Harleyjon Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 I have been trying to help a friend of mine set up an Obama phone (Samsung SPH-M830) as a GPS. I downloaded GPS essentials to her phone and turned on all the locator services but the coordinates keep locking up on me. somehow it acquired a GPS setting and that is all it will display. Sometimes by playing with setting it will start to read different coordinated but then revert back to the set that it is stuck on. Are these phones not able to be utilized as GPS devices? Any electronic wizzes out there? Quote Link to comment
+K13 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Have you looked at the Samsung website for help? Probably more information there about tbat phone model and how to get the most from it. Good luck. Quote Link to comment
+JohnCNA Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 To get the most accurate results, you should turn OFF the option to use WiFi and Network location services. Set it to use GPS Only for location services. Quote Link to comment
+geodarts Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 It always surprises me to see the Obamaphone description since the lifeline program started under Reagan and cell phones became available under Bush. But in any event, for GPS connectivity issues, the Samsung web site recommends a soft reset by removing the battery for 30 seconds with the phone on. It's probably a good place to start assuming that the provider did not somehow disable location services. Quote Link to comment
+WeeWillie Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 (edited) Under Pres Obama the LifeLine program has nearly tripled in size from $800 million in 2009 to $2.2 billion per year in 2012. There are claims of waste, fraud and abuse. I don't think the LifeLine program was intended to allow low income users to cache. Edited July 30, 2015 by WeeWillie Quote Link to comment
+cheech gang Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Under Pres Obama the LifeLine program has nearly tripled in size from $800 million in 2009 to $2.2 billion per year in 2012. There are claims of waste, fraud and abuse. I don't think the LifeLine program was intended to allow low income users to cache. Well that was helpful. Quote Link to comment
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