Unlock your Samsung BlackJack II’s integrated GPS receiver to work outside of TeleNav

Will Park

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• Pete

  I ran the CAB update on a Moto Q9h and it successfully unlocked the GPS which now works great with Google Maps Mobile. After installation, it told me it may not work as it was designed for a different version of windows mobile, but it’s working!

• Tim

  My Blackjack II’s GPS worked (and still works) with Google Maps right out of the box.

• scott

  Does anyone know if this will work on the BB Curve 8310? or if I unlock it to work on a tmobile account?

• Sebastian

  It would be interesting to know if the the application would unlock the original BlackJack

• MotoQ

  It worked on my AT&T Motorola Q9H. Thanks for the hack.

• Jak

  I have just installed the MoDaCo Smartphone GPS Activator and Google Map on my new Blackjack II (out of the box from AT&T store).

  But it does not work… In Google Map, I hit 0 to get my location and I get the message saying
  “You current location is temporarily unavailable.”
  or when I turn on GPS, I get the message:
  “32KB Seeking GPS satellites(0)…”
  then error message “Your GPS Reciever is having trouble tracking….”

  Do I have to configure anything differently on the GPS settings or anything else on the phone? Anybody have any idea? Please help.

  THANKS IN ADVANCE

• GPS Expert

  None of the ATT Windows Mobile GPS phones locks GPS so far, some applications doesn’t work without hack just because they are still using stone-age way (serial port) to access GPS, not Microsoft GPSID API.

• Jak

  Hi GPS Expert,

  So what are the hacks with need to do to work with GPSID API? or Is there a way we can reformat ATT Windows Mobile and using a generic Windows Mobile? I think WM6 using the old fashion COM port to look for GPS which takes forever depending on Windows mood… The hardware is there, but to make it work efficiently with WM6 and Live or Google… there must be some trick we can fool WM6. Anybody know the answer to this?

• crystal

  Dumb question, do you need to pay service once this hack is done for the GPS signal? I want to get the Blackjack 2, and liked the idea of getting the Garmin Mobile XT and was wondering if I needed to also pay $9.99 a month for the Telenav service in order for the GPS to work. I’m not really sure how the data plans work since I really only want the PDA functions and don’t want to spend a lot on a data plan.

• Josh

  I donwloaded the gps Unlock thing After installation, it told me it may not work as it was designed for a different version of windows mobile. Now i dont how to get it to work or what software i use. I see people saying they are using google maps??? how do i use this. WHat should i do. I want gps to work for my BLack Jack 2 but I am not paying for that “tel Nav” whatever it is. Can anyone walk me through it?

• Josh

  I also just downloaded tel NAv to my phone, Am i now paying for that because i downloaded that hack first. Does the hack work with it?>

• Brian

  Can someone confirm that this hack is no longer needed for the Blackjack 2? I downloaded Google Maps and the GPS feature seemed to work out of the box. Granted accuracy is only within 1700m. Is this normal?

  Also – is there any way to have “Use GPS” default to on every time I launch?

• nickm

  Out of box : I downloaded Google maps and received my location within 1700m from inside my building in Atlanta. This is probably not GPS.

  After I used these softwares: My location was no more exact than it was before.

  Either they have used the worst GPS chip on the planet or there is still something wrong

• Brian

  I don’t believe the modaco software is required anymore. My GPS was working great today when I had it set to automatically configure for Windows (not com4). I believe the trick is to only active GPS on Google Maps when you’re outside within sat range. When you turn it on it should say “initializing”, and then “acquiring”. I think at this point it’s talking to the GPS chips, otherwise you would’ve received an error message. However, I haven’t tried using GPS after uninstalling the modaco software yet.

  BTW – when it was working the GPS was very accurate. It had my intersections perfect as I was driving through them. However, GPS is a sensitive thing in itself and doesn’t work indoors.

  1700m I’ve found is Google’s way of pinpointing the cell tower you’re connected to and knowing you have to be within a 1700m radius.

• The Waldo

  Freakin awesome.. I didnt know this existed until I ran across this website.. Thanks again..

• Andyo

  Ya it dint work for me, maybe im just retarded but i have no idea what to do after i got it downloaded

• GPS hopeful

  Does anyone know if there is a better software for GPS out there that does not have Data usage?? I do not have a data plan and I would like to find software that uses downloaded maps instead of using streaming maps and using tons of data…thanks.

• dagnus kano

  Garmin Mobile XT, ive heard, does not use any data plan. ive been reading around and even their website says it doesnt require you to have a data plan for the gps to work.but it is a 100 dollar micro sd card..i have also heard that if you can find the torrent then you can just down load the program and the modaco hack works with that too, but you need to delete a few .unl files from the card. there should be a forum about it somewhere. i am working on finding the stupid torrent. the only one that is redily avalaible, is the UK one. so we’ll see. hope this helps.

• Timbo123

  OH BOY! Thanks so much for your work on this.

  I was furious AT&T chose to lock me out of the GPS function on “My” phone, unless I was willing to pay them $9.95 per month what a joke when I can get it for free!

  Anyways, this worked perfectly on my BJ2 w/ WM 6, using G Maps Yahoo Go and MSN Maps!!! Thanks again GREAT HACK!

• Timbo123

  Follow up…

  The GPS in the BJ2 is evidently not nearly as good as the cheapo Holux M100 I bought on ebay. It only tracks about 5 satellite at my location. My Holux picks up 8-10 at a time giving me a far more accurate location. This will probably present a problem when traveling out in the boonies. It is OK for around town I guess. Anyways, I am glad to have it unlocked and thanks again for the work.

• GPS Expert

  Hi Timbo123,

  As I know, ATT Windows Mobile 6 GPS phones released so far (Tilt, Q Gloabl, BlackJack II) are NOT locked to TeleNav. Any application using MicroSoft GPSID API like Google Maps should be able to get GPS on these phones without need of any hack, just make sure you are outdoor and be patient enough (it can take up to 3~10 minutes for 1st time use, later use will be faster).

  But Google Maps can’t do real time navigation, that’s why a lot of people are willing to pay $9.99/month for TeleNav.

• lebanese_007

  I tried it with Samsung i760 from verizon but with no luck, I assume because it’s for Smartphones. is there a way to do it for PDAs?

  Thanks

• Danny

  Hi i just got the bl2 and i dont have internet, so GPS requires internet with your plan to do google maps and download telenav??? please help

  Also will the bj1 charger work with bj2? thank you very much.

• Kaleem

  i tried to install it but it didn’t work.also i tried to copy the cab file to the phone but the phone doesn’t let me install it …please help

• Chris

  Has anyone tried this hack with the BJ1? Am wondering if it will work. Wife won’t let me get a BJ2 until our service plan comes up in august.

• Ryzwan

  I had to know is that necessary that you should have data access plan to use GPS in samsung jack … what my understanding is GPS works with having internet … then why they claim that this phone has builtin GPS … if you need internet access to use GPS service then you can use any map instead of google map

• jmb

  Currently running my BJII GPS without any mods. Installed Googlemaps selected use GPS and waited for prg to acquire sats. Took a few minutes on on initial search for acquisition but after that picks up sats in seconds. No hacks needed and if you’re not careful you’ll lock up GPS and have to reboot/reset your GPS.

• deano

  Hi,

  I’m planning to buy BlackJack2 and I want to run it on a T-Mobile network. Is anyone using the BlackJack2 on T-mobile network? and if GPS works? If I want to use realtime navigation can I use Telenav service if I’m not on At&T Network?
  Does anyone know, please let me know know.
  Many Thanks …

• Dean

  hi I try to install cab and try to run the exe to install on the blackjack2 but it is not recignizing the program, how else i can unlock the GPS

• Gagan

  Can we use IGUIDANCE with I607 (Blackjack) after unlocking it.? Or is there any other good software available other than google maps which we can install in blackjack?

• deanos

  my blackjack2 does recognize the GPS and gives me the location.
  Is there any software i can use with blackjack2 for realtime navigation beside Telnav?
  I tried Telnav from Blackjack2 and it ask me my cell phone number and user id… I’m a Tmobile customer using Blackjack2 and I thinks thats why it won;t authenticate me, because it tell me user not found.
  If anyone know any other good GPS system with realtime navigation that can work with Blackjack2 please let me know…

  Many Thanks…

• Rdelaney

  I can confirm that you do not need to MoDeco crack to get GPS working on the q9 Global with Google Maps.

  After you download the latest Google Maps, and open up the program for the first time (BE OUTSIDE), go to “Options, GPS Settings” and make sure it is setup as to “Set by Windows”

  Then go back and select the “USE GPS” give it a minute and you will lock in on your location.. and it is VERY ACCURATE… FYI!!

  You WILL need a data plan only if you use GOOGLE MAPS or anything that requires you to download maps from the internet… duh…

  You can use the crack and not need a data plan if you find an application that you can put on your phone that would have the maps already built in so it has the maps downloaded to your storage card and doesn’t have to connect to the internet.

  You only need the Modeco crack, if any other GPS program will not locate the GPS on the device.

  I hope this answers the questions that everyone has been asking and nobody has answerred.

  ~Robb

• Npaul

  I was able to use my Samsung Jack out of the box GPS by running the google map CAP file directly into my Samsung via USB. Then I synced and it works perfectly. My only question – has anyone been able to get voice activation? or how to go about doing that?

• Jack Jack

  Please call your carrier and tell them to block all internet access. With Garmin I find that even with the hack, as long as you have the options with the online access turned on, it is still using internet. This feature works regardless if you signed on with a data plan or not. Garmin’s internet access is turned on by default. If you can see traffic alerts, gas prices, weather, hotel rates – you are using your carrier’s internet.

  After your carrier turns off internet completely, your GPS should still work. Confirmed on my BJ2.

• Gagan

  Does that mean we can install Garmin GPS software on Blackjack I607?

• Sam

  Hey there – I tried the hack on my BJ2 from Rogers/Fido but it says I don’t have system permissions to install this application. I have about 10 other apps i’ve installed fine, but this won’t install. Any suggestions? Is it a registry item I can edit manually to unlock it? Telenav nor Live Search both do not work. Same old message, cannot find GPS satellites, etc, “please stand outside in your shorts without moving a muscle until a GPS Signal can be found”

• sTEVEN

  THE MODACO PATCH
  WORKED PERFECTLY ON MY BLACKJACK 2
  ND IF PEOPLE ARE HAVIN TROUBLE REMEMBER TO TURN THE GPS ON ..ON THE GOOGLE MAPS APPLiCATiON [[USE GPS]] ND IF YOUR NOT GETTiN YOUR OWN LOCATION MAKE SURE UR OUTSiDE SINCE THE FONE NEEDS TO RECiEVE THE SIGNAL!

  THANKXZ EVERYONE!

• Dvang

  so does this make the GPS free or does it use data

• cmdrkeenkid

  Dvang… From my understanding the GPS service itself is free, unlike TeleNav which is $10/mo + data plan. Unfortunately, you still do need to use data from your carrier for a program like Google Maps since it downloads the maps to your phone.

  Somebody correct me if I’m wrong.

• Dvang

  k thank u

• AlRa

  This hack hasn’t worked for me. As far as I know most people that are posting it worked are probably paying data usage. I challenge them to take their SIM card out and try the GPS. If this hack worked for them then the GPS should work even without their SIM cards installed.

• AlRa

  BTW, If your GPS is fully unlocked you should be able to use TomTom or any other GPS software available for WM6. I wasn’t able to download my iGuidance software to the phone.

• Jane Owen

  I think that the blackjack 2 is an amazing phone.

• Mark

  I have a BJII. It is nice but occationally it starts vibrating with no known cause. Any ideas what might cause this??

• deepu singh

  GOOD NEWS FOR FREE GPS LOVERS I HAVE TOM TOM 6 NAVIGATOR CAB FILES FREE IF IT CAN BE USED IN WM6 I GOT IT FROM TORRENT SITE AND HOW DO I PUT IT HERE FOR EVERY 1

• Gagan

  Please share the cab file and suggest how can we install it in blackjack

• Angela

  My son no longer uses his Samsung blackjack 2. I want to use it but im on another carrier. How do I get the phone unlocked to use on another carrier

• white american

  How do I use GPS and how do I turn phone on?

• DJ HEROIN

  I NEED MY BLACKJACK 2 UNLOCKED BY IM NOT AN ATT CUSTOMER & I GOT IT FROM A FRIEND, WAT CAN I DO TO GET IT UNLOCKED MY IMEI IS 35724601742379/7 03

• Jasmine

  i have a blackjack 2 and need it unlocked, i got it from my dad but i have t mobile, how do i get it unlocked? My IMEI is 355460011739346
  pleassssssssssse help!

• V Dub

  i tried using the gps unlock provided above… and when i did the on air or on device link.. all it brought me to was a white screen with some weird text… it doesnt promt my to download anything… the ringtone hack works fine though.. am i doing something wrong,,… i dont have a the data cable so i cant sync it… but i do have a memory card.. thanks

• Schizo

  I’ve had 3 Samsung SGH-i607 phones (in 2007) and the SGH-i607 does not have GPS built in…
  I’m now on my 3rd Samsung SGH-i617 (one way or another I end up breaking ‘em) and the GPS worked out of the box with Google Maps Mobile on all 3.
  I downloaded the usual ‘hacks’ and they all worked fine, with the exception of OmapClock.
  None of the links provided by any of the Blackjack II user sites had a version of OmapClock which worked on my SGH-i617.
  I finally got an older version of OmapClock from i607.org, and it works as intended. I have mine set at 276mhz and the speed increase is noticeable. Mine locks up at higher setting, also sometimes music will not play at 276mhz, in which case slowing the speed to 252mhz seems to do the trick!
  All in all I am quite pleased with this phone!
  On a final note, why would anyone want to use this phone: 1) Without a data plan; 2) On a network slower than at&t?
  In my area, at&t has the best coverage, & the fastest network! Speeds over 500kbps are the norm!

• Metallic-Force

  YOU CAN USE GOOGLE MAPS ON THE BLACKJACK 2 without a
  DATA PLAN.

  Just connect your phone to your computer and allow the phone internet from your computer, and like that GOOGLE maps downloads and SAVES the maps you viewed on your phone.

  But for some reason, when I disconnect my phone from my comp, and the go to “use gps” google app tells me “no gps receiver detected” Iam using BJ2.

• Alainater

  ok when i put the .cab file on my blackjack2 it doesn’t show up can someone please help me!!!!!!

• Raj

  The google maps works out of the box. You dont need to unlock the gps. The Software which uses Microsoft GPSID should work including google maps. When you try to acquire the GPS satelite be patient it takes about 10-15 Minutes when you are outside( Dont try inside, After it acquires the signal first time next time is few seconds.

  Alainater,

  go to m.google.com/maps and download the maps software directly.

• Dri

  Do I need to pay something for using the GPS app (like 3g connection)?

• Dri

  Do I need a data plan for using Google Maps?

  P.S.:(Excuse -me for the first comment)

• Worke

  So I need to go online to install Google Maps….but what I’m confused about is that….does Google Maps need a data plan after I install it?….if I start using the GPS with Google Maps, is it going to connect to the internet each time?

• Pete

  Yes you need dataplan and active connection to data for GE to open. Even with a data plan, if you are out of service area it won’t start up. GE can download megabytes of mapping data per minute, so if you are not on an unlimited plan this would get expensive fast.

• Ram

  I just bought a Blackjack II. I would love to have GPS enabled on my phone and I m sure, I have landed in the right area. Is it possible for me to unlock my BlackJack Phone and use GPS for Free. I saw a comment saying that TomTom cab files was available. If so, where and how to use it? any other software avaible?

• bill

  I bought a bjII from the ATT store on the weekend, with a data plan. I didn’t sign up to telenav. I used the internet explorer to go to google, download the mobile version of google maps, went outside into my yard and it found my location within about 2 minutes.

  The acid test will be the next time I fly cross country and decide not to bring my garmin with me for the rental car. I’m all in favor of flying with as little as possible these days.

• anita

  I have a blackjack II. I don’t have internet on my phone. Do I need to have internet to use the GPS? And when I try to d/l the program on the computer. It says “Application Manager can run only when a mobile device is connected”. I did connected my blackjack with the USB cable to the computer but I don’t know why it doesn’t work. Please help. Thanks a lot I appreciate it.

• Chriss

  I have the same question as anita. i don’t have a data plan. do i need one to download the gps application?

• jimbo

  Thanks! I’ve been using googlemaps on my bj2 phone for some 3 months, and hated that it didn’t show my exact position. just a general area, i went to the .cab file from my mobile browser, installed it. enabled gps on google maps, bam. I got gps.

  Awesome!

• Kevin

  Will this work for my new Samsung Epix?

• Marilyn

  I just enabled web use with AT&T for $30 month and downloaded google maps for mobile for free. On the google map menu I pushed “use GPS” and within seconds my location came up. I picked up 6 satellites outside and 4 inside the house and I have a metal roof! Simply amazing! I walked up the road and it shows me moving!

• realminds

  Hi,
  I have a Samsung SGH-I780 (Sim free) mobile. I have installed Google maps, and it tells my location with in 1700 meters. But when i use “Use GPS”, it says “initilizing” and then sometiems it says “no GPS received found” or “GPS could not be connected” can anybody help what should be setting in “external GPS” setting of the phone itself (access port, hardware port, baud rate” and what should be in google maps?
  Thanks

• Michael

  Hi I found the hack on this site for the GPS on the BlackjackII and AT&T but does it work with the Australian BlackjackII the i617T and Telstra?

• Tone

  I am unable to access the over the air install web site…same as V DUB….white page with weird text…please help!

• Michael

  Well I had a better look at my Samsung i617T (Blackjack 2 and it seems to already be unlocked. Under Menu and then options then GPS settings I have a choice to let Windows set it up or manual. Under manual you have those settings anyway.
  This is the Australian version.

• chalie

  Could I load Thailand’s map in BLACKJACK II ?

• chalie

  How can I do….

• Bean

  I’m on the Fido / Rogers GSM network in Canada here. Will this hack work up here to on my BlackJack II, does anyone know?

• mcman

  Any good gps software for 6.1?

• magicone58

  Gagan asked:”Does that mean we can install Garmin GPS software on Blackjack I607?”

  I am not sure if the i607 has integrated GPS; however the i617 does and you should be able to use Garminn Mobile XT maps, after all it’s built for windows mobile. You can most certainly use NavTec maps (Garmin). Once installed, there are no usage charges.

• BILLA

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• Dramos

  i lost my gps and i had to go to a place i never went to in NJ and this hack saved me a nerve wacked trip..thanks

• marcio j. melo

  Exato,, no meu ja atualizado wm 6.1 tambem ficou na mesma,, parece ser problemas com driver do sirf 111,, tambem na espera de solucoes.

• Melba

  I downloaded the garmin on my phone and the hackers gps application and now my sound is completely gone when i try to make a call i cant hear anything. help

• Anthony

  I have the modaco cab file installed on my motorola q9h I have 6.1 and it allso says may not show properly how do i get it to work with the google maps?

• Victor

  Can I use wifi on my Blackjack II?

• joanna

  Can you set a ringtone for when you get a txt message?

• Rick

  My Moto Q9h/AT&T didn’t need this or any other hack to use GPS via satellite with Windows Live Search in Windows Mobile 6.0. I just upgraded to WM6.1 and downloaded the amazing new Bing mobile app (which replaces the old Windows Live Search) and it too uses the onboard GPS hardware to access the satellite (at no cost). However, I think you may first need to click “AT&T GPS” in “All Programs” menu to activate, post-OS upgrade (though you don’t need to buy that service). I plan to download Bing for my wife’s BJII/WM6.0, and I’m guessing it’ll work too. Bing’s settings use GPS Intermediate Driver by default.

• bryce

  Hiya,

  Thanks for the gps hack it works great with google maps…..Does anyone know if you can get voice propts like “turn left in 200 meters” using BJ2 with google maps?

  Cheers
  Bryce