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HTC Droid Eris Navigator - When I first got this phone almost two years ago, the navigation worked great. This past summer it quit working and always said "searching for GPS". The list of directions part of the program worked okay, and it knew where I was because the eta/miles left kept changing, but the voice assistance did not work. I called VW and they helped me reset the phone to original factory settings. This temporarily fixed the nav program as it worked great for about one week, but then the same problem re-occurred. I did NOT install any apps after the reset, so you cannot blame the problem on an app. VW thought it might be a hardware failure, in case the reset didn't work. Since it worked fine for a while, it seems more like a software problem. I've been in the same car for the entire two years, so a different vehicle cannot explain it. I found using this forum frustrating, and the silly "solved" posting about moving away from a building was not too helpful. I suspect there are engineers at Verizon or HTC that know what is wrong, but their knowledge is not reaching this forum.

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Ann154

Try downloading an application called " GPS Test" and run it. The application might help reset the GPS. Do you leave the GPS on all the time or do you turn it off when you are not using it?

jmccoy70

Are you paying for the insurance??

phillybama1

Mine started working better when I turned off VZW Location Services. Keep on the Standalone and the Google Location but turn off the VZW Location. Let me know how it works for you.

Ann154

The Droid Eris has only two GPS service options. "Use wireless networks" and "Enable GPS satellites"

I usually had both checked on for my Droid Eris.

phillybama1

Oh that's right, just like the OG Droid. Sometimes I have this bias, like everyone has the Droid Charge. Sorry about that.

ski2day

Ann 154,

thanks for your help. I just ran GPS Test, the free version, and it was really cool. Used 6 out of 8 satellites and I am INSIDE my house. I then went to Nav and it worked fine. I turned off the "Use wireless networks" in Settings/Location and only have Use GPS satellites checked. I also turned off some things in Settings/Applications/Running Services.

I always turn off Navigation by doing "Menu/Exit Navigation" when not using it, to save the battery.

Regarding other questions by other replys, I do not have insurance on the phone because after my son's insured phone was stolen at the Boat House at Central Park, I learned there was a $50 deductible and and was able to replace his old LG phone for about that amount, so the insurance was worthless in this case.

thanks to all who responded, i appreciate your help!!

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