topic Re: gps signal is weak in XPERIA archive

gps signal is weak

mohie — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:21:58 GMT

i have a problem wich is the signal of gps is bad

it take at least 10 min to catch satalite is that normal or i can make it better

thnx

Re: gps signal is weak

Petter — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 10:03:51 GMT

Sorry to hear about the problem with the GPS you've faced.

What software does your phone run on?

There's a new version of software rolling out as we speak for Xperia P, you can read more about it on the link below.

http://blogs.sonymobile.com/2012/12/03/new-ice-cream-sandwich-software-version-for-xperia-p-xperia-u-xperia-go-and-xperia-sola/

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Re: gps signal is weak

mohie — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:48:25 GMT

i have ics

and the same problem

i readed in fourm that i shall change file in the system to make the signal better

the file is gps.conf

it's in

system > etc

it wrote in it

the original file

SUPL_HOST=supl.sonyericsson.com

SUPL_PORT=7275

the other one

NTP_SERVER=0.za.pool.ntp.org

NTP_SERVER=3.pool.ntp.org

NTP_SERVER=2.pool.ntp.org

NTP_SERVER=ao.pool.ntp.org

NTP_SERVER=mg.pool.ntp.org

NTP_SERVER=0.africa.pool.ntp.org

NTP_SERVER=1.africa.pool.ntp.org

NTP_SERVER=2.africa.pool.ntp.org

NTP_SERVER=3.africa.pool.ntp.org

XTRA_SERVER_1=http://xtra1.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin

XTRA_SERVER_2=http://xtra2.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin

XTRA_SERVER_3=http://xtra3.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin

INTERMEDIATE_POS=1

C2K_HOST=c2k.pde.com

C2K_PORT=1234

SUPL_HOST=FQDN

SUPL_HOST=supl.google.com

SUPL_PORT=7276

SUPL_SECURE_PORT=7275

SUPL_NO_SECURE_PORT=3425

SUPL_TLS_HOST=FQDN

SUPL_TLS_CERT=/etc/SuplRootCert

ACCURACY_THRES=5000

CURRENT_CARRIER=common

DEFAULT_USER_PLANE=TRUE

REPORT_POSITION_USE_SUPL_REFLOC=1

shall i do this change ?

Re: gps signal is weak

mischo04 — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 13:40:08 GMT

Confirming very weak signal too...I have lastest ICS and using Sygic GPS...yesterday I was not able to lock gps in big city where i was lost, I almost hit my xperia on the ground!

Re: gps signal is weak

mohie — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 10:12:59 GMT

i have the same problem

it's signal is very weak :S