Assisted GPS (A-GPS)
Your device also supports Assisted GPS (A-GPS).
A-GPS is a network service.
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.
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. To define an access
point for A-GPS, press
, and select
Tools
>
Settings
>
General
>
Positioning
>
Positioning server
>
Access point
. A wireless LAN access point cannot be used
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for this service. Only a packet data internet access point
can be used. Your device asks for the internet access point
when GPS is used for the first time.