Bell Omnia II GPS Question

[Guest leungda]

I bought a Samsung Omnia II (i8000L) and unlocked it for Fido. Also, I flashed CSC and PDA to unbranded firmware. Now, it seems Bell locked the build-in GPS. Do anyone how can I disable GPS lock? If I flash the PHONE firmware to unbranded firmware. Will it disable the GPS lock?

ANYONE ?

[Guest Mikroft]

Probably need to flash the radio rom if you're absolutely sure the GPS has been disabled.

[Guest thebass]

GPS has settings you need to set, I doubt the proper settings are setup. Check your GPS settings. I was wondering, where did you get your phone unlocked?

Edited May 2, 2010 by thebass

[Guest Veritable]

I have a Bell Omnia 2, unlocked to use on Fido, which I flashed to I8000HZHJC2 (phone part not flashed so phone is still I8000LUGIJ6, so I wouldn't lose the HSPA+). Then I installed Garmin Mobile XT 5.00.20w. In the Garmin GPS settings, GPS Intermediate Driver didn't work, but COM7 worked for me. No "unlocking the GPS" necessary.

The reason why I flashed the phone was because originally the Bell firmware wouldn't even let me modify the internet settings, and to get Chinese support. I don't think flashing did anything to the GPS, so I don't think that part is locked.

BTW NSPRO supports unlocking this phone, but that's a professional tool. I don't think there's any free solutions ATM.

[Guest Jeanne8fr]

GPS has settings you need to set, I doubt the proper settings are setup. Check your GPS settings. I was wondering, where did you get your phone unlocked?

I have a Bell i8000L that I am using on AT&T in California. I unlocked it with the help of this site: http://www.fastgsm.com/en/samsung/samsung/...-ii/unlock-code

It works great and I have no problems with the GPS with Google Maps or iGo8

J.

[Guest cass_m]

I got my Omnia II unlocked by Bell. I used a SIM from Cook Islands Telecom and the GPS still worked. I haven't flashed the ROM.

[Guest ThEGraVmaN]

GPS has settings you need to set, I doubt the proper settings are setup. Check your GPS settings. I was wondering, where did you get your phone unlocked?

Mine is unlocked now too. Unlocking can be done but, it requires hardware to do so.