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Tips on creating a GPS connection
If your device cannot find the satellite signal, consider the following:
• If you are indoors, go outdoors to receive a better signal.
• If you are outdoors, move to a more open space.
• Ensure that your hand does not cover the GPS antenna of your device.
• If the weather conditions are bad, the signal strength may be affected.
• Some vehicles have tinted windows, which may block the satellite signals.
Check satellite signal status
To check how many satellites your device has found, and whether your device is
receiving satellite signals, select Menu > Applications > GPS > GPS data and
Options > Satellite status.
If your device has found satellites, a bar for each satellite is displayed in the satellite
information view. The longer the bar, the stronger the satellite signal. When your
device has received enough data from the satellite signal to calculate the coordinates
of your location, the bar colour changes.
Initially, your device must receive signals from at least four satellites to be able to
calculate the coordinates of your location. When the initial calculation has been
made, it may be possible to continue calculating the coordinates of your location with
three satellites. However, the accuracy is generally better when more satellites are
found.
Position requests
You may receive a request from a network service to receive your position
information. Service providers may offer information about local topics, such as
weather or traffic conditions, based on the location of your device. When you receive
a position request, the service that is making the request is displayed. Select Accept
to allow your position information to be sent or Reject to deny the request.
Landmarks
With Landmarks, you can save the position information of specific locations in your
device. You can sort the saved locations into different categories, such as business,
and add other information to them, such as addresses. You can use your saved
landmarks in compatible applications, such as GPS data.
Select Menu > Applications > GPS > Landmarks.
The coordinates in the GPS are expressed using the international WGS-84
coordinate system.
Select Options and from the following:
• New landmark — Create a new landmark. To make a positioning request for your
current location, select Current position. To select the location from the map, select
Select from map To enter the position information manually, select Enter manually.
• Edit — Edit or add information to a saved landmark (for example, a street address).
• Add to category— Add a landmark to a category in Landmarks. Select each
category to which you want to add the landmark.
• Send — Send one or several landmarks to a compatible device. Your received
landmarks are placed in the Inbox folder in Messaging.
You can sort your landmarks into preset categories, and create new categories. To
edit and create new landmark categories, open the categories tab, and select
Options > Edit categories.
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