Quick GPS Fix, is it Legit?

[bawoo]

Hey Everyone,

I know that there is a thread for the other Galaxy S phones (Vibrant and Captivate) where this GPS fix supposedly works..

http://www.androidcentral.com/quick-...s-series-phone

Just wanted to know if any Fascinators have tried this method and succeeded..


There is also a youtube vid that explains it, but not sure...one comment said it didn't work..

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[namebrandon]

Why don't you roll your sleeves up and give it a try?

[bawoo]

Originally Posted by namebrandon

Why don't you roll your sleeves up and give it a try?

I would...IF i had a fascinate..lol..I'm not yet in the Android Fascinate family, BUT I have been faithfully following all of ya'll hard work and I'm leaning towards getting mines next week!

I read alot of the comments for the thread I included in my original post and many said it didn't work..

[PJnc284]

no it doesn't work because that code doesn't get you anywhere on the Fascinate.

[namebrandon]

Originally Posted by bawoo

I would...IF i had a fascinate..lol..I'm not yet in the Android Fascinate family, BUT I have been faithfully following all of ya'll hard work and I'm leaning towards getting mines next week!

I read alot of the comments for the thread I included in my original post and many said it didn't work..

That makes sense then! And to re-confirm, it (the dialing code) does not work.

[bawoo]

I guess than you could close this thread, right? No point in it being up...lol

thanks again guys

[j32driver]

Let me chime in about the GPS. I haven't done anything to tweak mine. I leave it on all the time and let the applications turn it on and off as needed. I've never waited more than 5 seconds for a lock, and my typical accuracy is about 6 feet. I don't think anyone could ask for better.

[DougFNJ]

Originally Posted by j32driver

Let me chime in about the GPS. I haven't done anything to tweak mine. I leave it on all the time and let the applications turn it on and off as needed. I've never waited more than 5 seconds for a lock, and my typical accuracy is about 6 feet. I don't think anyone could ask for better.

Do you find that this sacrifices battery life significantly? Also the first time you set it up, did it start out locking slowly?

[j32driver]

I can't tell you whether this will change your battery life or not. I've operated it this way since day one. What I can tell you is that with light to moderate use, I'll still have about 30% battery left when I go to bed.

The 1st time I fired up the GPS I got a lock in under 60 seconds, but the accuracy was only about 30 yards. Ever since then, it locks on in about 5 seconds and settles down with an accuracy of 2 yards. I use "My Tracks" do log walks and bike rides. The accuracy is good enough to tell what side of the street I'm on, or whether I'm on a sidewalk or not.

Yesterday, I disabled the GPS toggle because I was going flying... and flight mode didn't disable it. When I turned it back on this morning to go for a bike ride, it did take about 5 minutes before "My Tracks" started recording my trail. That caught me by surprise... its the 1st time I've ever had any significant delay.

[Destination Moon]

Mine has always taken 1 to 10 minutes to establish a lock. I leave the GPS turned on always. I just wrote to VZ telling them this is unacceptable and needs to be fixed. I encourage everyone reading this to do the same. We need to make them aware this is a major problem. For me its the Achilles heel on the Fascinate.