Hi Carol, I don't have both at the moment. I only have the N79. All the best Steve _____ From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carol Pearson Sent: Tuesday 25 August 2009 11:22 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: GPS It's going to be a toss up for me between the N79 and N86. Unlike Steve, I won't be having both! -- Carol carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx On Twitter: http://twitter.com/songbird49a ---- Original Message ---- From: Steve Nutt To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 10:11 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: GPS > Hi Carol, > > No, it has everything I want, good wifi, fast processor, > and mine has been extremely reliable. I reckon Barbara > was just unlucky. > > All the best > > Steve > > > > > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carol > Pearson > Sent: Monday 24 August 2009 11:48 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: GPS > > Steve, Barbara, I'm just doing a recap here since I was > interested in the N79. > > Barbara, you liked it well enough but had a problem, > right? > > Steve, why do you like it so much? Does it have all the > bells and whistles you would want on a phone, or do you > go back to other handsets for various things you want to > do? > > -- > Carol > carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > On Twitter: http://twitter.com/songbird49a > > ---- Original Message ---- > From: Steve Nutt > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 6:13 AM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: GPS > > > Hi Ibrahim, > > > > Yes. Not only is it as accurate, but the battery life is > > so good on the N79, I get about three days out of it, > > that it doesn't matter. I no longer use an external GPS > > receiver, there is no need. > > > > All the best > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ibrahim > > Gucukoglu > > Sent: Monday 24 August 2009 03:46 > > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [access-uk] Re: GPS > > > > Hi. > > > > I can't comment as I've never used the N79, but the N82 > > also apparently has a good receiver. Nothing will beat > > an external unit though, and using a phone's gps > > receiver will significantly reduce the battery > > performance. I take it that this is the case with the > > N79 as well? Have you tried using the N79 in a > > pedestrian environment and found it to be as accurate > > say as a Globaltop G66+ or QStarz BT-Q818X? > > > > All the best, Ibrahim. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Steve Nutt > > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 10:48 PM > > Subject: [access-uk] Re: GPS > > > > Hi Ibrahim, > > > > I am surprised at that. The GPS receiver on the N79 is > > superb. > > > > All the best > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ibrahim > > Gucukoglu > > Sent: Sunday 23 August 2009 21:05 > > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [access-uk] Re: GPS > > > > Hi. > > > > The receiver in the E71 is good for driving, but I > > wouldn't use it for pedestrian navigation. The refresh > > time is considerably slower than on an external high > > quality receiver, added to this the additional strain on > > the phone's battery and it just isn't worth while. By > > all means, if your in a taxi or a passenger in a car > > though, it makes a good backup if your external for some > > reason isn't available or working. > > > > All the best, Ibrahim. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Saqib > > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 4:18 PM > > Subject: [access-uk] GPS > > > > Hi. How good is the built in receiver on the E71. I've > > tried it out today and got a fix straight away. I didn't > > use it for navigation! Only for exploration in WFA. I > > had the cross roads tab sheet running and sometimes WFA > > would report that a certain road was approaching when I > > already had crossed it. Is the receiver equivalent to a > > 51 channel receiver?