[zirconx]

I'm trying to get GPSed running, it seems to work pretty good until I switch to Google Maps, then when I switch back to GPSed, it says its lost its sat connection. It regains it in a few seconds.

I thought since GPSed is able to access the GPS (I thought it was supposed to be locked?), that I could then switch to google maps and it would be able to get a fix? It *does* get a fix, for a few seconds at least, when I've already started GPSed, but then when I switch to GPSed it has lost its own fix.

Very confused about how the GPS works in my BB.

[zerog46]

Some people say, with VZW that if you purchsed the VZ Navigator that you would be able to use Google Maps, but I have not had any luck. I just suck it up if I want GPS on my BB and pay for it.

[zirconx]

It seems to be a direct conflict between Google Maps and GPSed. GPSed will run fine, in the foreground or background, until I launch (or switch back to) Google Maps. After that, if I switch back to GPSed, it has lost its satellite connection.

I have Alltel, not Verizon, but I thought the GPS was somewhat locked on Alltel, too. But GPSed has no problems accessing it.

Google maps on the other hand, doesn't pick up a signal from the GPS unless I'm using another GPS application first (BB maps, GPSed), then it will zero in with a sat signal for just a few seconds, then revert back to the huge raduis mode (triangulation?).