GPS "Your location within 1900 meters" ?? VZW TP2

[twolostminds]

Recently my Google Maps has not been able to lock in on my location closer than 1500 to 1900 meters. I have hard reset and reinstalled GMaps with no luck. I have seen tweaks for Sprint and TMo users and have read that most VZW users are having no problems locking in. Are there any tweaks that I can try for the VZW TP2?

 

[fappy smurf]

there are numerous gps tweaks to change the cache settings if you search for them. also try using the program quickgps which comes with your phone it will download the closest satellite info. inside my building i cant lock on any sats but outside i can get between 8-9 and within 10 meters of my location

 

[eddie90000]

Make sure location is turned on.

If you do the quickgps program on the phone it will turn location on for you and download the closest satelites for you and you should get a lock in like 10 seconds when you are outside.

Unless you turn on location you will just get your general location with google maps, mine said within 2800 meters till I used QuickGPS.

 

[joeramirez]

I have duplicated your problem by unchecking the gps option after you open google maps and pressing menu and the down arrow. Make sure the location setting is on as prior post stated and then after you open google maps make sure gps is checked in the menu and it will say that it is searching for satellites.

 

[football0552]

also make sure you change your gps settings in google to com4 and a baud of 4800
you also have to re-enable the "use gps" after changing this

 

[AstarteSV]

I was able to dublicate the problem aswell, by accedent >_<, anyway, make sure the location setting for google maps is selected.

 

[Poke_N_PDA]

confirming what others here are saying, that's pretty much what I experienced with GPS unchecked in the main right softkey menu. If you don't have that checked it's using cell antennas or wifi to approximate your position. "Menu" > "Use GPS" and it should work by default.

 

[papeluv]

also make sure you change your gps settings in google to com4 and a baud of 4800
you also have to re-enable the "use gps" after changing this

Leaving it set to the "Managed by Windows" setting works just fine for me. No issues, and definitely use the Quick GPS program, it saves a headache. In fact im sitting on my couch in my appartment on the bottom of three floors built on the side of a hill with 2 sides of earth, and I have a strong 8 to 9 sats.

 

[whats_that]

I just got my TP2 yesterday and one of the first things I did was install google maps and I was getting result like the title of this thread "within 1800 meters" and it could be a mile off. also the sats were not locking at all. I realized that my position was based on the tower that I was connected to. By the way the google maps on my VX6800 never used the towers to triangulate a position but the gps lock were much slower. Once I ran the quick GPS in the programs menu it turned on the GPS to the right setting and now I get an accurate lock even inside within seconds.

 

[mutti_wilson]

Go to settings-all settings-personal-phone-cdma services-location setting and make sure that it is set to "Location On". If not, you are not actually using the GPS. With that on and with QuickGPS doing it's thing, you will lock instantly.

 

[jerseygeorge]

I have a Verizon TP2 that is two weeks old. It does not have QUICK GPS! Oh yeah, and the gps does not locate.

Do I?

Return it?
Hard Reset? (sounds like a lot of work)
Get the file somewhere?

I have had it twice to Verizon. They have no suggestions but are happy to see the device and get their hands on it.

Leaning towards exchanging it for a new one.

JG