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HTC Hero GPS

My HTC Hero GPS reception or processing is slow and not accurate 80% of the time. Google Map & Sprint Navigation all initally grab the cell network and phone position is then refined by GPS to a loaction 40-200 miles away. Only about 20% of my attempts to run these GPS application does the Hero get the phones position correct. Yes, the phone always has a clear view of the sky. Is this a HTC Hero / Sprint issue? It appears to me as a GPS reception problem or software processing of the GPS signal problem. What's Up? My GPS apps are nearly useless.

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Try downloading GPS Essentials (free) from the market. It has a tab that shows how many satellites the phone is picking up. that usually is what determines the gps accuracy. also remember that the antenna is at the bottom of the phone. right where your hand holds it. This should not affect it but is good to know.

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