Nokia N95 GPS Improved With A-GPS Feature
It seems that Nokia are in the process of improving the GPS function on the Nokia N95 through a firmware update. The new update for the Nokia N95 includes Assisted GPS (A-GPS) which lets N95 users connect to a dedicated Nokia server, to get satellite fixes in seconds rather than minutes.
The v12 firmware for the Nokia N95 is currently only available if you have an unlocked handset or if you send your handset back to the manufacturer. I was just about to send mine back, but I’ve decided to hold onto my Nokia N95 for a few weeks to see if the v12 firmware gets publicly released, as I really don’t want to be without my phone.
I’m also hoping that the firmware will finally fix the call quality issues, and also the occassional crash I’ve been having with my Nokia N95.
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Comment by wayne on 15 September 2008:
Nokia recognises that it has a problem with its GPS satnav hardware and have come up with the “assisted GPS” idea
The problem was that I found the assisted GPS was fine if you were in the city, but once you got into the countryside, rural areas then it became a problem once again.
Assisted GPS is their work-around to poor GPS satnav eqipment.
Assisted GPS is NOT “true” satnav. Rather than getting the signal directly from the satellite (as in your cars satnav system), assisted GPS gets its positioning by using ground base stations (Nokia says that it gets it’s initial positioning by using these base station and then connects to satellite, I am skeptical of that, I’d love to see their proof of this).
I’ll tell you what happened to me & my Nokia N95 (maybe it was just MY phone that was faulty??),
Without assisted GPS the satnav capabilities of my phone was zero.
With Assisted GPS, the satnav at last started to work quite well.
But it was a false dawn, because although in the city all worked well, I wanted to see what happened when I was in more remote areas (country lanes & on a mountain). what i found was that the GPS satnav was useless. It would not find the satellite and location. I ran it alongside my cars satnav. Whereby the cars satnav pinpointed my position wherever i was in the countryside, the N95 failed dismally. After all that hope i was back to square 1.
There equipment must be flawed? Look at the evidence? Why would they come up with assisted GPS?
Comment by Damien Donnelly on 9 September 2008:
I Don’t personally use the nokia maps software. I bought Garmin Mobile XT for it, and I assure you it works POIFECT
Used it to get me home from edinburgh right to the door of my house in County Armagh In Northern Ireland. Get a lock within 10 seconds, can get locks in doors. The only issue with it is the maps are a bit old now, need to update them.
Comment by wayne on 9 September 2008:
The Satnav On the Nokia N95 didn’t work, so i sued Nokia. After 30 days there was no response from Nokia and the court ordered them to refund me £300….Heres my case sent to http://www.moneyclaim.gov.uk “Goods “not fit for purpose”.Claimant purchased a Nokia N95 mobile phone with GPS satnav. At no stage did the GPS work properly. The Claimant contacted T-mobile(sellers)who informed him that responsibility laid with NokiaUk. Nokia offered many fixes&advice on various software updates and patches &other ways to correct the defect(e.g “assisted GPS”). Many hours (hundreds) were expended over several months followingAdvice but to no avail. In Nov2007 the defendant informed the claimant that nothing further Could be done&the claiment took this as an admission that the product was “not fit for purpose”. Prior to purchase the claimant researched the manufacturers specs (nokia.com). The phone was purchased from T-mobile (In-house sales line). TheClaimant made it clear to the salesperson that he only wished to purchase a phone with GPS capabilities. He was assured that the GPS would be effective.During the same call the purchase was made. The GPS proved innefective and the claimant now seeks a refund of the costs incurred with this purchase”
Comment by yop on 28 September 2007:
So Nokia will be able to track your moves!