I have solved MY weak GPS problem

[blackinjun]

This may not be the solution for you but I got a GlobalSat BT 368 that is about the size of 2 match books longways and thick ways. I use the free bluetooth gps in the market and I now have GPS better than my epic 4g or my wifes 4g touch. In fact I am now thinking about getting a full size navigation program like copilot or sygic any thoughts on a good program

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0018YZ836/ref=oh_o00_s00_i00_details

 

[demandarin]

Looks good. How long battery last?

 

[blackinjun]

Can't tell you from experience I only got it thurs. Its rated at 11 hours continuous use but cuts off after 10 mins. if not connected. If it's anything like a speaker phone with the same ratings and features it will probably need charging every three weeks. 2 hour charge.

I have been thinking about just leaving it plugged up in my glove compartment and on continuously. Once locked it doesn't lose signals for anything that I have been able to try in the house.

 

[robertg9]

HI,
Glad you got your GPS working. I don't know type of phones you have available, but if they are Win6-7 phones, there is a program out there called WiFiRouter (costs, but it works great....use it all the time), then you can use a free program called WAZE that uses online data. I find the routes selected, but the the nice thing is that it is "user-interactive"....that is, users identify construction/police/slow-stopped traffic. It should work great in DC. Other than that, I'd go with CoPilot for now because it's cheap. Magellan and Garmin have operation apps for the iphone, but not the Android Market yet, and those are the 2 companies that I would recommend.
Personally, my current setup is a Garmin 4390 standalone, with WAZE running to let me know where the traffic and cops are. Haven't had the Prime long enough to see if there's any others available....The other company to look at is Tom-Tom.

If you're going to connect the Prime to the internet via the phone, then you probably need to apply this fix, so ad-hoc networks are available. ICS stock has them locked out.


If you have an Android phone, there are apps similar to the WiFiRouter, I'm sure.

Good luck,
Bob