I too am having the exact same problems. I have tried 3 different programs with the same results. I like GPSED for tracking my morning walks but after a few blocks it just quits. Orange light goes out. I turn it off and on and the orange light comes back on but the only way to get it working again is to do a hard reboot on the Blackberry (Curve 8320). I am getting very frustrated! I did notice that if I have it plugged in to the car and don't touch it that it seems to stay working. Did we find out the solution or is it a defective puck?
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Originally Posted by dietcoke
This is what I hear....
I got my Keychain GPS 2000 last week. It is a spectacular device. I do not want to detract or stop anyone from buying it. It is a great price and an awesome product.
However I am having some difficulties with it. I have been in contact with Chris at Freedom and they are just about ready to send me a replacement...
here are my issues... please let me know if you experience this so I know it is not the receiver but the os like suggested above.
I have a alittle bit over an hour's commute to and from work. That is about 2 hours a day in the car. I have been testing out the gps keychain on every trip.
Here is what happens like clockwork...
-turn on unit and connect to either blackberry maps, google maps, or amazegps.
-device works perfectly for 20-45 minutes.
-the keychain then goes black (no lights) it will stay that way for about a minute and then all of a sudden the bluetooth light will flash... My 8320 has lost the bluetooth link and does not reconnect.
- I then power cycle off the keychain and power cycle it back on.... I get a lock instantly to a satellite.....
On Blackberry maps, i have to exit out and restart it again to get the gps working again with the bluetooth link.
On Google Maps, upon keychain restart, Google then finds me again to within 20 meters and continues on its merry way.
Amazegps does the same thing as Blackberry maps and just doesn't work after the device goes dark, unless I restart the application.
I have been told by Chris, as well as the post above, that they personally went to rim and asked them to fix this "bug". They say it is a known bug in the bluetooth stack.
Am I experiencing this bug? or is my keychain defective?
I have a globalstat gps puck, that I will try using today on my way home. If that disconnects after 20-45 minutes then i will know for sure if it is the blackberry or the keychain....
IS this what others are experiencing? maybe with other devices as well?
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