NOOB - Few Questions

[jbsmith]

Hi, I have a verizon htc touch. I was wondering if someone can explain the below.

1) If I do a hard reset in order to reflash WM6.1 what point is there to not let the customizations run? How do I keep them from running - will my phone still work (I assume so).

2) I have seen lots about VZW locking down the GPS. Is the GPS in WM6.1 the same type of GPS that is in a Garmin or other handheld device? Or is it a GPS that will constantly be talking to the cell towers - using my data plan?

3) What is up with the NSFAN rom? Seems like its all the craze. I just got this phone and its my first smartphone - WM device. I don't want to mess it up.

Thanks!

[Detroit_Doug]

1) If I do a hard reset in order to reflash WM6.1 what point is there to not let the customizations run? How do I keep them from running - will my phone still work (I assume so).

Once you hard reset and it completes it will restart on its own - as soon as it shows "starting customization" or something similar with a 3 second countdown and a big OK button then just stick the stylus in the reset hole and soft restart



2) I have seen lots about VZW locking down the GPS. Is the GPS in WM6.1 the same type of GPS that is in a Garmin or other handheld device? Or is it a GPS that will constantly be talking to the cell towers - using my data plan?

The HTC Vogue (Touch) utilizes aGPS (assisted with help from towers for faster location and locks) and GPS via satillites
There are settings to disable aGPS and utilize only GPS but your going to have to dig through the NFSFAN ROM thread as its in there I just dont know the settings right off my head (I use sprint sorry)

3) What is up with the NSFAN rom? Seems like its all the craze. I just got this phone and its my first smartphone - WM device. I don't want to mess it up.
Its fast, stable, up to date and if you go through the thread, people are there helping each other which is ALWAYS a plus

Detroit Doug

[jbsmith]

Thanks for the replies D. Doug.

I suppose doing any of this will not hurt my phone as I could always do a hard reset to get it back to the factory rom if I needed to right?

[Detroit_Doug]

Thanks for the replies D. Doug.

I suppose doing any of this will not hurt my phone as I could always do a hard reset to get it back to the factory rom if I needed to right?

As answered in your other thread, a hard reset will only reload the OS thats currently on the phone now

if your running 6.0 - hard reset will give you a phone with 6.0 as it was when first installed


if your running 6.1 - hard reset will give you a phone with 6.1 as it was when first installed


if your running 6.5 - hard reset will give you a phone with 6.5 as it was when first installed

If you need to go back to original ROM, you will need to flash to that ROM specifically if you upgrade to any other custom ROM

Detroit Doug

[pknyo]

I use to own a Alltel Touch (love that phone, got stolen:(, so I gotta Touch Pro :D). They had the gps locked down to so you would pay $10 month for them to get it working. If you search arround for Shadow Tech AGPS hack, you will be amazed. I could get 10-15 locks. This is Assisted GPS though and it uses data. The phone has a crappy GPS antenna, most people never get it working without hacking it. Oh and not letting customs run will do just that. It will just load the base windows files without carrier or chef customizations.

[jadesse]

Hi, I have a verizon htc touch. I was wondering if someone can explain the below.

1) If I do a hard reset in order to reflash WM6.1 what point is there to not let the customizations run? How do I keep them from running - will my phone still work (I assume so).

2) I have seen lots about VZW locking down the GPS. Is the GPS in WM6.1 the same type of GPS that is in a Garmin or other handheld device? Or is it a GPS that will constantly be talking to the cell towers - using my data plan?

3) What is up with the NSFAN rom? Seems like its all the craze. I just got this phone and its my first smartphone - WM device. I don't want to mess it up.

Unlocking your phone & flashing a custom ROM will certainly void your warranty. You do not necessarily need a custom ROM in order for the GPS to function. I had mine working with the stock WM6.1 by not ever letting the customizations run.

Thanks!

1. Your phone will still work by not letting the customizations run. The extra bloatware that Verizon has on you phone will not be installed & leaving you more memory. Letting the customization run will disable the GPS. There are fixes & hacks but people have had greater success keeping their GPS functioning by not letting the customizations run. If you have let the customizations run even once your GPS will still be locked. Doing a hard reset will not help either.

2. I do not have a data plan I am able to use TomTom 7 without a problem. The GPS does not need to talk to the tower & use your data plan in order to work. This is how The VZ navigator, Google Maps, & Live Search work.

3. Unlocking your phone & flashing a custom ROM will certainly void your warranty. You do not necessarily need a custom ROM in order for the GPS to function. I had mine working with the stock WM6.1 by not ever letting the customizations run.