Root Droid 3, CM9, GPS

[GClax24]

I've had this problem for a while with my droid 3. When I use my gps it takes a while to "find my position," it often loses the signal while driving and sometimes it says I'm going in a direction I'm not and fixes itself after a little bit of driving which can be quite annoying when I know a turn is coming up soon and I don't really have a hand free to check what road it is.

I'm using CM9 currently but I had this problem with other roms so I don't think that's the issue.

Is anyone else experiencing this? I miss having the awesomeness of my og droid's gps, that thing was spot on. If you have been experiencing this, have you found a fix or are you just biting your tongue and dealing with it.

 

[fosterj]

I've never had an issue with the GPS on my D3 when it was stock. I haven't been on any trips really requiring much use of the GPS since I flashed Steel Droid. Do it give you more issues in urban areas where there are many roads tightly packed together or rural areas as well?

 

[Luzce]

I've been using Liberty v2.0 for a very long time now and have used the GPS a lot with no issues.

Do you have some sort of cover or clear shield on your phone? I ask because on my previous phone, a Palm Pre, the GPS had trouble when I had a clear screen protector on it. Once I removed that from the front and back plates GPS worked fine. That said, I have a similar protector on my D3 and a snap on case and have no issues with the GPS.

 

[Jezreel]

I have this exact same problem. Had it with Liberty Rom and I now have it with CM9. It happens every time I try to use the GPS.

 

[thebarbrr]

I have the same problem ,but I am on steel droid..it hapened with libertyrom as well. You have to exit navigation and start over for it to work