[Galaxy S I9000 General] betoNL:
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"EDIT" UPDATE (7 oct. 2010)

Well you dont need to go actually much further then this first post!

Things got out of context over here, furthermore I decided to give

my external gps receiver a break and run some more tests with

the internal one of my SGS.

And the results I got were much better than any

other phone I tested before. Except the ones with a build-in SirfstarIII chipset.

If you have Gps issues,Just move on to this thread:

2nd edit (20 Oct, 2010): That thread was removed without any warning or explanation so I posted the videos in another thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=8903056#post8903056

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All this nagging about GPS.....that it is not working in many devices and it's working in other many.....and of course I am talking about those ones who still would go for ONLINE gps navigation.....

In my humble opinion, what you guys should be asking yourselfs and the big corporations is, why nowadays, 99% of the smartphones(so not just sgs), even the most expensive ones are build with weak, less capable internal gps receivers, forcing users to go online(celular network /a-gps) or using external bluetooth gps receivers to get stable satellite fixes that means stable navigation.

Years ago, many of the first smartphones came with sirfstar chipsets or alike , so once again, why not now? That's the question that should not be ignored or forgotten.

A friend of mine, that would not dare to pay more than a 100 box for a phone, bought an ancient ETEN device on a sale for 40 box with that old windows mobile 5 and guess what...the internal gps get fast fixes just like any standalone gps device because it got the same sirfstarIII chipset

Why the heck, the expensive so called high-end smartphones of today are not build with better gps chipsets? Why A-gps? So we are forced to get data accounts?

And what happens when I want to navigate abroad? Roaming?

For data transfer and internet I use wifi; I have it at home and I find hotspots everywhere...I will save those extra 120 euros(or more) per year (data account costs)

And nobody will force me to get one(internet/data account); not even for gps navigation that I so much use..

I use gps navigation only offline, using a external bluetooth device on a daily basis and, many times abroad; it works like a charm on my SGS; and I am talking about serious GPS car navigation software like iGo, Sygic, Navigon etc. .

Don't even use Google maps or alike.

I cannot tell you how my sgs is doing on online navigation, I dont have a data account so I wont even try it.

But once Samsung get this online gps navigation thing fixed, you guys should concentrate your energy on the real issue:

The A-gps scam :eek:

And for all the corporations out there: Just deliver a device with a capable gps chipset and you will sell millions..

And for all the users out there: Just get a good compact external bluetooth gps receiver and stop nagging....

Thanks to 3rd party developers, the Android OS on my SGS can be "fooled" and I can connect any navigation software to my bluetooth gps receiver threw programs like Bluetooth Gps Mouse Unlimited and Gps Provider.

I do have to " allow mock locations" at settings first...

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