I have had my phone a few weeks now, and it seems to be working great, except one aspect. The GPS!! Arghh. Initially, it seemed fine, but I only tested in in/around my house, and it seems in areas where I had 3G signal. When I am not in a 3G area, or a weak signal area, the GPS fails to get a lock. So it seems to be doing it through data, not GPS ariel! anyone got any help?
the GPS is not for navigation, but for tracking. I use my phone as a tracker when I am out running, so it logs all my runs. My Iphone was rock solid, but today, I was stood ready to run, in a 'normal' signal area, not 3G and the app just keeps saying NO SIGNAL. The GPS symbol in the top left just kept flashing
the GPS is not for navigation, but for tracking. I use my phone as a tracker when I am out running, so it logs all my runs. My Iphone was rock solid, but today, I was stood ready to run, in a 'normal' signal area, not 3G and the app just keeps saying NO SIGNAL. The GPS symbol in the top left just kept flashing
Yeh, cheap external Bluetooth gps receiver seems the best bet.
I'm surprised the gps didn't work tbh. I would have thought the phone you got would be fine.
Yeh, cheap external Bluetooth gps receiver seems the best bet.
I'm surprised the gps didn't work tbh. I would have thought the phone you got would be fine.
me too, i assumed it worked, as my initial testing worked, but today, nothing. it was the first time i had been out of 3G range, so i assume it picked up the location using mobile signal not GPS
ok, update. FIXED. I googled GPS fix, and applied a new GPS.Conf file. now locks on in around 10 secs. I even disabled WIFI and both SIMS, to make sure it did not use DATA, and it still worked
They have a different part number, but indeed are 3100 mAh
SO I purchased one
It arrived and it fits the phone. Great, but the 3 connections on the top, do not line up with the phone connections! so it does not work
So my phone uses a non standard battery, where the Note2 and I9250 will not work. And because it is labelled wrong, I cannot find a replacement to fit and work
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Otherwise a cheap tomtom (£20-£40) would do the trick.
Yeh, cheap external Bluetooth gps receiver seems the best bet.
I'm surprised the gps didn't work tbh. I would have thought the phone you got would be fine.
me too, i assumed it worked, as my initial testing worked, but today, nothing. it was the first time i had been out of 3G range, so i assume it picked up the location using mobile signal not GPS
Ive tried various fixes for my phone but the gps unit is just messed up tbh.
My phone came with 2 batteries, no problem. Both work ok
But I was looking for a higher capacity one
Now, the supplied batteries, are labelled as
EB-L1F2HVU, 3100mAh
Now, the Part number actually refers to a battery used in the I9250 etc
http://www.amazon.ca/Genuine-Battery-Samsung-EB-L1F2HVU-1750mAh/dp/B0080IBKMQ
now, these are listed as 1700 mAh.
So I assumed the chinese just lied on the labelling to make them look impressive.
So I bought a replacement 2400 mAh battery from ebay
It arrived, but is way smaller than my battery!!! Also it has 4 connections, mine has 3
So , googled the NOTE 2 Battery
http://www.amazon.ca/SAMSUNG-Galaxy-NOTE-N7000-i9220~EB615268VU/dp/B00822Q2UA/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1361990968&sr=1-2
They have a different part number, but indeed are 3100 mAh
SO I purchased one
It arrived and it fits the phone. Great, but the 3 connections on the top, do not line up with the phone connections! so it does not work
So my phone uses a non standard battery, where the Note2 and I9250 will not work. And because it is labelled wrong, I cannot find a replacement to fit and work
Odd to say the least.