Two problems with the XDA Ignito - Please Help

[kosmos5457]

I have two problems at the moment with the XDA Ignito. It is a great handset otherwise.

The first problem is not one that concerns me too much. It is when I add recipient to a SMS and click to send, it shows an error message saying the format of the number to send to isn't correct or something similar but asks if I want to send anyway. I know that sending texts works fine though apart from that error which is just a little annoying if it is going to pop up every time I want to send a message.

The second problem is one that annoys me quite a bit more. It is to do with the GPS. I believe at the moment, it is getting the location from mobile phone masts and not the GPS satellites.

In GoogleMaps, it is saying My Location is within 1800m of a greyish/blue pale circle and there is a brighter circle in the centre of the big circle.

I've seen a video on YouTube of one using the HTC Touch Diamond and they have managed to track the satellites fairly quickly and my friend who also has the same handset as me says his GPS works fine. Takes a few minutes to connect to several satellites he said.

If anyone wants to know my GPS settings, I have program port on COM4, the hardware port is None and baud rate (or whatever it is is set at 4800) and mangement of GPS by software is set to be managed automatically.

I can admit that I have not tried this outdoors yet but have sat at a window with this so it should be working.

I think I've read somewhere about incoming beams being set on receive all incoming beams can affect this working? Is this correct? Oh, and all the other settings are defaults. Using the standard O2 ROM that came on the device. Think its dated the 8th Aug if that is any help.

Thanks in advance to anyone that can help.

[kosmos5457]

I must also add, there does not appear to be any QuickGPS listed under programs. Where could it be?

Can anyone confirm whether this is normal? I understand those with a HTC Official ROM will have it but not sure why with my O2 ROM it is not listed. Could it still be installed yet not listed under programs for some unknown reason?

[tuem]

i can't help you with the sms problem, however with the gps - you will likely not get enough reception on your gps receiver indoors, since the satellites must be in sight, at least three of them to be able to determine your position by triangulation. so go outdoors and try it again, then it should work.

[markquinton]

For some reason, o2 appear to have decided to remove QuickGPS. Whilst using the o2 rom I never got a gps fix even leaving the device for around an hour sat on the window sill.
I got fed up, flashed a new HardSPL and Dutty's ROM onto the device and then updated the QuickGPS data. This worked perfectly and within a minute or two I had full gps lock and tomtom was able to pin point my position accurately.

On a seperate note, line of sight isn't particularly important I found as I can sit in my living room around 4 metres from any window and it picks up satellites from cold as quick as standing outside. This is the same with my old phone as well (artemis) which managed to pick up a fix very promptly even tho it uses a different gps chip.

[Captain Jean Luc Picard]

O2 haven't included QuickGPS as this functionality is supposedly included on the chipset and downloads the data from the carrier signal.

I found that with Assisted GPS enabled, my phone was tracking location using mobile phone masts, as soon as i turned it off the GPS performance was fine. (You can use Advanced Config to do this)

[The Governor]

O2 haven't included QuickGPS as this functionality is supposedly included on the chipset and downloads the data from the carrier signal.

I found that with Assisted GPS enabled, my phone was tracking location using mobile phone masts, as soon as i turned it off the GPS performance was fine. (You can use Advanced Config to do this)

Advanced Config?

[kosmos5457]

I think Advanced Config is a program that you install on your device. Gives you all sorts of options to make modifications to settings and tweak the device to improve on performance. I'm not sure I want to try this at the moment. Would rather have the device working as I think it should be using the current O2 ROM that came on the device.

I'm going to check out the GPS again when I go out later on and see if it works.

I still have a problem with the Text messaging where an error pops up before sending the message. Says something like format is not right for the phone number even though I have added the person from the contacts list. For some reason it just doesn't like the format the number is in.

Everything else with the device is fine though.

Oh one more thing, just out of interest, is it possible to obtain QuickGPS (CAB file) without having to change ROM? I once got the HTC Streaming Media application for my XDA Orbit from somewhere on this site.

Thanks.

[The Governor]

I'd also be interested in Quick GPS as the GPS lock on my Ignito is terrible compared to my Orbit 2....

I've had a dig around and all I can find are failry incomprehensible registry hacks etc etc.

I've desabled AGPS via Diamond Tweak and I'll see if it's any quicker to get a lock now....

I'm a bit confused to bbe honest!

[kosmos5457]

I've been outside with the GPS. It is amazing just how accurate it is now.

One thing I've noticed though is when I had a play around with the device this evening. It was asking me to enter my system and sim pins one after the other as though I had switched the device off. The device must have some how reset itself while in my pocket or maybe due to a period of inactivity.

I have pretty much the same power settings as what I had on my XDA Orbit.

I have the screen and phone power to standby or whatever it is called after 1min when running on battery and 10mins when connected to mains, could that trigger this in the XDA Ignito?

Thanks.

Still got to look into the SMS issue. Might be O2 settings related but got a feeling it is software.

[Captain Jean Luc Picard]

glad you got your GPS working mate! :D

[kosmos5457]

Still got the problem with the SMS error dialog box popping up before allowing me to send the message. Anyone have any ideas on how I'd get rid of that?

Thanks.