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FlameOn · 12-11-2010, 07:19 PM

You don't seem to be the only one that has GPS issues. It seems to be something with the the entire SGS line. Anyways the review at phone arena says they wait up to 5 minutes to get a GPS position.

I think this has something to do with them not storing previous positions and satellite ephemeris data in the software. Should have nothing to do with the hardware itself because most of these phones use identical cheapy GPS chips. I have the vibrant but I haven't used the GPS yet... will let you know what the performance is like.

EDIT: Btw... it should be impossible for you to get GPS anywhere else but outdoors. Any indoor positioning is either a stored position or something using triangulation from cell towers.

12-11-2010, 07:19 PM	#2
FlameOn Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Calgary Exp:	You don't seem to be the only one that has GPS issues. It seems to be something with the the entire SGS line. Anyways the review at phone arena says they wait up to 5 minutes to get a GPS position. I think this has something to do with them not storing previous positions and satellite ephemeris data in the software. Should have nothing to do with the hardware itself because most of these phones use identical cheapy GPS chips. I have the vibrant but I haven't used the GPS yet... will let you know what the performance is like. EDIT: Btw... it should be impossible for you to get GPS anywhere else but outdoors. Any indoor positioning is either a stored position or something using triangulation from cell towers. Last edited by FlameOn; 12-11-2010 at 07:21 PM.