ATTENTION all Bell users: Does your GPS work? - Page 5

KayDubbya · 02/02/2010, 06:56 PM

<start rant> I've had issues on & off with the GPS and Google Maps (in Canada). I'd definitely throw some cash down on a truly standalone GPS/Mapping program that uses the GPS antennae and chip but comes with it's own maps. Tom Tom are you listening? As a "back water" Canadian, I'm often out of cell coverage and the Google Map application won't run without Internet access. If you're out of town your s.o.l. for GPS navigation. Oh, and BTW Bell Canada & Palm, not having a "Sprint Nav" type of application for Canadian really sucks! Get your ****** together! <end rant>

bradley_80 · 02/02/2010, 10:36 PM

Yes it does suck that our Pre's dont come with Nav...but that was quickly solved by our great friends on this forum lol

bradley_80 · 02/03/2010, 08:46 PM

Just tried to get directions off my Sprint Nav and I got "Could not find route: Your account has expired. Renew or call..." Ohhhh nooo my favourite app... what to do

Quintus · 02/03/2010, 09:11 PM

Weird....No such problem here.

bradley_80 · 02/03/2010, 10:37 PM

damn...unistall/reinstall didn't work...

Quintus · 02/05/2010, 07:21 AM

Time to revive this thread. My GPS went down yesterday and hasn't re-surfaced since. Anyone else having this problem AGAIN!?!?!!?!?!?

NordicMan · 02/05/2010, 07:43 AM

Well, Google Maps & Sprint Nav place me within AGPS accuracy only

and GPS dashboard says signal strength is too low to aquire a position

ukabu · 02/05/2010, 08:07 AM

I Have the same issue for more than a month now. The GPS cannot acquire a lock for many days, then it start working again.

I'm currently waiting for a new Pre as my current one camera is no longer working.

But all in all it is very strange. I very much doubt this is a hardware problem but probably their AGPS servers are down. It is a shame we cannot get network statuses from Bell for these functionnalities.

I really hope other GSM provider in Canada will take the Pre or Pre Plus soon so I can quit Bell.

bradley_80 · 02/05/2010, 08:42 AM

Google maps is still picking up my location (even tho its a few hundred meters off)

Quintus · 02/05/2010, 09:31 AM

I just got off the phone with Bell Technical Support. They have confirmed that there was a problem and a service ticket on the issue exists but they believed that the problem was resolved. While on the phone with tech support, they confirmed that there was at least "one" other email about the problem.

No solution yet....

bradley_80 · 02/05/2010, 10:03 AM

Haha that "one" other email was probably me; which was a week or two ago

Quintus · 02/05/2010, 11:13 AM

It is 12:13 and I am officially up and running!

wunderbar · 02/05/2010, 11:42 AM

Mine was working fine at 4pm Mountain time yesterday, but wasn't working this morning. 10:42am Mountain now and it's working again.

mikethedizike · 03/05/2010, 11:35 AM

bell vancouver canada, no workies. turned of google services and its able to locate the nearest antenna.... my friends are on bell with blackberrys and there gps works fine...i guess its just a conflict between webos and bell's servers or sumting??? should i start firing some hate mail at wade oooterman or watever his name is or hawattt??

zx600 · 03/05/2010, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ukabu

I really hope other GSM provider in Canada will take the Pre or Pre Plus soon so I can quit Bell.

Rogers is worse and so is telus. No hope

izkeepsitreal · 03/05/2010, 12:51 PM

Broken on Bell Vancouver 10:51 AM March 5/10

ToniCipriani · 03/30/2010, 08:43 PM

Tested this morning with my defective Pre on the train, also was playing with the new unit. In Scarborough near Scarborough Town Centre.

Locking was near instant.

DS_Palm_Lvr · 04/04/2010, 10:36 AM

So glad I found this thread, turned off Google services and now my GPS is 100% again. Thanks to all!

vic_singh · 04/04/2010, 12:53 PM

mine is working

02/02/2010, 06:56 PM	#81 (permalink)
KayDubbya Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 5 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 7 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	<start rant> I've had issues on & off with the GPS and Google Maps (in Canada). I'd definitely throw some cash down on a truly standalone GPS/Mapping program that uses the GPS antennae and chip but comes with it's own maps. Tom Tom are you listening? As a "back water" Canadian, I'm often out of cell coverage and the Google Map application won't run without Internet access. If you're out of town your s.o.l. for GPS navigation. Oh, and BTW Bell Canada & Palm, not having a "Sprint Nav" type of application for Canadian really sucks! Get your ****** together! <end rant>
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02/02/2010, 10:36 PM	#82 (permalink)
bradley_80 Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 93 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Yes it does suck that our Pre's dont come with Nav...but that was quickly solved by our great friends on this forum lol
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02/03/2010, 08:46 PM	#83 (permalink)
bradley_80 Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 93 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Just tried to get directions off my Sprint Nav and I got "Could not find route: Your account has expired. Renew or call..." Ohhhh nooo my favourite app... what to do
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02/03/2010, 09:11 PM	#84 (permalink)
Quintus Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 635 Likes Received: 2 Thanks: 94 Thanked 85 Times in 56 Posts	Weird....No such problem here.
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02/03/2010, 10:37 PM	#85 (permalink)
bradley_80 Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 93 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	damn...unistall/reinstall didn't work...
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02/05/2010, 07:21 AM	#86 (permalink)
Quintus Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 635 Likes Received: 2 Thanks: 94 Thanked 85 Times in 56 Posts	Time to revive this thread. My GPS went down yesterday and hasn't re-surfaced since. Anyone else having this problem AGAIN!?!?!!?!?!?
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02/05/2010, 07:43 AM	#87 (permalink)
NordicMan Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 191 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 4 Thanked 14 Times in 9 Posts	Well, Google Maps & Sprint Nav place me within AGPS accuracy only and GPS dashboard says signal strength is too low to aquire a position
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02/05/2010, 08:07 AM	#88 (permalink)
ukabu Homebrew Developer Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 144 Likes Received: 1 Thanks: 11 Thanked 42 Times in 21 Posts	I Have the same issue for more than a month now. The GPS cannot acquire a lock for many days, then it start working again. I'm currently waiting for a new Pre as my current one camera is no longer working. But all in all it is very strange. I very much doubt this is a hardware problem but probably their AGPS servers are down. It is a shame we cannot get network statuses from Bell for these functionnalities. I really hope other GSM provider in Canada will take the Pre or Pre Plus soon so I can quit Bell.
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02/05/2010, 08:42 AM	#89 (permalink)
bradley_80 Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 93 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Google maps is still picking up my location (even tho its a few hundred meters off)
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02/05/2010, 09:31 AM	#90 (permalink)
Quintus Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 635 Likes Received: 2 Thanks: 94 Thanked 85 Times in 56 Posts	I just got off the phone with Bell Technical Support. They have confirmed that there was a problem and a service ticket on the issue exists but they believed that the problem was resolved. While on the phone with tech support, they confirmed that there was at least "one" other email about the problem. No solution yet....
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02/05/2010, 10:03 AM	#91 (permalink)
bradley_80 Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 93 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Haha that "one" other email was probably me; which was a week or two ago
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02/05/2010, 11:13 AM	#92 (permalink)
Quintus Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 635 Likes Received: 2 Thanks: 94 Thanked 85 Times in 56 Posts	It is 12:13 and I am officially up and running!
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02/05/2010, 11:42 AM	#93 (permalink)
wunderbar Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 276 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 28 Times in 18 Posts	Mine was working fine at 4pm Mountain time yesterday, but wasn't working this morning. 10:42am Mountain now and it's working again.
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03/05/2010, 11:35 AM	#94 (permalink)
mikethedizike Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 23 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	bell vancouver canada, no workies. turned of google services and its able to locate the nearest antenna.... my friends are on bell with blackberrys and there gps works fine...i guess its just a conflict between webos and bell's servers or sumting??? should i start firing some hate mail at wade oooterman or watever his name is or hawattt??
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03/05/2010, 12:51 PM	#96 (permalink)
izkeepsitreal Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Vancovuer BC Posts: 119 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 7 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Broken on Bell Vancouver 10:51 AM March 5/10
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03/30/2010, 08:43 PM	#97 (permalink)
ToniCipriani Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 3,688 Likes Received: 266 Thanks: 185 Thanked 429 Times in 336 Posts	Tested this morning with my defective Pre on the train, also was playing with the new unit. In Scarborough near Scarborough Town Centre. Locking was near instant. __________________ Palm IIIc -> Sony CLIÉ T650C -> Sony TJ-37 -> Palm TX -> Palm Centro -> Palm Pre Bell -> Palm Pre Plus Bell/Verizon Hybrid -> HP Veer -> HP Pre 3 NA [i]Pry my keyboard from my stone dead hands. I dare you. Death to all slates./i] Need OEM Palm Pre parts? See here
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04/04/2010, 10:36 AM	#98 (permalink)
DS_Palm_Lvr Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Toronto Posts: 320 Likes Received: 13 Thanks: 96 Thanked 23 Times in 18 Posts	So glad I found this thread, turned off Google services and now my GPS is 100% again. Thanks to all!
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04/04/2010, 12:53 PM	#99 (permalink)
vic_singh Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 302 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 14 Thanked 13 Times in 11 Posts	mine is working
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