Assisted GPS (A-GPS)
Your device also supports assisted GPS (A-
GPS).
A-GPS requires network support.
Assisted GPS (A-GPS) is used to retrieve
assistance data over a packet data
connection, which assists in calculating
the coordinates of your current location
when your device is receiving signals from
satellites.
When you activate A-GPS, your device
receives useful satellite information from
an assistance data server over the cellular
network. With the help of assisted data,
your device can obtain the GPS position
faster.
Your device is preconfigured to use the
Nokia A-GPS service, if no service provider-
specific A-GPS settings are available. The
assistance data is retrieved from the Nokia
A-GPS service server only when needed.
To disable the A-GPS service, select >
Applications
>
GPS data
and
Options
>
Positioning settings
>
Positioning
methods
>
Assisted GPS
>
Options
>
Disable
.
You must have an internet access point
defined in the device to retrieve
assistance data from the Nokia A-GPS
service over a packet data connection. The
access point for A-GPS can be defined in
positioning settings. Only a packet data
internet access point can be used. Your
device asks you to select the internet
access point when GPS is used for the first
time.
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