http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/Aug 17th 2010 2:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/If the update is not sent next month, am shifting from EPIC to EVO. Coz I really need GPS!]]>Aug 17th 2010 2:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/Aug 17th 2010 2:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/Aug 17th 2010 2:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/Aug 17th 2010 2:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/Aug 17th 2010 2:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/Aug 17th 2010 2:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/Aug 17th 2010 3:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/
Funnily enough if you google "Telstra Desire GPS" youll find that HTC too had problems with GPS.

]]>Aug 17th 2010 3:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/
It's obvious that he's going to get one or the other, since the Epic hasn't come out yet. Jeez, lighten up.]]>Aug 17th 2010 3:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/Aug 17th 2010 4:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/How in the F is that a GOOD thing? ]]>Aug 17th 2010 4:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/It is the same way with 'meta'. Metaphysics is not about physics.]]>Aug 17th 2010 5:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/
The other problem stands true but.. still]]>Aug 17th 2010 6:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/
Nobody said phones don't have problems Enapplet. There's a difference between discovering a problem and designing the problem into the phone on purpose and trying to deny that the problem exists. ]]>Aug 17th 2010 7:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/Aug 17th 2010 7:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/Aug 17th 2010 8:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/Until the update is released, just use the following settings to have a workable GPS for the time-being.

Dial: *#*#1472365#*#*

Application Settings
Session Type: Tracking
Test Mode: S/W Test
Operation Mode: MS Based
Start Mode: Hot Start
GPS Plus: ON
Dynamic Accuracy: ON
Accuracy: 100
Use Skyhook: ON
Use PC Tool: OFF

SUPL/CP Settings
Server FQDN Type: AUTO Config
SUPL Secure Socket: ON
AGPS Mode: SUPL]]>Aug 17th 2010 8:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/i buy phones without a carrier for example (my carrier is a 1eur/month one..)
i know if the galaxy disappoints me too much i'll ebay it away, ill lose probably 40EUR doing so (compared to new)
then ill get eg a N8 so mm.. 1 or 2 month with a galaxy and switch to another for 40EUR loss and some effort, it's not that bad if you're unhappy.

now i don't really plan to change myself unless im utterly disappointed eg fix doesnt come after 1 or 2 month ]]>Aug 17th 2010 8:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/Aug 17th 2010 9:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/
"Unlock the door HTC, I may be coming back soon..."]]>Aug 17th 2010 9:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/
One of the primary reasons I even considered switching to Android was Google Maps Navigation. And it was pretty much worthless on the Captivate. Outside of that, the Samsung custom apps for Android like their Mail app had enough issues to just drive me away for now. I'm going to hold off for Android 3.0 before trying the platform again, to see if Google does actually crack down on all these vendor mods to their system.]]>Aug 17th 2010 9:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/They call everything ***-gate because they know it will get the news item 100+ comments in a matter of hours if they do. It's called ratings, and revenue.

Maybe they should call this discussing the "****gate-gate".]]>Aug 17th 2010 9:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/I like how Enapplet was so quick to jump on this and hype up this problem, but took forever to talk about the IPhone4 and it's design flaw, and to some extent still refuses to acknowledge it. Hey Engadget, if the agps worked on these phones, would you have given them a higher score? Probably not, seeing that the iPhone4 review remains unchanged...]]>Aug 17th 2010 10:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/Aug 17th 2010 10:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/
The iPhone 4 launched on June 24th, and Engadget talked about the antenna issue on June 24th, 25th, 26th, 30th and many more times in July.

"so quick to jump on this and hype up" indeed. If your definition of quick is a few weeks, and your definition of slow is the same day of release. Most people define those terms the opposite way.]]>Aug 17th 2010 10:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/Aug 17th 2010 10:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/I am in the same boat that u r. I love my 3gs, but android seems so exciting! But, everytime I consider making the switch to the newest android phone, there's something that holds me back. Don't want the new Motos because of blur, htc won't quit with sense, and in general all new releases seem rushed. It's a sad day when apple couldn't GIVE me the latest iPhone, and I wish I'd went with the original droid. ]]>Aug 17th 2010 11:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/
Sorry, but they have the same issues. Didn't Samsung show all phones have this problem in one way or another. And didn't they proven this with samsung, moto, and htc phones in the NYC subway station underground? It's not a bug, everyone else has this issue.

lol.]]>Aug 17th 2010 11:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/
So true. Well said.

Like some sites are trying to say the Droid 2 has an antenna gate going on, when the X had the same launch day issue and it got fixed with a quick software update. And the X had activation issues that affected the antenna....]]>Aug 17th 2010 11:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/
My Captivate works fine, gets cell phone triangulation in a couple seconds and the GPS fix in about 10 seconds.]]>Aug 17th 2010 12:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/

its a very easy fix that you could fix yourself, goto xda-developers and follow the easy steps and your gps will work fine, just like mine]]>Aug 17th 2010 12:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/Aug 17th 2010 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/
I always wonder how long it will take, in ANY article, for some fanboy to bring Apple into the equation. Hate them or love them, people can't seem to stop talking about Apple. Even if it has NOTHING to do with them. If this were the iPhone having this issue, there'd be a sh*t storm going on. ]]>Aug 17th 2010 1:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/
I'll take waiting for a GPS-firmware-update over stuttering 720p MKV playback on your Evo and friends.

Hardware accelerated video playback courtesy of Cortex A8 + Neon on the Galaxy S series, FTW. ]]>Aug 17th 2010 3:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/Aug 17th 2010 4:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/Aug 17th 2010 5:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/
There is also a key difference between Apple's and Samsungs' problems... The GPS problem affecting Samsung users genuinely affects users in everyday life. With the iPhone antenna problem, only a handful of users genuinely experienced problems and dropped calls beyond deliberately holding the phone like an ape and jumping on the flamewagon because the media told them to.

I'm sure you were quite happy to sit back and watch all of the iPhone antenna-related articles roll by but damn those Engadget bastards to hell if they post a single article pointing out a defect in anything other than an Apple product!

"Enapplet"? I think not.]]>Aug 17th 2010 6:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/
Telstra HTC Desires having GPS issues was 100% the fault of Telstra and not HTC.

Imported HTC Desires had perfectly working GPS function.

After a Telstra only update, HTC Desires sold by Telstra had the GPS function restored.]]>Aug 18th 2010 3:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/Aug 18th 2010 1:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/Aug 17th 2010 2:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/Aug 17th 2010 2:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/They didn't admit there was a problem. They said they were "testing software to optimize GPS". I want Samsung to admit that the GPS is broken.]]>Aug 17th 2010 2:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/Aug 17th 2010 2:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/I hope so.. But they didn't say that and Samsung has a bad track record.]]>Aug 17th 2010 2:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/
as far as they don't deny it and finger pointing at other companies for their fault, I think it's just fine. Instead of denying, they said they're working on an update which implicitly states that there's something something broken that's needed to be fixed. That's what matters the most, right?]]>Aug 17th 2010 3:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/Aug 17th 2010 3:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/Aug 17th 2010 3:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/
This is *not* an all-inclusive problem with Galaxy S phones, it varies from phone to phone and I suspect location has a great deal to do with it. That, and the fact that less-than-educated people don't realize how low-power GPS signals are, and expect locks inside their domicile...even if said domicile is a metal and concrete high-rise.

On my (now returned, thanks SIM-lock!) Captivate, it took a long time to lock but then again it had no data to give it a leg up. But it did work.]]>Aug 17th 2010 3:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/samsung-galaxy-s-gps-gate-two-problems-not-one-and-what-to-do/Both mine and my wife's Vibrant have the problem. Also a co-worker's Vibrant has the problem. Maybe it's location dependent? Maybe it's the 100 degree days we have had since the release? Try downloading GPS Status from the market and let us know how many birds you get a fix on. I usually get 0/11. Rarely I'll get 2/11. On my G1 right next to it I will get 8/11 and 2 meters accuracy. Something is not working correctly with the vibrant.]]>Aug 17th 2010 8:00AM