try my gps at another location and it is still superb.... the best i seen so far ever, period..

im not sure whether it is the modem cause i just change to zsjpe or it is the gps aid.

i try uninstall gps aid and delete the gps data, reboot. and my gps still locking fast and superb.

so here it is,

im calling out to all SGSrian to try and experiment this, especially those who keen about GPS

1st, flash zsjpe modem:
http://hotfile.com/dl/105928901/febb795/ZSJPE.tar.html

put the .tar in the PHONE section of odin. no pit, other leave blank.

this will not wipe the phone.

test the gps out using any gps test app. and take note, the time of locking, the signal strength and the accuracy, the number of satellite


THEN, you install https://market.android.com/details?id=ltodo...e=search_result

if native mthod fail then do the brute force, you must have internet connection....

do another gps test, and take note of the difference using gps aid and not using it

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Added on February 19, 2011, 1:53 pmno, we cant, if you use ADW launcher, you can create catalog, and sort them using the catalog,

This post has been edited by silentser: Feb 19 2011, 01:53 PM

zxjpe is better???

Dunno y since i flashed to asian modem, my gps is a lot worst, i can only see like 2 to 3 satellites only, max 5 but just for a while and gone...

trying to cook a new Doc's rom with zxjpe then ^^

Wow. Download gps aids from market. Enable all the options. Perform the brute force. Zasss gps locate my position almost instantly. TS should put this in front page. Thank you all!

i did try using gps before installing gps aids. i guess it's the modem that makes us getting a fast gps lock. gps aids doesn't help that much

using zsjpe

This post has been edited by Fornaxlife: Feb 19 2011, 02:11 PM

i can straight flash this with dxjpe stock rom?

i'll try this later.

yupe, with any roms.

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Added on February 19, 2011, 2:20 pmmake sure ZSJPE is the modem version not the firmware/pda version...


This post has been edited by silentser: Feb 19 2011, 02:20 PM

ZSJPE or DXJPE? I once read about samsung rom coding but the page already gone.

the one i mention is ZSJPE which supposed to be HONG KONG/CHINA? firmware

yup i cooked one with that modem, now downloading...

haha anybody playing words with friends?

its really nice

what word? pass here lo....

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.zynga.words

this this XD

ZSJPE is using JPD modem right ?

or the modem called JPE ?

Haha playin wwf drain my batt faster...
Any drawback using ZSJPE instead of DXJPE?

the modem version itself is ZSJPE

I think all SGS is the same...

It is not possible for Samsung to Just change the Design and Arcitechture of the Phone just like that...

If the SGS GPS is defect, consumer have the rights to replace or change the GPS chip.... and it is definately not GPS defect since almost ALL the user around the world faces the same problem..


But in SGS case, it is similar to the Iphone ... it is due to the poorly executed design of the hardware placement....


And it is IMPOSSIBLE for samsung to just REVAMPED the whole SGS hardware placement ...


When the phone is release for the public... Everything is FINAL ... just like how steve job defended the iphone 4 problem and offer bumper and refund ... because they cant just change the design of the hardware in a newer batch .. because older batch consumers have the right to replace their defected phone to a newer "Working" batch of phones...


The only thing that could be change is the firmware...


What you people heard is more like the optimism of a phone user .... just like how some user would say "My papago is very accurate and all sort of stuff.... while others claim that PAPAGO is inaccurate and is not the best solution"


Besides... i tested my friend SGS bought @ december ..... SEALED, STOCK and Orginal firmware .... it feels JUST THE same as my SGS when i first got it .....

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Added on February 19, 2011, 2:57 pmIm quite satisfy with my GPS now .... since im already on a unlimited data plan .... the GPS works realy well as long as there is Data...


Btw... GPS AIDS is not as useful as it sound...... Ive tested it and this is what ive found


GPS AIDS actualy stores AGPS data in your phone .... giving you a faster lock and search for satalite...


It is said that it is very useful for those who doesn't have data and it is mention by the creator that users can use this app to download the XTRA data before going out ...



But what i found out is .... IF ... you are at a location that JUST CANT get GPS position .... the app would automaticly prompt you to restart your Wifi ... and alas the data still cant be downloaded..

If you selected the FORCED DOWNLOAD mode... it would force download it and shows "Succesfull"

But no matter what... even after you force download it .... you would still not get a lock no matter what if you cant get a lock at the first place...




my test result is this (Indoors):

-DATA-GPS AIDS = Cannot get a lock at all
+DATA -GPS AIDS = Lock within 30 sec
+DATA + GPS AIDS = More or Less the same with +Data -GPS AIDS
-DATA +GPS AIDS = More or Less the same with +Data -GPS AIDS


So.. Basicly .. it just helps you to lock without having Data ....


However... im pretty sure if you move out from your "comfort zone" you would have to lock to diff satalites... (correct me if im wrong) ... thus you have to have data to download the GPS AIDS again ....

If im wrong on that part... it might be useful for those without Data ... But for those who already got unlimited data .... theres no point in using this app..

From my point of view... its more like a gimmick to let you see your SGS able to lock fast without Data .... thats about it...

This post has been edited by holypredator: Feb 19 2011, 03:00 PM

i did as what silentser advise. flash ZSJPE modem. it will change the baseband version.

GPS signal lock seems better but not fast enough (tested indoor).

summary:
1. GPS on SGS is poor. bad design perhaps?
2. GPS aids give us XTRA feature like in previous samsung phone. it help GPS module to lock signal faster but due to poor GPS module, SGS still takes some time to lock. thus GPS aids is some what useless. uninstall! (result may varies for you)

now stick with ZSJPE modem and montor the performance.

weirdly i cant even dectet any satellite indoors... i wonder if its doc's problem or something... previously can easily detect like 4 to 6 but now its really hard to detect any, not to mention lock... havent been able to lock for days now (even outdoors)

can anyone guide me that how i gonna to install darky rom 9.2 extreme edition.

i am confusing with Darky 9.2 extreme and 9.2 Darky's Resurrection Edition

and can i just flash it using odin?

can anyone guide me or some step?

thanks

Firstly, why out of sudden zsjpe modem ought to be the best modem for gps? To me, it is worse than dxjpb (our region) modem. The best from my previous findings would be xxjpy/xxjpx or dxjpp modem. Tried that one first.

Second, no one seems to bother to look back at my previous post about the best combination for gps fix...

@holypredator

U have to understand, big manufacturer like samsung won't admit that they have wrong design for gps. Even if our sgs has a poor design for gps, they still pretend as if nothing wrong with the current design. Why? That would cost them a lot to replace the whole batch!! Imagine how many sgs were sold for the past few months!

So they quietly fixed it through latest sgs batch. That's how manufacturer can maintain their profit.

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From the fixed that i performed, i can get lock at an average of less than a minute for cold start. For hot start would be less than 10sec. All this test performed indoor mind u. Different phone would have different result. So never expect that one fix would fit all hp.