Guest nick491 Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 Here is the deal: I purchased two refurbished BlackJack 2's in June from ATT. I've read most of the posts relating to resolving issues with the GPS unit. Only hard-resetting (holding the power while holding up on the D-Pad, then following the instructions) works, and it only works intermittently (maybe once every 3 hard-resets). The software hacks on this site also has varied results. I don't beleive that there is a method to getting the GPS to work, I think these successes are all just coincidence (since I've tried all of the GPS fix "methods" on multiple phones). :D So my warranty is over on these phones as of Sept. :angry: Instead of letting my warranty expire, I wanted a new (and hopefully 100% functional) phone. I called ATT, they referred me to Samsung. Samsung support advised that this is an issue on many "random" units. I was advised that there is an unreleased driver included in the WM6.1 update which of course is unavailable. :D BTW: If you want to have your phone replaced, ATT will force you to pay and install the Navigator software/service to "prove" that the GPS is non-functional/intermittent before you can get a new phone. :( -Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MadSci Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 Gotta love that support for Refurbed devices eh! BTW, did they offer any idea when 6.1 will be out? (I know, I shouldn't torture myself like this! :D ) MadSci Here is the deal: I purchased two refurbished BlackJack 2's in June from ATT. I've read most of the posts relating to resolving issues with the GPS unit. Only hard-resetting (holding the power while holding up on the D-Pad, then following the instructions) works, and it only works intermittently (maybe once every 3 hard-resets). The software hacks on this site also has varied results. I don't beleive that there is a method to getting the GPS to work, I think these successes are all just coincidence (since I've tried all of the GPS fix "methods" on multiple phones). :D So my warranty is over on these phones as of Sept. :( Instead of letting my warranty expire, I wanted a new (and hopefully 100% functional) phone. I called ATT, they referred me to Samsung. Samsung support advised that this is an issue on many "random" units. I was advised that there is an unreleased driver included in the WM6.1 update which of course is unavailable. :angry: BTW: If you want to have your phone replaced, ATT will force you to pay and install the Navigator software/service to "prove" that the GPS is non-functional/intermittent before you can get a new phone. :P -Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Virtualben Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 Gotta love that support for Refurbed devices eh! BTW, did they offer any idea when 6.1 will be out? (I know, I shouldn't torture myself like this! :D ) MadSci :D BJUpgrade.bmpBJUpgrade.bmp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nick491 Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 Gotta love that support for Refurbed devices eh! BTW, did they offer any idea when 6.1 will be out? (I know, I shouldn't torture myself like this! :D ) MadSci sry dooder, no date (they're keeping that sh** a secret). However, Samsung level 2 support advised that it should be out soon (he said he would email me the date but he never did :D ). I believe the service providers are still adding/testing features. This impression was reinforced by ATT level 2 support... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nick491 Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 sry dooder, no date (they're keeping that sh** a secret). However, Samsung level 2 support advised that it should be out soon (he said he would email me the date but he never did :D ). I believe the service providers are still adding/testing features. This impression was reinforced by ATT level 2 support... www.samsung.com/us/i617/windowsupgrade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hodaka Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 6.1 made a WORLD of difference.. my BJ2 now starts seeing satellites almost immediately with Google Maps.. it's not quite as accurate as my Bluetooth GPS receiver, but is close enough so that I don't have to mess with the extra hassle of my external one.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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