Android help

[Tx Redneck]

What device are you using?

[jfrog]

sorry, HTC Inspire

[Tx Redneck]

Download gps status from market and see how many sat's it shows.

[jfrog]

Download gps status from market and see how many sat's it shows.

shows six until either it goes to screen lock or leave the app (without shutting down the app) and when I go back to it, it shows none or one and few seconds goes back to 5-6

[Tx Redneck]

Did this just start happening? How long have.you had it?

[jfrog]

had the phone since april but noticed on runkeeper would sometimes take a while to get a signal in open area on a clear day, just thought it was because i kept gps off until needing to use it but my runkeeper maps show where it looses signal a lot lately

[Tx Redneck]

My first.Inspire did the same thing. Call att and have them send you a replacement. Mine, albeit a refurbished, works perfect.

Make sure they know.you're aware of this known.issue and that HTC knows too and is working in a correction for it.

[Tx Redneck]

Here's my first inspire and what I had to do to get GPS working.

Before


After


New one

[DeddRekoning]

I downloaded the GPS status and some things show up but whatever is under magnetic field just sits there and spins the loading icon. I also see no sat's on the radar.

[jfrog]

HTC rep told me its the 3rd party apps that have the issue not the phone, Im ready to ditch this phone. might even just go with a 3gs

[DeddRekoning]

not having GPS work properly doesn't bother me that much...if I wanted navigation, I would buy a Garmin or some shit

[Tx Redneck]

HTC rep told me its the 3rd party apps that have the issue not the phone, Im ready to ditch this phone. might even just go with a 3gs

You give up easy. Btw, the HTC rep lied to you. Is your phone in a case,if so, what kind? The GPS module is located under the rubber piece that surrounds the flash. It has two small wires that have a pressure sensitive connections. If you've dropped your phone or it's been severely jarred, they could have been knocked loose.

It could also be a defective GPS module(the case with my original inspire). I asked about the case because there's lots of info out there documenting the negative effects of certain cases on the functionality of the GPS on this device.

[Tx Redneck]

not having GPS work properly doesn't bother me that much...if I wanted navigation, I would buy a Garmin or some shit

Did the GPS script I sent you help yours?

[DeddRekoning]

yep...works now

[jfrog]

You give up easy. Btw, the HTC rep lied to you. Is your phone in a case,if so, what kind? The GPS module is located under the rubber piece that surrounds the flash. It has two small wires that have a pressure sensitive connections. If you've dropped your phone or it's been severely jarred, they could have been knocked loose.

It could also be a defective GPS module(the case with my original inspire). I asked about the case because there's lots of info out there documenting the negative effects of certain cases on the functionality of the GPS on this device.

I was wondering about the case, I use the candy speck case so I took it out for this mornings run and it seems there was no signal lost. I guess I wont be getting an otterbox. I was planning on calling back but I really dont want a refurbished.