When someone posted about glo's slow network and included the battery draining issue of automatically turning on gps, some laughed it off. But I can authoritatively say that it is true. I've checked about 3 different Tecno H5 phones where Mtn and Etisalat 3G network works on without issues. But with Glo, despite all settings, once your data is turned on or you answer a call,GPS comes on in less than 2 minutes.

This is a great battery drainer. There are already threads where people complained of the issues. Some have had to reset and root their phones to avoid this, but it keep happening. I've reached out to glo via Twitter some months back about this, but they seem clueless.

Technically oriented guys here can look out for people with similar issues to verify. Glo may not need your location data, but there is definitely an unidentified glitch in their network that is causing this.

Worst is that glo won't look into this with a single post, but if everyone concerned complains, and this fact is verified by many others, this issue could be looked into.

Google Glo sim turns on GPS if in doubt. If you have similar issue, please talk about your battery draining experience. If you haven't experienced the issue but believe a setting is causing it, find a Tecno H5 phone or other affected phones and configure it. Test it by browsing or making a call. After 2 min, post your experience.

Thanks.

If you know any phone version affected, please post and I will update the post

It happens with these phones Tecno H5 Infinix hot note 2 Letv s1 Cube talk 9x tab Phantom z Lenovo k3 note

Hmmm, turn off your GPS entirely. It's not from Glo.

Witnessed same on Tecno G9 Pad II running on Jelly Bean android. Seem it's a security glitch on Android than on Glo I use Glo on Marshmallow and Lollipop with no such issue.

Youngzedd:
Hmmm, turn off your GPS entirely. It's not from Glo. [/quote[quote author=Youngzedd post=48650518]Hmmm, turn off your GPS entirely. It's not from Glo.

It's definitely from Glo. My Gionee Elife E3(Android version 4.2) does that. And it's only with Glo network and on 3G, if on Edge, it will not do that. May be it's synonymous with certain android version cus my Boom j8 of Android version 5.1 don't do that.

How come mine doesn't get turned on like yours?

donhils:
How come mine doesn't get turned on like yours?

Are the phone versions the same? It happens on some models only.

Turns on on wiko sunset, running on 4.2..