GPS isnt working :(

[Guest Th3rmal]

When I bought my omnia, it had just halfed in price, and they told me it was because they removed the GPS from it. I still have the External GPS and Enhanced GPS settings there, however when i try to use google maps with GPS, it cant find any satellites.

What can i do to get the GPS working?

[Guest meabigbaldguy]

When I bought my omnia, it had just halfed in price, and they told me it was because they removed the GPS from it. I still have the External GPS and Enhanced GPS settings there, however when i try to use google maps with GPS, it cant find any satellites.

What can i do to get the GPS working?

That sucks! Sorry to hear about the lack of the GPS, but if you gotta save, then you gotta save. The Omnia is a great device even without the reciever, but if have one you must, then purchase a bluetooth GPS reciever. When you setup your navi program, then make sure that you specify the external reciever - if asked, and then set the app to the same COM port as the setting in your phone. Usually it's COM 3.

If you don't already have a navi program, then I recommend Copilot Live 7.

[Guest Th3rmal]

That sucks! Sorry to hear about the lack of the GPS, but if you gotta save, then you gotta save. The Omnia is a great device even without the reciever, but if have one you must, then purchase a bluetooth GPS reciever. When you setup your navi program, then make sure that you specify the external reciever - if asked, and then set the app to the same COM port as the setting in your phone. Usually it's COM 3.

If you don't already have a navi program, then I recommend Copilot Live 7.

I have a bluetooth reciever and Copilot live, but i really dont like carrying around an extra thing and having my bluetooth turned on when i want to use GPS :excl:

[Guest kav]

When I bought my omnia, it had just halfed in price, and they told me it was because they removed the GPS from it. I still have the External GPS and Enhanced GPS settings there, however when i try to use google maps with GPS, it cant find any satellites.

What can i do to get the GPS working?

are u sure that they removed the gps? or u take their word for it?

i dont think it is so easy to remove the gps chip. the firmware should have trouble functioning properly in respect to the external gps , enhanced gps etc...

i would suggest before u invest more in other hardware, just give it a try by installing a gps app trial, like beeline gps or something like that to verify the presence og the gps chip, and u will see if it works or not or if u can get a fix.

when i first bought my omnia, i installed iGO right away and it was an old version of iGO and it said didnt detect gps hardware and i was afraid that i was conned out on the fone. but then i tried the beeline gps and after some testing :excl: and probing :excl: i figured out how to use the gps chip on the omnia.

google maps is usually not the best indicator for presence of gps chip.. i am using iGO and when i fool around with google maps, it says it cannot detect gps or never finds a fix, but iGO works flawlessly.

give it a try.no harm trying.

[Guest Th3rmal]

Ok im downloading the beeline GPS trial now. Can you please tell me what kinds of testing and probing you did?

Edit: Okay i downloaded it, and apparantly it found a working GPS satellite, but it still isnt doing anything :S

BAF GPS Toggle also showed that the GPS was on, but it wouldnt seek anything, it would say Seek: 0 :S

How long should i wait for it to find a satellite before giving up?

Edited April 21, 2009 by Th3rmal

[Guest kav]

Ok im downloading the beeline GPS trial now. Can you please tell me what kinds of testing and probing you did?

Edit: Okay i downloaded it, and apparantly it found a working GPS satellite, but it still isnt doing anything :S

BAF GPS Toggle also showed that the GPS was on, but it wouldnt seek anything, it would say Seek: 0 :S

How long should i wait for it to find a satellite before giving up?

actually u are a very lucky SOB if u really got the omnia for half the price!.. no offence meant.

u do have a gps chipset on the omnia and a working one. u just have to wait and see if the beeline gps connects, go out in a clear sky and it will measure the signal strength etc when its connected, this may take some time (took me 25min outside in the cold european winter!! :excl: ) the first try, download the enhanced gps data and all then run the beeline again. i see that it says that the chipset passed the tests and that u have an NMEA chipset.. meaning that the people who sold u the omnia dont know what they are talking abt then......

i dont think u need a bluetooth gps. after the beeline gps get a fix, try to get ur hands on a copy of iGO8 and install it, its one of the best GPS apps for omnia IMHO.

maybe u should give me the address of that place where u bought ur omnia without gps and i would certainly buy a couple of omnias from them for half price "without gps chipset" LOL....

Edited April 23, 2009 by kav

[Guest Th3rmal]

I tried it while i was in the bus today, but only for a couple of minutes, i still didnt get any lock or anything which sucked. Ill try for longer this time, thanks :excl:

EDIT: OMG IT WORKED., and it only took like 15 seconds to get a fix...while im indoors in my room...weird.

I technically havent done anything to my phone to make the GPS work, but all of a sudden its working.. :excl::D

Thanks guys :excl:

Edited April 23, 2009 by Th3rmal

[Guest kav]

I tried it while i was in the bus today, but only for a couple of minutes, i still didnt get any lock or anything which sucked. Ill try for longer this time, thanks :excl:

EDIT: OMG IT WORKED., and it only took like 15 seconds to get a fix...while im indoors in my room...weird.

I technically havent done anything to my phone to make the GPS work, but all of a sudden its working.. :excl: ;)

Thanks guys :excl:

yeah sure mate.. enjoy ur half price omnia with its gps!!! its just that dont take the word for what people BS you. u have to see it to believe it.... :excl:

so u do have a gps chipset in the omnia and nothing was removed. enjoy...