egreen23
23rd August 2008, 12:47 AM
I have searched the forum and was unable to find any posts regarding this so I figured I'd ask the question. If this has been discussed elsewhere, I apologize for the double post.
Last night I noticed a new icon appear in the start bar across the top of my screen. I didn't feel like messing with it as I was half-asleep, so I decided to deal with it later. In the morning, I took a look at my phone and realized it appeared to be a satellite dish. There was also the "notification" button at the bottom of the screen. After repeated selections, the notification would not go away, so I decided to ignore it. A few minutes later I thought that maybe the new icon had something to do with the reports that Verizon is preparing to release an official upgrade including unlocking the GPS. A few months ago, I flashed my phone with one of DCD's ROMs, so my GPS, while slow to lock, is functional. I decided to open Google maps and try to get a fix with out priming the GPS. Much to my surprise, I got a fix in about 20 seconds! That's the fastest I have ever gotten a fix.
About an hour later, while on my way to work, I tried getting another fix and had one within about 5 seconds. After this success, I decided to try to get my calendar button back, so I did a soft reset. I did get the calendar, but the new icon was now gone. I tried again for a fix once I was at work, and again, about 5 to 10 seconds. I have still been able to get fixes in record time all day, but the phantom icon has not reappeared.
Below is a picture I took of the screen this morning as from browsing this forum for a while, I know its one think to tell a story, but another to have proof. If anyone knows what the icon was for, why it appeared, what it may have done, or why its hasn't come back, I'd love an answer. Thanks.
http://www.egreen23.com/blogpics/phone_0004_sm.jpg
Last night I noticed a new icon appear in the start bar across the top of my screen. I didn't feel like messing with it as I was half-asleep, so I decided to deal with it later. In the morning, I took a look at my phone and realized it appeared to be a satellite dish. There was also the "notification" button at the bottom of the screen. After repeated selections, the notification would not go away, so I decided to ignore it. A few minutes later I thought that maybe the new icon had something to do with the reports that Verizon is preparing to release an official upgrade including unlocking the GPS. A few months ago, I flashed my phone with one of DCD's ROMs, so my GPS, while slow to lock, is functional. I decided to open Google maps and try to get a fix with out priming the GPS. Much to my surprise, I got a fix in about 20 seconds! That's the fastest I have ever gotten a fix.
About an hour later, while on my way to work, I tried getting another fix and had one within about 5 seconds. After this success, I decided to try to get my calendar button back, so I did a soft reset. I did get the calendar, but the new icon was now gone. I tried again for a fix once I was at work, and again, about 5 to 10 seconds. I have still been able to get fixes in record time all day, but the phantom icon has not reappeared.
Below is a picture I took of the screen this morning as from browsing this forum for a while, I know its one think to tell a story, but another to have proof. If anyone knows what the icon was for, why it appeared, what it may have done, or why its hasn't come back, I'd love an answer. Thanks.
http://www.egreen23.com/blogpics/phone_0004_sm.jpg