[OSM-newbies] N95 built-in GPS vs. Bluetooth GPS

[Arlindo Pereira]

Michael,

That's exactly what I wanted to know. Thank you very much.

On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 06:44, Michel Barakat <bmichel at gmail.com> wrote:

> > I don't know if there is someone on the list with this cellphone, but
> when I
> > record GPS tracks with Nokia Sports Tracker (which allows me exporting to
> > GPX) i got some fuzzy lines, like if I pass 5 times the same place the
> > position recordered would always be different. So, I was wondering: what
> if
> > I get a bluetooth gps like this one -
> > http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.8840 - would the signal
> reception
> > be better?
>
> Hi Arlindo,
>
> I'm using a Nokia N95 device as well, however coupled with an external
> GPS receiver.
> I believe the two main advantages of getting a Bluetooth GPS receiver are:
> - Longer battery life for your device as you would turn off the internal
> GPS
> - Better accuracy precision and signal strength
>
> I'm using the Holux GPSSlim240 Bluetooth receiver. It requires a
> couple of minutes to get a GPS signal, but once that through, it does
> a pretty good job.
>
> Cheers
> Michel
>
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