Thread: GPS on N900 without connecting to Internet?
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vicegerent is offline vicegerent
2010-06-13 , 06:33
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#29
Originally Posted by kennibal View Post
I have tried this for the first time, and it worked.

I installed GPSJinni and Mapper.

My first trial is GPSJinni (Satellites), then after a few minutes, I started Mapper (GPS tab). It suddenly gets a GPS fix when I noticed GPSJinni's satellite bars turned GREEN which took 5-7mins.

I opened Ovi Maps, cancelled network connection prompts, then voila! I can see my location on the map with a RED dot.

*I just worry about Mapper as it sometimes crashes at random startup.
*I haven't tested yet if it was GPSJinni which really caused the GPS fix, or if it's Mapper.
I am not sure about the facts regarding your post.

However, one thing I can say is that, without connecting to internet or downloading any extra applications (GPSJinni, Mapper etc), you can see your GPS location by clicking on the red dot on OVI maps.

However, you cannot search for other locations and you cannot find the route from point A to B unless you are connected to the internet.

And I have tried it even by downloading GPSJinni. It doesn't makes any difference. It still asks you to connect to internet if you want to search a location or find a route from point A to B on the map.