Thread: is there a fault with nokia n900 gps ?
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2010-08-31 , 07:24
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Originally Posted by j.s View Post
The n900 gps can take a very long time to get a fix if you do not have an internet connection or have network positioning disabled.

I gave up and got a bluetooth GPS, which is very small, gets a fast fix, and works in more bad recption conditions like indoors, forests, etc.
Please try to actually understand GPS before you go spending money you might not actually need to spend.

Your fancy bluetooth GPS is, essentially, feeding in guesswork ephemeris to give you an estimated positional fix in a short amount of time. It shields you from reality a little bit for the first few minutes until it downloads current data. This might be okay for you, for others it is not okay.

If your N900 already has valid Almanac data, then there is, really, no difference between it and an external GPS in terms of accuracy or time to first ~real~ fix.

I can only shake my head when you talk about reception indoors or forested areas. You, good sir, have consumed from the fountain of kool aid.

So long as you don't obscure the N900 GPS antenna (and I suspect you probably are), the thing is as sensitive as any other GPS on the market.
 

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