5800 wont pick up GPS satellites

I recently updated my 5800's firmware from v21 to v30.0.011 but my GPS seems to have become buggered ;/On v21, I would pick up a fairly strong signal within a minute of two but now, I can barely get connected to 3 satellites after 15-20mins. I have tested it on a clear night with my N95-2 next to it. Even though the N95-2 has a weaker reciever, it conntected to around 9 satellites within a few minutes and stayed strong, whereas my 5800 only managed three. I don;t think it is a hardware fault as the GPS worked fine on v21. I have hard resetted the device (green, red and camera when turning on) but its the same! Any help appreciated and Nokia Discussions is not Opera optimised!
Nokia N9 PR 1.3

Hello,
Indeed the GPS issue is one of the negative points of this great device. That's because
the internal gps receiver is weak and dependable on A-gps ( assisted gps)
Furthermore as I experienced gps user ( I have a standalone Gps system the Clarion map
running the latest versions of iGO8 and Tomtom7) i don't like the Nokia maps software at
all!
I disabled a-gps on my device and therefore it was a struggle to get a sattelite fix.
Anyway I decided to install the Latest version of Garmin mobile XT for Symbian S60
and it was nice to see how nicely this software works on my 5800, like a charm ( during the
rarely occasions that I got a sattelite fix)
I still prefer iGO8 than Garmin, but for a mobile(touchscreen)phone Garmin did a great job!
And then I decided to buy a compact bluetooth gps receiver! And why not?
The Nokia 5800 is so much cheaper than so many other smartphones, so
why not spend some 35 box extra to extend our gps enjoyment?
Well, here in Holland the Wireless GPS Module LD-3W costs around 35 euros
it got a sirfstarIII chipset ( 20 channels) and it works great! And to my surprise
it comes with a car battery charger that fits in my 5800 too! Another 10 euros saved!
If you dont have another GPS system and you need one, so I recommend this combination: Nokia 5800 / Garmin  mobile XT for Symbian S60 and a bluetooth gps
receiver...It kicks it!
Problem solved!!!
Message Edited by beto_nl on 09-Sep-2009 10:45 PM
Message Edited by beto_nl on 09-Sep-2009 10:46 PM
Nokia 5800XM
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