GPS ONLY thing stopping me from getting Fascinate

Ever since DL09 my GPS has been like lightning. I couldn't be happier with the GPS capabilites. It has nailed the exact parking spot I was standing in consistently while I'm on my break at work testing it out.
 
mine has also been rockin!!! Tested all over Seattle last weekend, was spot on and locked right away

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it sucks on 2.1. if you root and flash 2.2 its all good. this is an awsome phone. if you are willing to do some work and make your phone better than when you bought it then you can go wrong.
This made me so happy. I was scared to try GPS after I flashed 2.2, prepared for the same disappointment, but now I'm anxious to try it.
 
I use the GPS only with RunKeeper. I get GPS lock in < 10 seconds every time, and I get good accuracy under tree cover. Maybe I got lucky, but the GPS works really well in mine. I'm still on 2.1, btw.
 
I use the GPS only with RunKeeper. I get GPS lock in < 10 seconds every time, and I get good accuracy under tree cover. Maybe I got lucky, but the GPS works really well in mine. I'm still on 2.1, btw.

I definitely think you got lucky. My GPS worked a total of twice on 2.1, and those were plain flukes, I think.
 
My GPS works perfectly on stock and when I was rooted in 2.2... I had two phones, one was a rooting mistake that made me give it back to Verizon, so there was not an actual problem (shhhh...) and this second one both have perfect GPS, so I don't know where all the complaining comes from.
 
My experience has been that GPS is a little flacky until you open up Google Maps. I always open that app after I flash a from just to reset the GPS. Once I've done this the GPS locks very fast and accurately.
 
My experience has been that GPS is a little flacky until you open up Google Maps. I always open that app after I flash a from just to reset the GPS. Once I've done this the GPS locks very fast and accurately.

I've never tried that, but RunKeeper is somehow bonded to Google Maps, so maybe the same effect is going on. Dunno...my expectations were low but the results have been almost amazingly good.
 
My experience has been that GPS is a little flacky until you open up Google Maps. I always open that app after I flash a from just to reset the GPS. Once I've done this the GPS locks very fast and accurately.

Same experiance here. Stock Navigator app never really worked well. Google Maps works fine.

PS. I did the "infamous" GPS fix.
 
Tried the GPS today, rather excitedly... only to have it unable to lock my location. Disappointing.
 
Wife just got her fascinate yesterday tested maps next my d2 hers opened quicker and locked before mine. Oh I'm so jealous of her screen its gorgeous
 
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Wife just got her fascinate yesterday tested maps next my d2 hers opened quicker and locked before mine. Oh I'm so jealous of her screen its gorgeous

i have checked my GPS as i was driven on a long 900 mile trip googles GPS showed every turn and curve..one problem after i went EB01 ver for fascibate It seemed hard for phone to find Gps then all of a suden it was there johnny on the spot wife drove a 100 mile trip and PH told us exactly what to do and gave footage warnings ie: 1/2 mile or 500 feet turn left.. i have a very good gps and i love my fascinate. there are fixes for just about anything here and the mmods admins etc.. are more than willing to go to great lengths to help you.

enjoy the fascinate