[access-uk] Re: GPS

  • From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:08:38 +0100

Hi Carol,

 

I don't have both at the moment. I only have the N79.

 

All the best

 

Steve

 

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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?

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