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| Nokia N95 8GB GPS problems [solved?] |
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| Written by Wolf Schweitzer | |
| Monday, 22 June 2009 | |
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The Nokia N95 8GB cell phone is equipped with the Nokia Maps software that includes free map material down to street level (no hiking paths or further level of detail such as the Swiss Topo 1:25'000 maps are available though). The problem appears to be that the Nokia N95 8GB cell phone does not connect to the GPS satellites. This seems to be a particular issue when the cell phone does not connect to the internet. I went after that problem myself to see what could be done about it and found a way to deal with it. I am not sure whether the issue is solved but cannot complain so far. Settings Menu > Tools > Settings > General > Positioning 'Bluetooth GPS ' requires (obviously) a Bluetooth connection to an external GPS receiver for positioning information. 'Assisted GPS ' requires an internet connection to obtain information about the current position. 'Network based GPS ' appears to also rely on some additional information other than the cell phone's own GPS receiver. So the only option that should be turned on for GPS tracking using the Nokia N95 8GB with no further data transfer or internet connection is the 'Integrated GPS' option. All other options should be switched off. Cell phone GPS reception When the Nokia N95 8GB is used for GPS tracking, the lid should be moved upwards to expose the numeric keypad. I tried that several times and reception of the GPS was indicated as 3-4 bars 'better' than when the lid was closed. Often, with a closed lid, there was no GPS signal reception at all. The cell phone should be carried in a way that the lid top end faces the sky. Carrying the phone in a shirt's breast pocket does not yield good GPS reception. Initial contact to GPS satellites The initial contact may take a while. I found that I had to wait somewhere between 5-10 minutes until the GPS tracker would start returning correct location information. Map material Best to download all free material for maps you think you will need in advance. You can use the GPS in areas with incompletely stored map information and the cell phone then has the capacity to download map data on the fly. But you don't want to do that. You want the data on the phone beforehand.
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