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[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] frazipe:
I am too...now.

I pre-ordered one early got it on Jan 3rd and returned it on Jan 11th. It had horroble WiFi and died completely with BT on. I went to BB and got a Galaxy Tab because I had never had a tab before the TP so I really had nothing to compare it to. The Galaxy worked fine for the basics of what I needed. The wifi worked fine. Shadowgun and other games worked fine but the graphics couldn't compare to the TP. I read on these forums that the newer C1 serial #s were working better than the earlier ones. So I took the Galaxy back and ordered another TP from BB online. I got lucky and there was one in stock. I did get one of the C1 ser #s thankfully. The first thing I checked was the wifi and I could tell right away that it was much better. I compared it to my Evo and my wife's Evo 3d with wifi analyzer and speedtest and they were pretty much the same. I could stream netflix with no buffering from any room in my house (2 story 3k sq ft). I set all 3 of my wireless devices next to each other with wifi analyzer running and noticed the signal would drop the same amount (from -60 to -70) at the same time. So, I realized my router maybe having issues. I ordered a wndr4500 (netgear) and got it in yesterday. Man this thing screams. My speedtest went from 3-5 Mb to 13-15 Mb. My hard wired PC gets about 20Mb. I can even stream my HD movies (blu-ray rips from 5 - 10 Gb files) without any studdering at all. They stream perfectly. My PS3 can't play these files wirelessly and it is in the same room.

The only thing I have to keep an eye on is, it seems the battery has been dropping quicker than the other one was but I haven't really kept an eye on exactly when I take it off the charger. Also, it did reboot randomly but it was only one time so I think that will be ok.

I didn't check the wifi with BT yet because I gave the BT headset to my wife and I don't really feel like unpairing it from hers and pairing it with mine. I may do it this weekend though.

GPS works inside and very fast but not at all outside. I knew that the GPS doesn't work right before I ordered the first one. I don't need GPS outside...that's what my phone is for.

Also, I noticed I can pick up 5-6 wifi networks in my neighborhood now which I remember all I could see on the original one was mine and the neighbor right next to me. So I don't think there will be a problem when I go to public wifi networks.

So my assesment is, if my wifi and BT can play well together then there is hope that everyone can get a good working TP. If you are dead set that you have to have a functional GPS on the TP...then I don't know what to say. You may have to look elsewhere.

And my wifi test were all upstairs in my bedroom on the other side of the house from the router.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ryanbmw51:
Fyi. Went to the hospital the other day to visit my dad ( he's fine btw if you care). Brought my prime so my kid could play fruit ninja while I hung with my pops and just for fun I latched on to that wifi there at FL hospital Orlando. Worked great throughout the building. Even the elevator up to the 14 th floor. I was surprised but impressed LOL.

sent from my tricked out Infuse 4G or Transformer Prime...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
Good to hear how well the wifi worked in the hospital. Usually those connections are sketchy will all other wireless equipment around. Even better news your dad is doing well ;)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ryanbmw51:
I appreciate you saying that. Yeah I was thinking the exact same thing. Even as I was logging in I was thinking yeah right no way this'll work. I even updated some apps on the elevator. Pretty cool. I'm about to test the the bt headset while on wifi. The folks in the "is the prime discontinued?" thread got me thinking about it. Will report back.

Update....just tested a streaming video off of my home network cloud drive and paired up my Motorola s9 HD bt headset...and the video was stopping every 3-4 seconds very annoying....so I turn of the Bluetooth on the prime and wouldn't ya know it the video play flawlessly with audio coming out of external speaker. I then tried audio through a wired headset and it also worked beautifully. So I guess there is a flaw for ya so now I guess I'll just have t use a wired headset ( no big deal...actually my preference...as its a pain keeping my Motorola s9 charged up...wired set more convenient for me...especially my sennheiser studio "ear muffs")

Just fyi for those who are paying attention and for those who give a flip...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] knives of ice:
i got the prime on saturday and thus far i'm loving it as well. some battery issues but i guess a fix for that is coming.

somehow sold my original 32gb ipad on craigstlist for $285 so offset some of the cost. i have no idea why anyone would pay that but believe it or not it was an easy sell.

love the keyboard to get work down and return emails easier. just so many things to like with this and luckily i've never had any reboots or wifi problems. would be great if gps worked perfectly but i'm not going to be using it anyways.

i mean this thing is only going to get better and even if there have been a ton of problems for some, asus has at least tried to fix everything.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Blairware:
Good deal...

Sounds like a winner, for you in any event. I was pleased/sadenned that you got such great results from the Netgear wndr4500 (N900) router. When I was upgrading my router a few weeks back (Amazing how many Prime owners end up seeking better WiFi, LOL!) I eventually chose the Cisco E4200 based on reviews of 2.4 throughput at smallnetbuilder.com. As I say, my main parameter was 2.4 bandwidth, throughput & range, since the Prime does not use 5k (bummer) :(

The Netgear did really good on 5k throughput, but even when they tested a second sample the 2.4 was not as good as the Cisco... Who knows...

But for days now, I have been wondering about that Netgear, and considering trying it as well. I acually get very good numbers close to router (16 -18 Mbps) but at distances like the farthest reaches of my house with multipl;e walls/floor in between, the numbers suck. For example my HTC Inspire 4G, at those distances gets less bandwidth with Wifi Analyzer, yet STILL gets 16-18 Mbps, while the Prime see's perhaps 2-3 Mbps. Not great, BUT... It still streams Netflix perfectly at that point, so from a "Usage perspective" it's fine and dandy.

I have decided to stop trading in Routers to get a better result, if it works, I am happy. Still want to break Asus chops about the GPS though, and I will. Just cause.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] frazipe:
I wasn't planning on getting a new router just to make my TP wifi work better. I was actually satisfied with the wifi on the new being able to stream netflix with no buffering. I wasn't able to stream my HD movies but like I said my PS3 couldn't stream those seamlessly with the PS3 being in the same room as the router. So, I ddin't even think that was possible even with a better router. But, when I saw the signal dropping on all my devices at the same time it was worth trying a new router just to compare. It was just a bonus for me to be able to stream my HD movies now. I was torn between the E4200 and the WNDR4500 but newegg had a pretty good combo deal on the 4500.

I completely understand people raising hell about the GPS not working. I think it's shady the way they just took GPS off the specs when they realized it wasn't working. I was just saying GPS wasn't one my reasons for buying the TP. So, I'm not using that to judge my satisfaction with the TP.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] nguyenmd:
10-4...

I used Chrome beta, and its flying too...love my ATP.

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You should get an ipad instead man. No insult here ok.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ryanbmw51:
LOL. Can't please everyone.

sent from my tricked out Infuse 4G or Transformer Prime...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] KayvinM:
You're funny...but I never understood why the "next best thing" has to be an apple product...why can't it be like a Blackberry PB or maybe even maybe a Kindle :rolleyes:
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ryanbmw51:
I guess ask the hundred million people that feel that way.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] PolishPoet:
Lemmings

Proud owner of a Transformer Prime on Tapatalk.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Ov3rbyte:
I haven't had a single problem mine yet. But I do notice when I play some games on an snes emulator and I pushed the task button it will flicker a little bit. Other than that I've had no problems and I am loving it!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Elloco305:
I was planning on getting the Prime until I read all the negative things people on xda had to say.

But then i ssee threads like this and I get confused. Its basically like winning a contest. A GOOD Prime being the prize.

Should I just wait it out until the Memo or risk it on the prime? Tough choice.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] junrider:
If you really want to test it out, make sure you buy a prime with a return window. If your not happy return it for a refund within the window.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Elloco305:
I see that Target actually has the C serial models. But they are completely out of stock as almost everyone else. x.x and I'm not going to BB. Evil.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] rand4ll:
I need to go ahead and add that mine has been perfect through all updates and is still great. GPS even works though it's not great by any means, I may complain about it the first time I need it to work and doesn't. Wifi is also just fine and on par with my other mobile devices. I have even used it in a plethora of places including airport, a couple hospitals, doctors office, work, University at many different locations and of course home with nary an issue.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Elloco305:
What's your serial and where'd you get it?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Eddie Hicks:
GPS is not that big of an issue for me either. But I like everything to work as advertised when I buy it. What else do you buy and say it's OK that it doesn't work as advertised? Wifi is a big issue for me. I want to know that when I travel to an area that may not have a strong wifi signal I will be able to connect just as I can with my other wifi devices and not just close to my router at home. Still confused?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] rand4ll:
A router. I bought a linksys router that was supposed to have QoS on it but it didn't work worth squat. But I was never going to use it anyways so didn't care.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] rand4ll:
I have a BCOKAS0xxxxx that it bought from best buy before the new year but after Xmas.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jdlfjk:
1.Ture off your phone;

2.Run "SGH_i900_DTHJ5_PHONE_ROM.EXE" on your PC(xp);

3.Connect your phone to PC, and power on ,and click the "start" button, wait until it finished;

4.And again, run "SCH_M490_CB02_PHONE_ROM.EXE" follow the steps above(for SCH_M495,run "SCH_M495_CB02_PHONE_ROM.EXE" instead).

5.Done!

You can get the unlock-file below(change @ to .):

www@rayfile@com/files/6af8b633-582e-11de-88ce-0014221b798a/

Tips for the very beginner,before the unlocking:

1.Your need to have activesync installl on ur pc,and uncheck "Allow USB connections" in "Connecting Setting";

2.Drivers for M490\M495 is requested (you find the drivers urself).
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Dr_Wolodya:
Thanks but sch-m490 will be alive after flashing it as i900?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] vonerk:
I softbricked my Skyrocket... but before I reflashed it back to stock , I was able to backup my phone with clockwork mod. I was messing around with the

framework-res.apk file so I put a .bak suffix on the original.(right before I bricked it)

When I extract the system.ext4.tar file in the CWM backup I can see the files

framework-res.apk

and

framework-res.apk.bak

I am hoping there is a way to delete the bad file and rename the good file, then recompress to a .tar file, then restore from that.

Any suggestions??
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] cdshepherd:
Don't actually unzip the file. Just double click on it and see it you can remove bad file. Again do not unzip the file. Can you get into CWM?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] vonerk:
yes i can get into CWM. I also have a copy of the backup on my pc
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] cdshepherd:
Fix the copy on your PC. Then flash it

Or just load a new rom and flash it. Do not unzip the file. Just double click it and remove what you need. Then move zip back to SD. Lemme know how it goes
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] vonerk:
I cant see the files I need to delete and rename unless I use winrar. Is there a different program that works better with .tar files?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] cdshepherd:
If it were me. Id just flash a new rom. Start from scratch. Try 7zip

LOL I may be confused
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] vonerk:
OMG! wasted my whole day trying this with WinRAR! Never worked! Tried it with 7zip and it worked. Thanks! Now I still have to get that file to work now that I've edited it.
[Captivate Android Development] mikel.canovas:
Who this is for - anyone whose GPS has long lock times, and is inaccurate in navigation.

This SHOULD work with all 2.3+ roms (that includes ICS). If it doesn't work for you or provides consistently poor results, please post and let's see if we can figure out why

What it does - replaces /system/etc/gps.conf with the modified version that has much more servers and various tweaks. Please note some tweaks made sacrifice accuracy for speed.

Results - I'm able to consistently get locks within 5 sec and ~10m with multiple sats. Even indoors, results are similar.

Many (including non captivate users) have reported much improved results as well.

How to use it:

Backup your old gps.conf (located in /system/etc) in case you prefer your old configuration. But you can always flash your rom again to get it back as well

Download the gps fix (Updated with 8 NTP servers) -- http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17383148/GPS_mod(8NTP).zip to SD Card

Reboot into CWM and flash

Reboot and enjoy a fast, awesome GPS

NOTE - first lock can take much longer that normal. Don't be surprised if it takes over 1 min. Results should improve from there. Should get ~ 10 sec locks, with multiple satellites.

Still not getting the results you want? Try another modem. KG3 is working great for me. This is a great site that has plenty more CM modems you can try out

UPDATE 4/18 : The GPS mod has been edited so that it now has 8 NTP servers. If you feel the old (classic?) configuration was working great for you, it's still up here

Commentary on screenshots: 1 -- Indoors w/ fix and about ~25 sec (cold start). 2 -- outdoors w/ fix and about ~10 sec (cold start). 3 -- outdoors NO fix and about ~15 seconds (cold start). Indoors with no fix could not be completed as I was not able to get a consistent lock with a cold start.

Credits:

H3llstorm

Xenova

Non-captivate users -- You will have to edit the gps.conf file yourself in order to provide the most accurate results (since I do not know where you live). Xenova's post has some good instructions you can follow.

also read this post.
[Captivate Android Development] DudeWatsThat:
Finally! I spent all day yesterday looking for solutions to gps issues, will try this immediately and post feedback. :)

Update:

Gps test:6 sats in view,5 in use,accuracy 40ft

Before:1 sat,1 in use,accuracy 200ft

Rom:Team ICSSGS RC4.2

Modem:UGJL2
[Captivate Android Development] TRusselo:
my GPS fix is highly recommended too.

REMOVED- didnt work for cm9

it also replaces files in "

vendor

/etc/" and files in "vendor/bin" file as well.

Any files in the Vendor folder (in stock roms) are carrier tweaks. AKA Vendor tweaks. and will supercede any files in the system/etc or system/bin folders.
[Captivate Android Development] DudeWatsThat:
Ill try it as well.
[Captivate Android Development] adisa:
This is a must-try for me.

ROM: Teamhacksung CM9 build16
[Captivate Android Development] Linwood.Ferguson:
I have a captivate running CM9 (build 16), and decided to give it a try. It has historically been a "fair" GPS captivate, mostly working, never well. CM9 it would not work at all. I walked out of our building with it as flashed from CM9, waited 5 minutes, nothing.

Flashed the one in the OP, walked back outside (about 5 minutes elapsed so not a lot of change in constellation), and did not even get to where I had stood before and it was locked.

One data point does not a trend make, but it was a pleasant surprise.

TRusselo: Had seen yours, but it was much more intrusive in terms of files changed and I had less faith that it was compatible with CM9. Is it?
[Captivate Android Development] DudeWatsThat:
I tried his and I get an error installation aborted.

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The gps still can't get a fix on me using google maps.
[Captivate Android Development] mikel.canovas:
Linwood - try getting a lock again. As noted, first lock can take significantly longer. Try more tests to see if it improves.

Trusselo - never heard about yours. Can you please give more info about yours and compatibility with roms?
[Captivate Android Development] mikel.canovas:
Make sure for your first test you're outdoors with a clear sky view to make sure your first lock is able to complete. Should get better from there
[Captivate Android Development] TRusselo:
the effin gps changes 2 copies of each file. (second copy in vendor folder eplained above), no idea about compatibility with CM, dont like it.

huh turns out ICS/CM needs different install-binary.

REMOVED didnt work for cm9

@ mike.canovas - ive already expained more about mine than the OP of the thread did about his. If you want to try it. TRY IT. if you are curious, LOOK INSIDE IT. It worked great for people on gingerbread.
[Captivate Android Development] DudeWatsThat:
It did get a lock in about 3 mins I did a second test and It took about the same time.
[Captivate Android Development] mikel.canovas:
Hm. Try trusselo's fix. If what he says is right, you may have some vendor files overriding it. What rom are you running?
[Captivate Android Development] DudeWatsThat:
The one in my signature.
[Captivate Android Development] mikel.canovas:
Sorry. On xda app. Can't see it
[Captivate Android Development] DudeWatsThat:
Team ICSSGS RC4.2

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Tried that one used gps and got nothing not even the gps icon showed up im rebooting now to see if that solves it.

Btw if it don't work how can I revert the changes made by your zip?
[Captivate Android Development] mikel.canovas:
To fix his, you're going to have to reflash the rom. Unless you backed up the vendor files changed
[Captivate Android Development] mikel.canovas:
Dudewatsthat - when using h3llstorms, try another modem as well. See if that helps. I'm using ke3 and getting good results
[Captivate Android Development] DudeWatsThat:
Good thing I did a nandroid backup yesterday.

The modem im using is ugjl2 Ill try that as well.

This just happend right now:I got a random reboot after flashing his.

edit:

I can't try ke3 since this rom can only use cm7 or cm9 modems.
[Captivate Android Development] mikel.canovas:
using ke3 now. I have a cm version
[Captivate Android Development] mikel.canovas:
will post if you want it
[Captivate Android Development] mikel.canovas:
with fix or without fix?
[Captivate Android Development] DudeWatsThat:
Eh what fix? If you mean hellstorms then yes.
[Captivate Android Development] laughingT:
Did you try using just one of the central american countries?

www.pool.ntp.org/zone/north-america gives the list by country and the way to list them. Example, Mexico:

server 0.mx.pool.ntp.org

server 1.north-america.pool.ntp.org

server 2.north-america.pool.ntp.org

Sent via XDA from Captivate GB I897.UCKK4 rooted
[Captivate Android Development] DudeWatsThat:
It says to add those to the ntp.conf file where is that?

In the gps.conf file it doesn't list server 0,1 etc.
[Captivate Android Development] laughingT:
You want to add the ntp servers to gps.conf, the one in system/etc folder.

Here is a dropbox link to my gps.conf as an example with multiple ntp servers.

http://db.tt/1XXEMvN2

Sent via XDA from Captivate GB I897.UCKK4 rooted
[Captivate Android Development] DudeWatsThat:
Ill try this and report back results.

EDIT: It locks and finds me in google maps faster.

Ill have to try while on a car to see if it really works.
[Captivate Android Development] mikel.canovas:
Interesting. Please post back to see if that helped. If it makes a substantial difference, I'll add to OP
[Captivate Android Development] laughingT:
Mikel-

Thanks for all your good work supporting xda users in pursuit of better gps performance.

After reading this thread's posts from users in different regions, I did some reading on the ntp pool org site, and it appears that adding additional ntp pool servers is not only allowed, it is recommended for any app that accesses ntp pool servers, even in the us.

So I tried using the multiple us pool servers in gps.conf and it really seems to work better, both stationary and moving.

I used to get locks in 10 to 20 secs.

After adding the additional ntp servers, I am getting locks in as little as 2 to 5 secs.

Sent via XDA from Captivate GB I897.UCKK4 rooted
[Captivate Android Development] mikel.canovas:
very nice. Will add to the OP. You mind telling which ntp servers you used for those in the US
[Captivate Android Development] laughingT:
The servers are in the gps.conf file I posted via drop box link earlier today. Here they are again from the top section of my gps.conf:

#################################

##### H3llstorm's GPS Fix #####

#################################

######## add more ntp servers by laughingT

NTP_SERVER=0.us.pool.ntp.org

NTP_SERVER=1.us.pool.ntp.org

NTP_SERVER=2.us.pool.ntp.org

NTP_SERVER=3.us.pool.ntp.org

the rest of the file is as in OP.

What this does: Each line accesses a different pool server that randomly changes hourly. Some pool servers may be overloaded, hence the extra lines.

For those outside the us, navigate to your zone, then country, if available, to get a server list for your country

http://www.pool.ntp.org/zone/@

Sent via XDA from Captivate GB I897.UCKK4 rooted
[Captivate Android Development] DudeWatsThat:
I can support laughingT's statement,my gps is locking inside my house after doing this(it didn't lock before).

I still can't confirm while moving but when I do ill report back.

Also going to try this configuration to see if its even better:

NTP_SERVER=0.north-america.pool.ntp.org

NTP_SERVER=1.us.pool.ntp.org

NTP_SERVER=2.us.pool.ntp.org

NTP_SERVER=3.us.pool.ntp.org

My second theory

NTP_SERVER=0.north-america.pool.ntp.org

NTP_SERVER=1.us.pool.ntp.org

NTP_SERVER=2.north-america.pool.ntp.org

NTP_SERVER=3.us.pool.ntp.org
[Captivate Android Development] laughingT:
Why time server (ntp) is critical:

GPS sats aren't geostationary like TV satellites. GPS sats orbit every 12 hours, twice a day.

Distance to satellite is based on time difference between tranmission by sat and receipt on your gps receiver (your phone).

It is a very small time difference at speed of light.

Sat current position is part of transmission message. Distance from each sat defines a sphere. Intersection of spheres from multiple sats defines your fix, including altitude.

So, if you have several local, reliable time servers in the region you usually travel, and they are only a few hops from your mobile network, then use them directly ahead of the pool servers in your list.

Sent via XDA from Captivate GB I897.UCKK4 rooted
[Captivate Android Development] Wakamatsu:
Are you limited to 4 NTP servers?
[Captivate Android Development] mikel.canovas:
I'm making an updated version now and updating the OP, but first, did you remove the XTRA_servers and replace those with NTP_servers?

Edit: never mind figured it out