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Re: Official 800w GPS discussion

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Originally Posted by DavidIQ View Post
It's a little shady really for some of those posters to say that after a while it loses GPS connectivity. The Mogul does the same thing if it doesn't have a clear line of sight to the sky. I've experienced this with my wife's Mogul and if I'm in a car the GPS connection is either crappy or it loses it's position fix if I don't have the phone on the dash or have the phone in my hand sticking out the window. Now if you tell me that you're walking in the middle of a park and you lose GPS connectivity then that's a different story...

Needless to say GPS will need a little bit of the network to get the time but I wonder if that's even necessary...if the network is available it should probably switch to the phone's time if it's that important.
I've conducted tests of my own and have posted on WMExperts (aka TreoCentral), regarding GPS on the 800w. I also own a BT GPS receiver, which I've used on my 700wx. I've never lost my GPS position with the BT receiver, even with the receiver in my front pocket next to some change, while driving in the car. I have lost my GPS position awhile later, of after turning off the phone radio on the 800w. This is while driving with my 800w being on top of the dashboard and a clear view of the blue sky.

I live in the rural suburbs, so no tall buildings to interfere with GPS signals. I have gone out on my driveway and waited for about 15 minutes, with the phone radio off, to see if I would acquire a GPS position. I was never able to acquire a GPS position. I guess I could try waiting longer to see if I would ever pick up a signal. But as far as my tests are concerned, the GPS loses positioning after awhile of turning off the phone radio.
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