to see if it's set at com 4.

it's saying unable to locate gps device: please verify that device is powered on and w/in range. Continue searching?

[Guest netjack77]

unless i lock a gps signal using gpstest, it says unable to locate gps device: please verify that device is powered on and w/in range. Continue searching?

[Guest H.Flores]

I would suggest using the gps unlock program found in downloads section because I had to use it but some phones don't. The program allows you to set the gps to work from com4 .I mentioned internal gps only because when I first tried installing Garmin it kept searching for a bluetooth device then I rechecked the tutorial and I had made a mistake when creating one of the files in wordpad. It works right away from a cold start even worked during heavy rain the other day so you may want to re-visit the tutorial and follow it step by step (although somethings may not be needed for example I didnt have to delete any unl files )

go here http://www.modaco.com/content/Samsung-i617...-Card-Tutorial/

and you should be good to go