Captivate GPS

[nekrosoft13]

Couple days ago I bought a used Captivate, and unfortunately I got a unit with busted GPS.

Tracking simply would work, once in a while i would update with location, usually between 200-600 feet of the actual location.

Sold the phone for $50 less then I payed for it, because of the fault.

anyway, I would like to hear from other Captivate owners, how is their GPS performance.

Currently I still have my reliable Fuze, it locks onto 6-12 satellites in matter of 5-10 seconds with accuracy of 10 feet or better.

That is normal for the Samsung Galaxy phones. You didn't get a bad one, all of them have craptastic GPS.
I have a Vibrant phone which is the T Mobile version and it's got crappy GPS capabilities too.

Do a search online and you'll see.

[nekrosoft13]

not really Dan, I did stop by ATT store, and placed the captivate that I had next to the display model, right by the window. Display model locked onto 6 satellites fast, with accuracy of about 30-50 feet, the captivate I had only found 3 satellites and barely locked onto 2 of them with accuracy of 300-400 feet.

[Q]

My Droid Incredible has great GPS. Hope you find a new phone you like.

Originally Posted by nekrosoft13

not really Dan, I did stop by ATT store, and placed the captivate that I had next to the display model, right by the window. Display model locked onto 6 satellites fast, with accuracy of about 30-50 feet, the captivate I had only found 3 satellites and barely locked onto 2 of them with accuracy of 300-400 feet.

The captivate has inconsistent GPS. I get a lock but once I start moving the phone loses me.

[nekrosoft13]

when will ATT get some decent fully working android phones?

[nekrosoft13]

Originally Posted by |MaguS|

The captivate has inconsistent GPS. I get a lock but once I start moving the phone loses me.

not all Captivates do that. its the weirdest thing, some are beyond horrible, while some are OK

Originally Posted by nekrosoft13

not really Dan, I did stop by ATT store, and placed the captivate that I had next to the display model, right by the window. Display model locked onto 6 satellites fast, with accuracy of about 30-50 feet, the captivate I had only found 3 satellites and barely locked onto 2 of them with accuracy of 300-400 feet.

Yep, mine locks on pretty good too sometimes, even more now with the update. But try driving around with the GPS enabled and watch how you will go off bridges, drive into the ocean and have it register your car going 100mph.
It sucks ass

This is my second Vibrant phone, I returned the first one. Trust me, if you want a good working GPS on a phone forget the Galaxy S phones. The rest of the phone is pretty nice though, especially the beautiful screen.

Originally Posted by nekrosoft13

not all Captivates do that. its the weirdest thing, some are beyond horrible, while some are OK

It even affects the Galaxy Tab. Its the entire line up... some people claim to have a working GPS but go read up on the XDA Forums. The GPS is just plain bad. I use my Windows Phone for GPS and my Captivate for my personal phone.

[snowmanwithahat]

Originally Posted by nekrosoft13

not really Dan, I did stop by ATT store, and placed the captivate that I had next to the display model, right by the window. Display model locked onto 6 satellites fast, with accuracy of about 30-50 feet, the captivate I had only found 3 satellites and barely locked onto 2 of them with accuracy of 300-400 feet.

Actually Dan is right....

The whole Galaxy S series is inconsistant, but not always bad. Your got to the floor model when it was behaving well.

I have an Epic 4g (Sprint version of the Galaxy S) and it does the exact same stuff with teh GPS. In general it works fine, but it still bugs out (a lot).

I really think they have a hardware issue more than just a software one... it seems too widespread not to be

[ViN86]

GPS on Droid X is absolutely fantastic for me. Used it with Google Navigation the other day. It acquired the satellites in about 10-15 seconds and it was spot on with driving distances.

[jcrox]

On my Mesmerize it works fine as long as I'm not driving somewhere which doesn't bother me as I use the Garmin for that anyways.