I was just looking for some info about that issue and read your post. I got the MSL numbers for our two phones and will try the fix. Thanks for posting. I will let you know what happens.

You are officially my hero - thanks!  Google and Sprint Navigation apps now work great, and yes, the reset phone from the menu didn't work for me but this dialer code did.  For others just call up Sprint and ask for your MSL number -- they seem willing to give it out for a fix.

It was a pain to reinstall all the applications afterwards, but it's worth it to have the GPS working.

Thank you for finding out how to fix this.  I updated my Intercept to 2.2 and bang! lost my GPS. Returned the phone to Sprint and they sent a replacement.  Updated that phone to 2.2 and it happened again.  I've looked and looked for a fix and have not found it until now....it works great!!

You can get your the MSL code by yourself by following the instructions at this link:

http://www.samsunginterceptforum.com/samsung-intercept-how-to/how-to-get-your-own-msl/

Thanks again for posting this!

Well, I did the full reset, and my GPS came back...for a bit. Now it's not working again. I wonder if the GPS is in conflict with one of my apps. I checked the GPS right after the full reset and reboot, and I confirmed my phone was updated to Froyo 2.2.1. It worked then, but I've tried to use it after restoring all my apps and settings and it can't find the GPS. Any other suggestions? I'd rather not uninstall all my apps to see if any of them are the problem.

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I've been using a temporary fix for GPS on the Intercept.

For ease of deployment, it requires you to add the power bar widget to one of your home screens.

When GPS fails, go to the power bar and switch off GPS and WLAN.

Once these are switched off, long-hold the End button and choose Airplane Mode from the list.

While Airplane mode is ON, use the power bar to switch on both the GPS and WLAN modules.

Long hold the End button once more and choose to exit Airplane Mode.

Your GPS should lock instantly, and usually works fine for a few days, I've noticed.

This fix flushes the GPS data that is in memory, and forces the phone to attempt to reacquire this data, which is usually the problem.

It's also a whole mess quicker than restarting the entire phone - I've usually completed this in about a minute, versus the five or six minutes it takes this slow, slow phone to boot. That keeps me from pulling hair out when I'm trying to do 4sq checkins at a restaurant or a store, but the GPS thinks I'm ten miles away, at work.

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Well, I did the full reset, and my GPS came back...for a bit. Now it's not working again. I wonder if the GPS is in conflict with one of my apps. I checked the GPS right after the full reset and reboot, and I confirmed my phone was updated to Froyo 2.2.1. It worked then, but I've tried to use it after restoring all my apps and settings and it can't find the GPS. Any other suggestions? I'd rather not uninstall all my apps to see if any of them are the problem.

Ok, so my GPS started working again! I don't know exactly why, or if it will stay working, but it connected right away on separate occasions, which it wouldn't do before.

I had uninstalled one app, Super Security Standard, but I also installed and uninstalled some other apps so I can't say if that app caused any problems. Those other installs had also messed things up so that I had to do a battery pull a couple times, so maybe the it was just battery pull that helped clear things up.

@ToddFelmly

I spent a day looking for a way into this menu you described, but I haven't managed to find a shortcode to get you in.

As for your other question about phone restart frequency and GPS:

I don't restart my phone except when I manage to drop it and the battery falls out, or when it spontaneously reboots itself.

My GPS will work fine for a few days, then need the Airplane Mode fix I mentioned before to get it to work again (it may work without airplane mode, as well, but haven't had to try it in a few days).