Thread: N9 GPS signal loss
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aikibrown is offline aikibrown
2012-01-18 , 14:46
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Originally Posted by jonoh View Post
Hello aikibrown

I was having exactly the issue you describe but recently I have not. I have been testing lots of different combinations though, with/without bluetooth, with/without A-GPS, voice guidance on/off, with/without music playing.

Originally I was having the issue all the time, even after re-flashing the phone. I turned off the bluetooth to test and since then I have had no problems, even after turning the bluetooth back on. So I'm not sure what has happened to fix it.

If you do contact Nokia please let us know the outcome.
Thanks jonoh,

I have been experimenting by switching off/on bluetooth.

I also downloaded the gps info software from the market (gpsmeefo) and just kept that running whenever I was in the car. The gps signal was always good and never dropped off at all.

I also tried just using Nokia Maps and again the phone maintained a gps signal all the time.

The problem only seems to occur when using Nokia Drive. I can see no pattern to the problem. Some days it works just fine, others the signal falls away frequently.

I am now thinking that the problem may be with the Nokia Drive software. Whenever I loose gps signal, I can get it back by selecting the menu and then immediately pressing the back button to revert to the map screen. The gps signal automatically re establishes when the map screen regenerates.

The issue that puzzles me most is why a strong gps signal can be lost simply by rotating the phone to landscape. The signal then comes back again as soon as the phone is returned to portrait position again - very strange. As I mentioned before, my Lumia 800 does not suffer these issues. I'm guessing here, but I would assume that the hardware is almost identical in both phones.

Im getting to the point where I know I should concede defeat and just call Nokia. The N9 has been excellent in all other respects - its a shame that I have to rely on carrying the Lumia 800 about just as a backup sat nav.

Thanks again