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[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] soleed:
hi im using Qtek 1010 and she do not get any signal and i did use the http://lumpistefan.dyndns.org/ to flash the rom i have every think look good but still i cant have signal and im in Lebanon so please can some one provide me some help
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] LumpiStefan:
What Device model do you have (check rear sticker)?

Which ROM version have you installed?

Which Radio Stack version installed?

What frequency do your provider use?

Stefan
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] soleed:
HI IM USING QTEK 1010 and im beginer in this so al that i know that i just coke the ROM and im in lebanon the frequency here i think its 900/1800
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] LumpiStefan:
Not many answesr to my questions.....

What Device model do you have (check rear sticker)? PW10A, PW10B .....

Which ROM version have you installed? Is shown on bootup or in the system itself.... Could be 3.xx.xx or 4.xx.xx

Which Radio Stack version installed? is also shown on boot up and in the system itself....

Stefan
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] soleed:
ROM : 4.01.16

RADIO: 6.14

MODEL :PW10A
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] LumpiStefan:
That's curious. PW10A-models are for 900/1800 MHz and the Radio Stack 6.14 is for PW10B-models and 900/1900. Are you sure, that it is a PW10A model?

If you search manauly for a network, do you get any network?

Stefan
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] soleed:
NO I DONT have any network if i search it manualy
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] LumpiStefan:
You could try setting your band frequency manually.

Enter bootloader by holding Power button and doing a soft reset (PAy Attention, that's like a hard reset. All data on your device will get lost....)

Now pressing the right button, with the little calendar printed on it (called App1 by the device). Now the device displays:

UTILITIES

=============

DEBUG/CALI.

GSM TURN ON

GSM TURN OFF

GSM RESET

GSM 900

GSM 1900

GSM 900/1800

GSM RFCAL

GSM NORMAL

Select the correct frequency, depending on your model.

Make a soft reset to exit bootloader....

Stefan
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] Rudegar:
maybe you should make a bigger warrning in your kitchen :lol:

about 900/1900 and 900/1800 radiostack picking
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] LumpiStefan:
But Radiostack is independent of the ROM....

So, what would you suggest to write as warning?

Stefan
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] soleed:
SHE DID NOT WORK MAN SHE DID NOT ENTER TO THE BOOT LOADER
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bluetoothless:
As a previous owner of Samsung's Captivate, and Infuse I have had plenty of experience of how bad GPS can get.

Also having owned the Note 1 and Note 2 I was able to realize just how AWESOME GPS/GLONASS can be! My S2 was somewhere in between.

With EACH of the previous 5 AT&T devices I always left WI-FI assistance OFF for better accuracy with at times down to single digits of feet using a purchased app called GPS TEST PLUS.

Enter my two day old Note 3. It sees more than twenty satellites like my earlier Notes, but doesn't use nearly as many. GPS on Note 3 also seems to go to sleep in less than a couple minutes whereas all 5 earlier Galaxies didn't.

Google Maps starts to hone in and gets within several yards and then jumps a mile or so away before coming close again.

I have uninstalled/reinstalled gps app. Cleared/renewed agps data.

Full factory reset also without any improvement.

Accurate GPS is critical to me for marine navigation using Navionics app a couple of weeks each year on rental boats in FL Keys. Last spring we broke down and I sent owner an edited screen shot for him to come tow us.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gshaw1967:
Yes, I have noticed the same thing. Not sure what do about. I have also noticed that my signal quality is really lower than it used to be on Galaxy Note 2, as well.

Garrett
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bluetoothless:
Considering return within 14 days. Not acceptable for me especially if custom ROMs won't be available to improve upon.

Have not compared GN 1,2,& 3 FCC diagrams to see if GPS antenna was moved.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmjkxa:
I also have the same issue. I explained this to an att store that the gps is half as good as it was on my s4 or note 2. Lock on in maps kept going in and out and when i drove, my arrow would be driving over houses. All they said was they can't do anything because they can see anything wrong. While maps is open it locks on but accuracy keeps fading in and out. Again i said well it's more noticeable when driving. He said that i should take a photo of it happening... and that Gps accuracy is normal within 100 feet. I looked at him in disgust and repeated "normal within 100 feet?". I basically lost my sh*t immediately after that grabbed my phone out of his hand and walked out. I have no idea what to do.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jajoj:
Same issue with my Note 3. Very inaccurate GPS. I have sent mine for repairs and if they can't solve it I will not keep it.

/ j
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mastaofdacat:
YEAP .mine does the same thing. Hear we go again with a galaxy and a gps ! Note 2 was flawless and this issue makes me miss that phone
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmjkxa:
This seems like a widespread issue and exchanging for another seems pointless. Right?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bluetoothless:
I exchanged my pre ordered unit. It is stronger/better, but still not up to note 1 and 2 standards.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmjkxa:
did you get yours back? i'm thinking of sending mine in to samsung for repair. I don't want to send it in if their repair dept doesn't do anything.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xfive420:
That's exactly what I would like to know, because I have a similar issue. For me, using google maps works great until it suddenly says "GPS Signal Lost" and stops working. If I turn off GPS and turn it back on, it gets a fix again pretty quickly, but this shouldn't happen so often. It happens at least once every time I use maps, and often it will happen multiple times.

I have the "GPS Essentials" app so I ran it alongside google maps and checked it when the signal got lost. The satellites basically went from a count of about 17 down to 0 and then started adding themselves back.

I was going to exchange my phone for an exact replacement tomorrow. But if this is a software issue or an issue effecting the hardware on all phones, then it doesn't make sense to exchange it. I'd really like to pinpoint the issue exactly. Has anyone managed to get rid of this issue completely?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Quickvic30:
Someone should try exctracting a old version of maps from a note 2 or note 1 rom, uncheck auto update in the play store and see if the older version of maps is any better or if it will even work. I'll give it a try.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xfive420:
I just exchanged my phone today for a new one because of the GPS issues I was having. I used google maps navigation twice since and didn't hear "GPS signal lost" once. Seems like my new one doesn't have the GPS problem, but it may be too soon to tell. It could just be that a significant portion of the Note 3's out there have buggy GPS chips and my new one has a good one.

Another thought I had was maybe it has something to do with software we all have installed. Did everyone who had this problem root their phones? My old phone was rooted with Root De La Vega. I also froze AT&T navigation. I'm hoping the problem doesn't return when I root the new phone and install all my apps, but we shall see.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ajfoucault:
Having mobile data "on" helped me improve the GPS signal on my Note 3
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jajoj:
Thanks for posting your experiences.

My phone has been on repairs twice with no improvement. I will go back to the store tomorrow and give them one more chance to solve the issues before returning it permanently.

I love the phone in every possible way except for the poor gps. It looses the fix constantly even in places where the sky is clear and reception should be perfect.

Below is an example of note 3 vs S4 running the "GPS Status & Toolbox" app. Worth noting is that the Note 3 had been searching for a fix for 20 minutes while the S4 was booted up just seconds prior to the photo:

i43.tinypic.com/2a7781g.jpg (copy paste in browser)

Both phones having the same settings enabled (wifi, gps) and swapping their positions did nothing to improve the situation. 1 minute after the photo was taken the S4 was down to 3m accuracy. Note 3 never goes below 10.

/ j
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tinpusher:
I had the same issue, except I would lose the GPS signal every time I plugged the phone in. I would have a good signal then plug it in and it would drop the GPS. Even the GPS icon would disappear. I took it to the ATT store and they exchanged it. I don't have that issue anymore, although my compass app seems way and useless.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xfive420:
So that's more evidence that the hardware may be to blame... unless you had a profile manager or something that launched conflicting software when the phone was plugged in. Seems like poor QA on the GPS chips to me.

About your compass issue, I think you have to rotate the phone at least twice around each axis to get that to calibrate. Although that may be just with certain apps.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Quickvic30:
So I installed maps apk from a note 1 rom so I'll give it a try and report back if it is any better. Its a long shot but worth a try.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xfive420:
Just an update...

I rooted my phone again and installed all my apps, and my GPS still works perfectly. So basically my software stack is the exact same as it was when I had issues, but now the hardware is all new. This tells me the software is not to blame, and the GPS issue is most likely caused by a crappy GPS chip with poor quality control.

A word of advice: If you have GPS issues in your Note 3 and you're still within the 2 week window AT&T gives you for returning the phone, exchange it for a new one. It seems to have fixed my problem.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dtm1087:
I was a pre-order (received it on the 4th) so I'm well past the 2 week window. I didn't really use the GPS until after I rooted with the initial Root De La Vega (MI1 FW). Then I noticed just terrible GPS performance (jumping around, poor refresh, losing lock, etc.) I re-rooted using the MI9 FW, and my GPS performance improved dramatically. My compass is still terrible. But I can navigate with Gmaps without always jumping to different streets. Just my experience.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xfive420:
For what it's worth, I rooted with MI9 on both phones. The first one had the GPS issues and the 2nd works perfectly.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigbuc:
I've never had an accurate location on note 1,2, or 3.

I have a cell tower on my place so my cell signal is 4 out of 5...

GPS often puts me 9 miles southeast sometimes a mile norteast. Apps like weather bug all over the place. 10 to 60 miles off.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigmout:
I found the GPS a little wonky initially, but it seems to have settled down after a few calibrations of the sensors using GPS Status. I reliably get a lock within 30 feet indoors, and it's even more accurate outdoors.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bluetoothless:
Turn off network assistance option.

In doing so your phone won't be having a tug of war between ( wi-fi & cellular networks) vs. actual satellites.

Initial lock will be slower, but at least Google Maps won't have your location bouncing around.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xfive420:
That sounds good in theory but I tried that on the Note 3 that I replaced and it didn't help. I have network assistance enabled on my replacement Note 3 and the GPS works perfectly. I also had it enabled on my old S2 and that worked just fine as well. My point is that if your phone's GPS hardware is working properly, your location shouldn't bounce around regardless of whether or not you have this option checked.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigbuc:
I tried both ways... first time I've ever said that... but not much difference. I AM out where the bear does his business but being close enough to walk up to the tower and being, I presume, under some GPS satellites you'd think it'd get me.

No wifi. Electricity and a cell phone...
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] @Class:
Also having issues here. GPS does not fix easily, only outdoors and the SNR is quite low. This is tested with GPS Test Plus. In view 20+ in use 0.

Feels like a hardware problem to me but you can never be too sure. Anyone open their phone up and make sure the antenna is actually connected?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Agent:
I've been having issues with Google maps... keeps saying lost GPS signal all the time.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xfive420:
It's probably your hardware. If you got your phone less than 2 weeks ago, go exchange it for a new one. I had the same problem and tried everything to fix it to no avail. I exchanged my phone and the GPS on the new one works perfectly with all the same software.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Agent:
No kidding?..that's a real pisser offer..it's been more than 2 weeks but I have 45 days to exchange it at Best Buy..I think I'm going to do that tomorrow.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DustinKimble:
I had this same problem back in the s2 days. I went through 3 phones before finding a unit that would get good gps locks. My nexus 4 still beats my note 3 getting a lock though. Samsung has never had great gps units for some reason.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xfive420:
Definitely do it before your 45 days run out. Worst case, you burn a screen protector, reinstall your apps, and rule out your hardware as the cause. But if your problem is like mine, it's hardware related. I did a lot of research on potential fixes for my GPS but no matter what I did I couldn't shake the "GPS Signal Lost" error when navigating. It seems like there are some bad GPS chips out there and it's luck of the draw as to whether you'll get a good one or not.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Agent:
I exchanged it and I'll be damned it works just great now. Good suggestion.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmjkxa:
Lucky. When I was in my 14 day window I explained to the att rep in store and he basically denied me and said I couldn't exchange it because he didn't see a problem. I even explain that it was more noticable when I drove and the arrow would jump between street am to street. I took my phone from his hands and stormed out. I called Samsung to see if they could repair it. They want me to turn it in for a couple weeks then get it back but someone else mentioned he did this twice and got no results. Unfortunately I'm stuck with this phone.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daveschz:
Mine seems to work fine, but if I move from one coverage to another, say from 4G to LTE the GPS lock breaks.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mvblink182:
I have this same exact issue as well. I have tried apps that keep the gps active but it some how just disconnects when the coverage changes. Not quite sure if this is software or hardware related. Hopefully a fix will come down the road.

Hey guys I suggest that you contact Samsung product support on this issue: 1800-726-7864. Though they will not be able to fix the issue, they will have to log the complaint and develop trending according to their quality management systems ISO certification. If enough complaints come in they will have to address the issue. Another way to address the issue is submit a complaint through https://contactus.samsung.com/customer/contactus/formmail/mail/MailQuestionProduct.jsp?SITE_ID=1&titleCode=1 These messages go to a Samsung executive bring it to their attention.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prophet of doom:
I have had it happen quite a bit .... Just chatted with Samsung tech support and they told me to clear RAM lmao ....im really thinking about going Nexus 5 at this point in time.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Overgloc:
For those that have a working gps, How many lock sat are you guy lock on to ie.. in GPS Status App.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Agent:
Anybody find a good solution for this? I traded out my note 3 a few months ago and it worked for a while but now it's saying gps signal lost again and I have to toggle the gps to get it to work again...gps toolbox didn't work for me
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prophet of doom:
I found a solution lol .. sold it and bought a nexus 5
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] max12354:
The fix

I have this problem for a long time. My note was rooted and still have the problem until I install X-note 7 custom ROM which work made my gps score very high. Never I got discounted unless I am in tunnel and comes as soon as I come out of the tunnel in fact this is the best gps like what we used to in the other Samsung smartphones. I think the ROM is ported from other than AT&T ROM since my about said SM-N9005 .

the x-note 7 is wonderful fast and great with batteries.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XiphoneUzer:
Yes, I HATE his lay-and-pray style, he hardly ever fights, and he certainly lost that last fight to Johny Hendricks.

No doubt he was gonna quit after receiving that GIFT from the judges. What a farce, ruins MMA for me!
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gold3ndrag0n:
So you had the GPS signal lost problem before too and a different ROM cleared it up? Did you get GPS signal lost when changing from 4G LTE to 4G or vice versa and/or plugging and unplugging the charger? Or did you have it happen at random? Please let us know so we can determine if it's a software or hardware problen.

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When you said it worked good for a while, how long was it? Did it also work after the update to MJ5? I read in another thread here that a few people said their GPS was fine until the MJ5 update then after that they started having issues and it's especially apparent when plugging and unplugging the charger. How was it in your experience?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Agent:
Mine worked fine on the MJ5 for a while, but its definitely when switching from LTE to 4G.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] max12354:
The fix

I updated to MJ5 before and did not work properly I used other custom rom other than x-note 7 that based on AT&T rom and still have problems. But after X-note 7. for aruond 3 week It works wonderful. I think one of at&t bloatware is causing this problem .

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About changing 4G and 4lte it used to be a problem but now no problem at all. What I noticed:

1) using GPS Test apps that the bars went up from low yellow to few yellow bars and mostly green to indicate the Gps signal much higher.

2) I think with at&t rom the signal was week that's way any interruption will cause it to disconnect.

3) Now the gps response is on spot the accuracy is greet before if I am in a highway it says that I am in side road now even if I missed a turn it correct me instantly not like before it takes so much time before it noticed that I missed a turn.

this is the link to X-note 7

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2579773

I don't know the developer and I am not making an add for it but he did a great job and once use use it you will now way other than fixing your GPS you will find that it's fast with long battery time.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j101399j:
Just to add my story to the large pile.

Got the N3 on launch date. Worked great until Dec 1st, then the GPS would shut off within 30 seconds of turning on (well the GPS was still checked but the Icon was gone and there was no signal). AT&T shipped me a referb unit. All worked great until last week. I had the issue return when switching between Wifi, 4G or LTE (or any combo of the two). Went to a DSC and had it exchanged for another. The 2nd referb (3rd phone) lasted 3 days and now, not only does the GPS drop when switching between 4G/LTE but it also drops when plugging and unplugging the phone from power. WTF??? Well AT&T is sending another to try.

If you take the phone to a DSC and need to recreate the 4G/LTE issue, make sure you are in an LTE area, call your phone and let it connect. Your phone will switch to 4G while on the call. Leave the call connected and connect to GPS (use Google Nav or Waze, some app that leaves the GPS connection on even if you leave the app), then have the person end the call. As soon as your phone switches back to LTE, the GPS icon will disappear.

Don;t have a fix yet and now that it is doing it while unplugging.plugging in the phone, I'm thinking this is a hardware issue and not a software issue :(

We need AT&T to fix this, so PLEASE CALL AT&T and let them know, the more that call the better. Also post in this thread: http://forums.att.com/t5/Android-Discussion-and-Support/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-3-GPS-Issue/td-p/3824953

AT&T knows about this thread, we need to make them aware of how many people are having these issues.