Thread: GPS on N900 without connecting to Internet?
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arne.anka is offline arne.anka
2010-04-27 , 09:21
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Originally Posted by vicegerent View Post
Like for example while I am connected to the internet, if I search places like Boots or Baskin Robins in Bangkok, then it will show me a list of these places that are most closest to my present location.

However, if I search without connecting to internet, the search results do not fetch any results. Same is the case after I have unchecked the Network Position.
search and routing are _not_ done on the n900, but at nokia's servers.
so, without an internet connection, all you get is a pretty map.
(edit: provided you downloadad them already!)

nokia's information about those shortcomings are sparse at best, but it has been discussed sometimes in the forum already.

and since the gps is slow (and by design made to work best with assisted gps via network -- "we never thougt anyone would use that device w/o internet flatrate"), you often may need inet for that too.