GPS Test

[Guest keoni69]

Hey guyz!

Well I have my Omnia since August, but! i have never tried the GPS option. Well the thing is that I'm currently living in Latin America and theres no maps I guess or programs, or at least I dnt know.

My main question is, since im living here, is there a possible way for me to try my GPS with some program or something, If so, can you guyz help me how can I do it because I have never dealt with any GPS device before so it would be very very thankful of you. Please If you have an idea how can I test it or try it out please tell me what program should I use or try or what to do, please!

Thankx guyz!

:)

[Guest MrJoneswii]

Hey guyz!

Well I have my Omnia since August, but! i have never tried the GPS option. Well the thing is that I'm currently living in Latin America and theres no maps I guess or programs, or at least I dnt know.

My main question is, since im living here, is there a possible way for me to try my GPS with some program or something, If so, can you guyz help me how can I do it because I have never dealt with any GPS device before so it would be very very thankful of you. Please If you have an idea how can I test it or try it out please tell me what program should I use or try or what to do, please!

Thankx guyz!

:)

Or there Google maps for your location?

Cause you can go to Google maps => options=> use GPS

[Guest keoni69]

Or there Google maps for your location?

Cause you can go to Google maps => options=> use GPS

Thankx for that one Mrjones!, so is that the only way that i can actualy try my gps? is there anotherway cause i tried google maps and it did show the city but it wasnt THAT accuarate. I guess is my only way to try it out huh!? since theres no program that would support my location I guess??

Thankx!

[Guest MrJoneswii]

Thankx for that one Mrjones!, so is that the only way that i can actualy try my gps? is there anotherway cause i tried google maps and it did show the city but it wasnt THAT accuarate. I guess is my only way to try it out huh!? since theres no program that would support my location I guess??

Thankx!

I'm sure that there are applications that can use your GPS to tell you your coordinates. I did a quick google search but couldn't find anything. maybe someone else knows one.

I also found out that Garmin is the best GPS software to use in Latin America.

[Guest keoni69]

I'm sure that there are applications that can use your GPS to tell you your coordinates. I did a quick google search but couldn't find anything. maybe someone else knows one.

I also found out that Garmin is the best GPS software to use in Latin America.

Really?well I didn't know that, thank you so much for your information and help!i hope that someone else knows about if theres another way for me to try my GPS here in Latin America :D . Thank you Mrjones, if you happend to find something please let me know! :)

[Guest MrJoneswii]

Really?well I didn't know that, thank you so much for your information and help!i hope that someone else knows about if theres another way for me to try my GPS here in Latin America :D . Thank you Mrjones, if you happend to find something please let me know! :)

Try this, I have no idea if it works or not.

http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-downlo...gps-v1-0-4.html

[Guest keoni69]

Try this, I have no idea if it works or not.

http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-downlo...gps-v1-0-4.html

It seems very interesting to try, I hope it supports the resolution of my phone, i will check and give it a try, thank you MrJones! :)

[Guest keoni69]

Try this, I have no idea if it works or not.

http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-downlo...gps-v1-0-4.html

Well I installed the program and it shows the compass and all that, but is all blank, and when i press GPS On it gives me an error saying that Connection to GPS failed. I really dnt have any expirience conecting GPS devices so I really dnt know what to do to make it work, probly It needs a base GPS program like Garmin or I dnt know :s any suggestions?

[Guest lastnikita]

google map was not accurate because it didn't have GPS coordinates yet (then it uses GSM antennas location mode). You need to activate GPS in options, then wait for it to actually retrieve their positions (it will be written at top-right).

It can take a VERY long time at first try (up to 30minutes, if the phone does not go into standby), then it will be quicker :)

ps: amaze GPS is also a good one

ps2: every free GPS needs an internet connection to retrieve map's data !

Edited January 26, 2009 by lastnikita

[Guest keoni69]

google map was not accurate because it didn't have GPS coordinates yet (then it uses GSM antennas location mode). You need to activate GPS in options, then wait for it to actually retrieve their positions (it will be written at top-right).

It can take a VERY long time at first try (up to 30minutes, if the phone does not go into standby), then it will be quicker :)

ps: amaze GPS is also a good one

ps2: every free GPS needs an internet connection to retrieve map's data !

Huh!!thats why i was waiting for that satelite thing to load...it never finished!! hehe thank you very much for that info lastnikita!well i will give it a try and wait till it finishes downloading all the satelite data! thank you very much ;)

MrJones the program gave me that error, and there are some options about configurating a thing called POI which i dnt know what it is hehehe :D, ill try lastnikita's option to see if it finaly works!!

Thank you guyz!

ps:Oouu i will try that one too!yeah im connected to the internet via my computer hehe :) thank you so much lastnikita :P

Edited January 26, 2009 by keoni69

[Guest MrJoneswii]

Huh!!thats why i was waiting for that satelite thing to load...it never finished!! hehe thank you very much for that info lastnikita!well i will give it a try and wait till it finishes downloading all the satelite data! thank you very much :)

MrJones the program gave me that error, and there are some options about configurating a thing called POI which i dnt know what it is hehehe :) , ill try lastnikita's option to see if it finaly works!!

Thank you guyz!

ps:Oouu i will try that one too!yeah im connected to the internet via my computer hehe :D thank you so much lastnikita ;)

I've never tried that program before, so I have no idea.

Also something to keep in mind. Using the GPS while your inside is very difficult. It's better to go outside. if you have WIFI in your house, use Google maps.

Also, lastnikita, I've never been able to use my GPS with Google Maps because it took way to long to find a signal. Does it always take so long, or only the first time?

[Guest lastnikita]

no worries mate, and don't forget the GSM part (phone) must be turned on for the GPS to work.

edit: oh and as MrJoneswii stated you should go outside, will be way faster.

@MrJoneswii: well theoretically it should be long only the first time you launch any GPS app, then it should be fast for that app or any other... but iGo / googlemap / others take different delays to acquire GPS data, I don't know why...

Edited January 26, 2009 by lastnikita

[Guest keoni69]

Thank u guyz for your advices!! yeah I thought that if I was outside it would be much faster BUT i dnt have no wifi or a DATA plan right now :) bummer, so im still here sittin and waiting for google to be a good friend and hurry hehe...I will also try amaze gps and see if it works there too :)... Ill let u guyz know if it google would be kind and let me connect :D

[Guest keoni69]

no worries mate, and don't forget the GSM part (phone) must be turned on for the GPS to work.

edit: oh and as MrJoneswii stated you should go outside, will be way faster.

@MrJoneswii: well theoretically it should be long only the first time you launch any GPS app, then it should be fast for that app or any other... but iGo / googlemap / others take different delays to acquire GPS data, I don't know why...

Lastnikita im having problems trying to download that Amaze GPS program :)....im getting errors from the page do u know where else can i get it from plese?:) thank you so much!:D

Ps...by the way....google didnt finish....huh so frustrating <_<

[Guest lastnikita]

it happened to some other people with googlemaps, dunno what's going on..

for amazegps, try again later as I don't think you will easily find a mirror

[Guest keoni69]

it happened to some other people with googlemaps, dunno what's going on..

for amazegps, try again later as I don't think you will easily find a mirror

Yeah i know oh well, i guess im gonna have to keep trying and see if it finaly either one will be good and let me do it hehe, ill keep trying anyway...thank you! :)

[Guest archaeopterix]

Hey guyz!

Well I have my Omnia since August, but! i have never tried the GPS option. Well the thing is that I'm currently living in Latin America and theres no maps I guess or programs, or at least I dnt know.

My main question is, since im living here, is there a possible way for me to try my GPS with some program or something, If so, can you guyz help me how can I do it because I have never dealt with any GPS device before so it would be very very thankful of you. Please If you have an idea how can I test it or try it out please tell me what program should I use or try or what to do, please!

Thankx guyz!

:)

Hi, where do you live my friend, I have some maps from Latinoamerica running in Pathaway PPC soft.

[Guest keoni69]

Hi, where do you live my friend, I have some maps from Latinoamerica running in Pathaway PPC soft.

Hey mate!well im currently traveling along Central America, places like Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, so its pretty hard to find maps from these places you know, and well since Im not THAT familiar with GPS configuration its pretty hard for me to test the GPS on my phone, so probably you can help me :) it would be very nice from you!, or at least a way to test my GPS hehehe thank you friend!

:D