Hi,
Having read a recent thread about the GPS antenna location ( http://androidforums.com/htc-desire-hd/346571-gps-possible-solutions.html ), I started to wonder whether the GPS reception would work better if I held my phone upside-down. Using the free GPS Status app, it certainly appears that this is so but, more than that, I've found that placing my Desire HD flat on my open hand impacts so badly on reception that the phone completely loses its GPS lock.
I'd be interested to know whether other people can replicate this experiment: start the GPS Status app, wait until you get a GPS lock (this generally takes 10-20 seconds for me if I'm in an open location), then place the phone on your open hand so that as much as possible of its back is in contact with your skin. Then wait and watch the satellite signal bars (I had 8 satellites at the time) disappear until none are left - this takes around 30 seconds for me.
I am left wondering whether this might have something to with the problems some people have had when using their DHDs for sat nav in their cars - if the phone is mounted flat against the dashboard for example.
Also, I've always found that Google Maps is much worse than GPS Status at getting a position lock but holding the phone upside-down really helps.
Finally, I am reluctant to open my phone to attempt the cure outlined in the thread I've given a link to, especially as my phone seems to perform well enough when using GPS Status, but I'd really like to know whether the issue I've described above would be improved if I were to attempt the fix.
John
Having read a recent thread about the GPS antenna location ( http://androidforums.com/htc-desire-hd/346571-gps-possible-solutions.html ), I started to wonder whether the GPS reception would work better if I held my phone upside-down. Using the free GPS Status app, it certainly appears that this is so but, more than that, I've found that placing my Desire HD flat on my open hand impacts so badly on reception that the phone completely loses its GPS lock.
I'd be interested to know whether other people can replicate this experiment: start the GPS Status app, wait until you get a GPS lock (this generally takes 10-20 seconds for me if I'm in an open location), then place the phone on your open hand so that as much as possible of its back is in contact with your skin. Then wait and watch the satellite signal bars (I had 8 satellites at the time) disappear until none are left - this takes around 30 seconds for me.
I am left wondering whether this might have something to with the problems some people have had when using their DHDs for sat nav in their cars - if the phone is mounted flat against the dashboard for example.
Also, I've always found that Google Maps is much worse than GPS Status at getting a position lock but holding the phone upside-down really helps.
Finally, I am reluctant to open my phone to attempt the cure outlined in the thread I've given a link to, especially as my phone seems to perform well enough when using GPS Status, but I'd really like to know whether the issue I've described above would be improved if I were to attempt the fix.
John
