Epic GPS FTW!

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Originally posted by: kngyn19

Looks like the Epic's GPS is indeed working correctly! Confirmed by Samsung and Engadget!

Linky:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/18/s...-4g-our-testi/

I wonder if they use the same gps hardware as the GSM counterparts ?

I would guess their firmware is different enough that they fixed it before releasing the Epic. Someone mentioned that may be the reason for the supposed delay.

The EPIC and Fascinate are CDMA devices. It might take a littler longer to reconfigure stuff versus GSM.

My own reaction to this news, posted in a sister forum, is more cautious optimism.

And if Sprint management did delay the release of the Epic to incorporate a fix to the GPS, good for them. If that is true, it would seem advantageous for them to make some statement to that effect. If they keep quiet on the matter, I have to wonder why.

Originally Posted by boomerbubba

My own reaction to this news, posted in a sister forum, is more cautious optimism.

And if Sprint management did delay the release of the Epic to incorporate a fix to the GPS, good for them. If that is true, it would seem advantageous for them to make some statement to that effect. If they keep quiet on the matter, I have to wonder why.

Maybe they want those worried about the GPS issue to rest assured but don't want to start a discussion about it where average consumers won't buy the Vibrant and Captivate variants after hearing there is a GPS issue..

Originally Posted by gTen

Maybe they want those worried about the GPS issue to rest assured but don't want to start a discussion about it where average consumers won't buy the Vibrant and Captivate variants after hearing there is a GPS issue..

The average consumers that have the vibrant or captivate don't even know it had issues.. and some don't. We here on xda are the exception..

Most sprint customers don't even know its the same phone.. let alone know about a gps issue...

Sprint really don't need to say anything to anyone.. us here at xda are a small margin of their sales..

I honestly don't care as long as the GPS is working. For the $400 bucks i'm going to be paying for this phone (Sprint wants a $150 deposit before I can get the phone), I expect the GPS TO BE WORKING.

Im happy they are saying the GPS works but i wont believe it until I see it. I am out and about on a daily basis and use GPS just as much.

Originally Posted by boomerbubba

My own reaction to this news, posted in a sister forum, is more cautious optimism.

And if Sprint management did delay the release of the Epic to incorporate a fix to the GPS, good for them. If that is true, it would seem advantageous for them to make some statement to that effect. If they keep quiet on the matter, I have to wonder why.

Yes.. imagine how that would go "Buy the best phone Sprint has to offer... GPS doesn't work but we'll work on it AFTER you buy the phone!" or maybe "This phone is great, GPS doesn't work but we'll fix it before you buy it!!!" ... either way it doesn't look good for the company, so keep it hush, delay it and people will get it when it comes out. The only ones bitching about the delay are the ones on these forums which is 0.000003 of their sales.

Originally Posted by DirtyShroomz

Yes.. imagine how that would go "Buy the best phone Sprint has to offer... GPS doesn't work but we'll work on it AFTER you buy the phone!" or maybe "This phone is great, GPS doesn't work but we'll fix it before you buy it!!!" ... either way it doesn't look good for the company, so keep it hush, delay it and people will get it when it comes out. The only ones bitching about the delay are the ones on these forums which is 0.000003 of their sales.

That's the kind of spin Sprint would have to make if it released the phone with the GPS defect, and without fixing it first.

I was talking about a more positive statement in light of this news from Samsung. Sprint could affirm that there are no GPS issues on the Epic. And if there were issues in prerelease, but they held off to fix them first, that is a very positive thing to brag about. (And, by implication, a swipe at the two U.S. competitors who released defective products and are still awaiting new firmware in September.)