GPS doen't work (Nokia 5230)

I bought this phone mainly because it's big screen and GPS.
But it just doen't work. At all.
I left only GPS connection (A-GPS, Network etc. - are off).
In Satellites-Status is finds sometimes up to 5 satellites with gray bars. (as I understand it means weak signal) and then nothing happens.
Last night I went to railway station, which is high. The sky was absolutely clear with stars.
No high buildings around. I holded the phone in the center (not to cover the antenne).
And nothing happened. Only 4-5 gray bars maximum. Even after 10 minutes.
I'm thinking about sending it back.
Another problem - is one of the most stupidest programs I've ever seen - OVI-Suit.
Absolutely illogical, insanely slow and fulled with mistakes.
(The only program which is worse is Corel Draw Painter).
And please, tell me someone, why the Options for GPS are in the Menu-> Applications-> My Position-> Options,
but the Maps themselfs are in Menu-> Maps?
I've heard just yesterday, that Nokia looses its market share very fast.
And somehow I understand why.

Hi DexterStJock
If you are not going to utilize the Assisted GPS feature and rely solely on Integrated GPS you can expect initial positional fix to take a considerable time to acquire but subsequent lock-on will be much more rapid. If you haven't yet got a satellite lock-on don't expect a new location to be better as you could be anywhere in the world as far as it is concerned. Unfortunately GPS antenna size within a mobile device has to be compromised due to space limitations and unfair to compare with car sat nav unit.
You are correct that "Positioning methods" are found in Menu > Applications > Location but this is independent of OVI Maps as other applications can utilize it's features.
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