GPS- is it the rom or radio that affects locks?

[ajm144k]

can we get this cleared up...

is our GPS connection affected by the ROM or the RADIO?

it seems that whenever im reading about a new rom that comes out people are always reporting their gps connection speeds. and whenever im reading about a new radio thats out, i see similar posts with people telling about their gps connection speeds.
-one or the other? both?

[mkenny2]

It is my understanding it is the radio

[scrawnyb]

can we get this cleared up...

is our GPS connection affected by the ROM or the RADIO?

it seems that whenever im reading about a new rom that comes out people are always reporting their gps connection speeds. and whenever im reading about a new radio thats out, i see similar posts with people telling about their gps connection speeds.
-one or the other? both?

You cannot simply say it's just one of these things.

It is a culmination of things.

Radio... Registry/GPS Settings/GPSMode... cold/warm/hot start, etc...

There's a ton of factors.

But sometimes a new radio does *SEEM* to affect locktimes, but it's hard to prove.

[Sirhcchris]

"I cut/pasted this from my reply to another tread"


I'd say its near impossible to really get an idea of GPS lock times in relation to radio versions. The lock is dependent on so many factors. Weather conditions, relative satellite position, distance from your last lock position, EM interference, time interval from lock to lock, indoors / outdoors, the orientation of the antenna, how much of the horizon you are exposed to...

If you have a chance to use a dedicated GPS you will find that the lock times are variable even with a unit dedicated to finding the sats. Its the nature of the beast.

Chris