Comments on: Suffering from a slow N95 GPS ? http://www.edparsons.com/2007/04/suffering-from-a-slow-n95-gps/ The blog of Ed Parsons, Geographer. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:11:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Wayne http://www.edparsons.com/2007/04/suffering-from-a-slow-n95-gps/#comment-817 Wayne Fri, 31 Aug 2007 21:55:57 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=451#comment-817 The new firmware does have the AGPS if you set it to allow network connections but then you have no control over when it connects to the network and how much data it transfers if it needs more for maps it will download it as you have allowed network connections, for most of us in the U.K who do not have unlimited data access watch your bills rise & rise & rise, plus if you buy navigation and you reset your phone or it has to be sent off you have to buy it again as for some reason Nokia for all the technology they have got cannot track registrations to phones (or so many forums say) I've gone for Copilot but may still have to buy an external GPS which defeats the point!!! (still the N95 gives my mates a laugh, its a great phone but the GPS is rubbish) The new firmware does have the AGPS if you set it to allow network connections but then you have no control over when it connects to the network and how much data it transfers if it needs more for maps it will download it as you have allowed network connections, for most of us in the U.K who do not have unlimited data access watch your bills rise & rise & rise, plus if you buy navigation and you reset your phone or it has to be sent off you have to buy it again as for some reason Nokia for all the technology they have got cannot track registrations to phones (or so many forums say) I’ve gone for Copilot but may still have to buy an external GPS which defeats the point!!! (still the N95 gives my mates a laugh, its a great phone but the GPS is rubbish)

]]> By: High Earth Orbit » Blog Archive » Why the iPhone doesn’t need GPS http://www.edparsons.com/2007/04/suffering-from-a-slow-n95-gps/#comment-818 High Earth Orbit » Blog Archive » Why the iPhone doesn’t need GPS Wed, 08 Aug 2007 03:13:36 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=451#comment-818 [...] fact, one of the most complained about features in the N95 has been it’s slow to fix GPS. Nokia finally got it better, from 74 [...] [...] fact, one of the most complained about features in the N95 has been it’s slow to fix GPS. Nokia finally got it better, from 74 [...]

]]> By: AG http://www.edparsons.com/2007/04/suffering-from-a-slow-n95-gps/#comment-816 AG Fri, 03 Aug 2007 05:45:44 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=451#comment-816 Hi Great post, thanks for writing this. I noticed that when I use Sports Tracker, even if there is a satellite connection, the photos do not get tagged with geo information. They only get tagged when I am using the Nokia GPS application. Has anyone else seen this? Thank you Hi
Great post, thanks for writing this. I noticed that when I use Sports Tracker, even if there is a satellite connection, the photos do not get tagged with geo information. They only get tagged when I am using the Nokia GPS application. Has anyone else seen this?
Thank you

]]> By: Steve http://www.edparsons.com/2007/04/suffering-from-a-slow-n95-gps/#comment-819 Steve Sat, 14 Jul 2007 11:12:09 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=451#comment-819 Ed, I am on Vodafone UK. Check you have the bits turned on in the settings menu of the phone Steve Ed,
I am on Vodafone UK. Check you have the bits turned on in the settings menu of the phone

Steve

]]> By: edparsons.com » Blog Archive » N95 A-GPS the mystery solved http://www.edparsons.com/2007/04/suffering-from-a-slow-n95-gps/#comment-820 edparsons.com » Blog Archive » N95 A-GPS the mystery solved Fri, 13 Jul 2007 21:03:32 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=451#comment-820 [...] while ago I speculated that the Nokia N95, might be using a A-GPS solution, now with the V12 firmware release available [...] [...] while ago I speculated that the Nokia N95, might be using a A-GPS solution, now with the V12 firmware release available [...]

]]> By: Ed http://www.edparsons.com/2007/04/suffering-from-a-slow-n95-gps/#comment-821 Ed Fri, 13 Jul 2007 12:58:04 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=451#comment-821 Steve, I have the V12 firmware.. did not make a massive difference to me, and indoors ? I'm amazed - what network are you on btw ? Steve,

I have the V12 firmware.. did not make a massive difference to me, and indoors ? I’m amazed – what network are you on btw ?

]]> By: Steve http://www.edparsons.com/2007/04/suffering-from-a-slow-n95-gps/#comment-822 Steve Fri, 13 Jul 2007 11:35:51 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=451#comment-822 All This is the way it works Network looks at the cells around you and tells the N95 what sats to look for. in V12 of the firmware there is a new tool called A-GPS that transmits this cell information to a server for much faster positioning. With V12 in the UK I can get a lock indoors in less than 15 seconds. All

This is the way it works

Network looks at the cells around you and tells the N95 what sats to look for. in V12 of the firmware there is a new tool called A-GPS that transmits this cell information to a server for much faster positioning. With V12 in the UK I can get a lock indoors in less than 15 seconds.

]]> By: Paul Hurst http://www.edparsons.com/2007/04/suffering-from-a-slow-n95-gps/#comment-815 Paul Hurst Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:18:43 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=451#comment-815 Excellent post! Thanks for this, I've been searching for this kind of info for aaages! I have also linked to this story on my blog at www.paulhurst.blogspot.com so hopefully more people will be able to find this page and hopefully improve the GPS on their handsets! Thanks again, Paul Excellent post! Thanks for this, I’ve been searching for this kind of info for aaages!

I have also linked to this story on my blog at http://www.paulhurst.blogspot.com so hopefully more people will be able to find this page and hopefully improve the GPS on their handsets!

Thanks again,

Paul

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