Verizon Pre 2 users...how's the GPS???

YankBoy · 02/17/2011, 06:56 AM

I'm seriously hoping the GPS glitch has been worked out in the Pre 2 and WebOS 2.0. Keep us updated please!!!

Unclevanya · 02/17/2011, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by YankBoy

I'm seriously hoping the GPS glitch has been worked out in the Pre 2 and WebOS 2.0. Keep us updated please!!!

I'm very interested in this also.

IGNTNUNLMTD · 02/17/2011, 09:19 AM

Likewise... they're advertising this on their site again.

AND... they're advertising "geo-tagging" for photos. They better have not mucked this up as well...

Rockbeast · 02/17/2011, 09:40 AM

Bueller?

Hello? Any Pre2 on Verizon? Inquiring minds want to know about GPS...

pow12390 · 02/17/2011, 09:47 AM

I think the earliest people will get them will be in the afternoon. For some reason I doubt that the stores will carry them in stock, online exclusive only.

blue duck butter · 02/17/2011, 12:28 PM

So, ya, anyone with the Verizon Pre2 know if the GPS is just as bad as it is with all other webOS devices on big red?

YankBoy · 02/17/2011, 01:01 PM

PLEASE let us know!

rastons · 02/17/2011, 01:03 PM

Yea, I can't get any app to pick up my location. I haven't tried with Verizon's app though as I'm not subscribed. Kinda disappointing. I also have been on and off the phone with Verizon all morning about the free Mobile Hotspot. Apparently it's no longer free for the Pre 2 and it's 20.00 for 2GB.

Garrett92C · 02/17/2011, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by rastons

Yea, I can't get any app to pick up my location. I haven't tried with Verizon's app though as I'm not subscribed. Kinda disappointing. I also have been on and off the phone with Verizon all morning about the free Mobile Hotspot. Apparently it's no longer free for the Pre 2 and it's 20.00 for 2GB.

IGNTNUNLMTD · 02/17/2011, 01:10 PM

YankBoy, it's not a glitch. It's Verizon purposefully crippling the GPS.

Sgnos · 02/17/2011, 01:23 PM

is the gps chipset in the pre2 the same as the pre+? If it is it would seem likely that whatever their agps servers are doing to cripple pre+ would also cripple pre2.

tigrao · 02/17/2011, 02:23 PM

If this issue is fixed, I think I'll have to get the Pre 2. I have got used to the glitchiness of the GPS on my Pre Plus and I can get it to work fairly consistently by opening VZ Navigator. It would be nice to not have to do this, though.

PDAGeek · 02/17/2011, 02:37 PM

I ordered my Pre 2 a week ago. I shoud have it delivered soon. I'll update with my aGPS findings as soon as I can.

H-Cubed · 02/17/2011, 02:42 PM

Glad my Sprint Pre doesnt have that issue... but then again it has a whole host of other problems to deal with... lol :-D

headgamer · 02/17/2011, 02:56 PM

Guys, I just don't see this changing at all. Verizon wants to cripple GPS for all but their babies, the Droids. I would be interested in if the GPS is crippled on the iPhone as well.

sapient2k7 · 02/17/2011, 03:01 PM

Sprint has NO reason to cripple GPS since GPS is included with their smartphone plan. Verizon wants to charge extra $10 for GPS and thus has a reason to lock it to their VZ navigator app.

headgamer · 02/17/2011, 03:03 PM

But they don't do that on their Droids. I have friends that have Droids and NONE pay for VZ Navigator and ALL get accurate GPS locks in seconds.

CGK · 02/17/2011, 03:09 PM

Wow, what a rip-off, you have to pay extra to get use navigation software?

Unclevanya · 02/17/2011, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by CGK

Wow, what a rip-off, you have to pay extra to get use navigation software?

Yes. And I do. I haven't typically in the past but I found I needed it and it was a reasonable option at that time.

It works well - only one problem on one unimportant trip so far.

YankBoy · 02/17/2011, 03:15 PM

No offense, but I'm really just interested in hearing from VZW Pre 2 users if the GPS does or does not work w/o VZ Nav. We have plenty of threads discussing the VZW GPS issues on the Pre Plus (many started by me!).

02/17/2011, 06:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
YankBoy Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,328 Likes Received: 57 Thanks: 109 Thanked 198 Times in 92 Posts	Verizon Pre 2 users...how's the GPS??? I'm seriously hoping the GPS glitch has been worked out in the Pre 2 and WebOS 2.0. Keep us updated please!!!
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02/17/2011, 09:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
IGNTNUNLMTD Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 510 Likes Received: 84 Thanks: 723 Thanked 130 Times in 82 Posts	Likewise... they're advertising this on their site again. AND... they're advertising "geo-tagging" for photos. They better have not mucked this up as well...
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02/17/2011, 09:40 AM	#4 (permalink)
Rockbeast Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Knoxville, TN, USA Posts: 935 Likes Received: 86 Thanks: 186 Thanked 81 Times in 63 Posts	Bueller? Hello? Any Pre2 on Verizon? Inquiring minds want to know about GPS... __________________ Sent from my slowly diminishing intellect I'm just a soul who's intentions are good...oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood!
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02/17/2011, 09:47 AM	#5 (permalink)
pow12390 Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Palatine, IL Posts: 217 Likes Received: 4 Thanks: 15 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts	verizon pre2 I think the earliest people will get them will be in the afternoon. For some reason I doubt that the stores will carry them in stock, online exclusive only. __________________ Sent from my Verizon Pre2
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02/17/2011, 12:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
blue duck butter Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Burbank, CA Posts: 710 Likes Received: 28 Thanks: 171 Thanked 165 Times in 111 Posts	Did Verizon cripple aGPS on the Pre2? So, ya, anyone with the Verizon Pre2 know if the GPS is just as bad as it is with all other webOS devices on big red?
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02/17/2011, 01:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
YankBoy Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,328 Likes Received: 57 Thanks: 109 Thanked 198 Times in 92 Posts	PLEASE let us know!
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02/17/2011, 01:03 PM	#8 (permalink)
rastons Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 5 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Yea, I can't get any app to pick up my location. I haven't tried with Verizon's app though as I'm not subscribed. Kinda disappointing. I also have been on and off the phone with Verizon all morning about the free Mobile Hotspot. Apparently it's no longer free for the Pre 2 and it's 20.00 for 2GB.
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02/17/2011, 01:10 PM	#10 (permalink)
IGNTNUNLMTD Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 510 Likes Received: 84 Thanks: 723 Thanked 130 Times in 82 Posts	YankBoy, it's not a glitch. It's Verizon *purposefully crippling* the GPS.
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02/17/2011, 01:23 PM	#11 (permalink)
Sgnos Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 52 Likes Received: 10 Thanks: 6 Thanked 23 Times in 6 Posts	is the gps chipset in the pre2 the same as the pre+? If it is it would seem likely that whatever their agps servers are doing to cripple pre+ would also cripple pre2.
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02/17/2011, 02:23 PM	#12 (permalink)
tigrao Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Utah Posts: 110 Likes Received: 1 Thanks: 5 Thanked 13 Times in 9 Posts	If this issue is fixed, I think I'll have to get the Pre 2. I have got used to the glitchiness of the GPS on my Pre Plus and I can get it to work fairly consistently by opening VZ Navigator. It would be nice to not have to do this, though.
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02/17/2011, 02:37 PM	#13 (permalink)
PDAGeek Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 149 Likes Received: 28 Thanks: 4 Thanked 38 Times in 21 Posts	I ordered my Pre 2 a week ago. I shoud have it delivered soon. I'll update with my aGPS findings as soon as I can.
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02/17/2011, 02:42 PM	#14 (permalink)
H-Cubed Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Columbus Ohio Posts: 464 Likes Received: 1 Thanks: 62 Thanked 83 Times in 52 Posts	Glad my Sprint Pre doesnt have that issue... but then again it has a whole host of other problems to deal with... lol :-D
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02/17/2011, 02:56 PM	#15 (permalink)
headgamer Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: LaGrange, GA Posts: 669 Likes Received: 6 Thanks: 15 Thanked 37 Times in 27 Posts	Guys, I just don't see this changing at all. Verizon wants to cripple GPS for all but their babies, the Droids. I would be interested in if the GPS is crippled on the iPhone as well. __________________
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02/17/2011, 03:01 PM	#16 (permalink)
sapient2k7 Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Durham Posts: 697 Likes Received: 17 Thanks: 510 Thanked 79 Times in 60 Posts	Sprint has NO reason to cripple GPS since GPS is included with their smartphone plan. Verizon wants to charge extra $10 for GPS and thus has a reason to lock it to their VZ navigator app.
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02/17/2011, 03:03 PM	#17 (permalink)
headgamer Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: LaGrange, GA Posts: 669 Likes Received: 6 Thanks: 15 Thanked 37 Times in 27 Posts	But they don't do that on their Droids. I have friends that have Droids and NONE pay for VZ Navigator and ALL get accurate GPS locks in seconds. __________________
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02/17/2011, 03:09 PM	#18 (permalink)
CGK Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: UK Posts: 3,673 Likes Received: 471 Thanks: 89 Thanked 395 Times in 265 Posts	Wow, what a rip-off, you have to pay extra to get use navigation software?
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02/17/2011, 03:15 PM	#20 (permalink)
YankBoy Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,328 Likes Received: 57 Thanks: 109 Thanked 198 Times in 92 Posts	No offense, but I'm really just interested in hearing from VZW Pre 2 users if the GPS does or does not work w/o VZ Nav. We have plenty of threads discussing the VZW GPS issues on the Pre Plus (many started by me!).
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