Samsung Vibrant Best GPS Fix EVER!!!!!

ran into a fix for every samsung vibrant owner thats been plagued by the gps problem. wish i could have recorded with a different camera to really show you guys how to do it. but if i get enough interested responses, ill borrow one if i have to. PLEASE READ THE WHOLE SITE THAT I AM SHOWING YOU! attention to detail is important.not liable for you guys screwing up anything on your phones! Excited about this guys so please post your results. heres the link to the website with all the details. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878970 heres the steps i took.
1. turn off gps then turn off your phone
2. take off back cover and take out battery, sim card, and sd card
3. unscrew the 7 screws
4. pry off back cover with fingernail or flathead (CAREFULLY)
5. watch that volume rocker, power switch and a small circular piece next to bottom of sim card dont come out.
6. find the gps connector
7.cut thin and small piece of copper wire (like a fleck) and fit it CAREFULLYbetween connector piece. just enough to lift it up a bit.
8. reassemble phone and turn it on
9. wipe gps stats
10. enjoy
PLEASE BE CAREFUL WITH THAT LEAD AS IT IS EASY TO BREAK!!!!

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• samsung
• vibrant
• gps
• hardware
• galaxy s
• fix
• best

[childspsongs]

thepennsmith78, glad you like, just takes a little guts to try but well worth it. question? your name is pennsmith 78, we mayt have some things in common. i do spoken words and i was born in 78. you?

[Kevstahh1]

whats hevens gps fix?

[childspsongs]

@Kevstahh1 its a gps fix that u download into your phone. works great. you can get it at xda forums

[ABCStoreone]

Instead of piece of copper wire use a piece of plastic. That way you don't have to worry about a potential short down the road.

[childspsongs]

@ABCStoreone the reason for the copper is it increases the reception. the better reception increases the lock speed and the consistancy of the lock, in other words, your chances of finding yourself in a river even though your on the highway is nullified. plastic only works to hold the clip up, while copper gives you a tomtom gps quality. i hold by my findings but thanks for the feedback :-)

[childspsongs]

thanks bro. nice to have a fully working phone isnt it? :-)

[247faria]

How about you also Explain HETHANS GPS FIX! (not screaming)

[BennyDanny]

@LcMichael Hi! I need some help.. do you use any software to fix the gps or is just hardware fix?

[LcMichael]

Excelent. Video! I did the xda hardware gps fix and from no gps locks to instant excellent locks!..test it with several gps test apps and sport apps (endomondo) locking with excellent GPS. If anyone wants some advise leave a msg. Thx!

[jugerknott09]

So does the software work for ICS Vibrant?

[thecafeguy]

I can vouch for this entire fix. i follow XDA forums for all my Android solutions, but no software in the world could resolve the messed up gps on the Samsung Vibrant. I slipped a small piece of copper from a coaxial cable under the copper contact and all has been fine since. gps locks and STAYS LOCKED in all my tests.