Apparently the T-Mobile USA version of the Samsung Galaxy S, the Samsung Vibrant has been suffering some GPS issue which makes the device take an eternity to lock onto a GPS signal and also incorrectly place the user’s location when a lock is achieved.

However, fret no oh Samsung Vibrant owners as according to a Tmonews article the guys over at XDA-developers have come up with a temp solution until such times as old Sammy delivers a permanent fix.

So if you are fairly comfortable in tweaking your Samsung Vibrant, here’s how to fix that little GPS issue, otherwise if you are not too confident you will need to wait for a Samsung fix to appear…

First off disable “Use Wireless Networks”, then navigate to Settings>Location & Security> and uncheck the box next to “Use Wireless networks.” That done dial *#*#1472365#*#*, this step puts you into LBSTestMode Menu.

While in LBSTestMode menu change “Operation Mode” to MS Based, then find “SUPL/CP Settings” and change the SERVER & PORT to supl.google.com and port 7276 (DO NOT use www. in front of supl). Next REBOOT, and then navigate to Settings > Location & Security > check the box next to “Use Wireless Networks”…job done.