GPS ON 5800

I have a new 5800 with O2 pay and go - i cannot pinpoint my current location using the nokia maps - is the GPS function available with pay and go?
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You should be able to use the GPS even without a sim card. The only feature you won;t be able to use is Assisted GPS, which only speeds up the satellite fix. Ensure that you already have map data preloaded on your phone.

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GPS Problem 5800

I bought nokia 5800 xm 10 days ago , GPA was working fine and I get good signal indoor and outdoor
Then it stop working !
I need to restart the phone, the GPS works fine for one day and then I need to restart again.
Nothing change but I downloaded a lot of applications from ovi store.
How can I fix that?

I think that isn't good for mobile to install lots of apps.Uninstall some of them.
Also, isn't good to install more than 5 apps at one day (i think).
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GPS nokia 5800 Xpressmusic

Hi, I'm from Romania and I want to use GPS for free but i can't.I don't lnow how work.Where is the download for Gps for my Nokia,how to install?Thanks! I have already installed Maps but don't work,i can't see the maps.

Hi AdyTza
Latest version of OVI Maps available here:http://maps.nokia.com/services-and-apps/ovi-maps/free-downloads#/nokia-5800-xpressmusic/
You need to download regional maps to your device with OVI Suite, microSD needed in 5800 and OVI Maps run once with memory card in place.
You don't need a network connection for OVI Maps application to work but the Assisted GPS feature does require network connection for rapid positional acquisition, found in "Location" application.
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GPS broken - 5800 upgraded to 50.005

Hello. I have just updated my 5800 to 50.005 (from 40.005). All went well, but unfortunately the GPS now barely works. I can see the maps and all that, but getting a GPS signal is impossible to start with, though it will suddenly kick in after about 30 minutes usually. This is in areas where I have always had a signal before (such as cycling around London) so it isn’t that.
I did a hard reset (green+red+camera) and updated Ovi Maps, but still no good. I also tried Trimble Outdoor (or whatever it is called) but that struggles to get a signal in exactly the same way, which makes me think that this is a problem with a setting or the firmware.
Can anybody suggest anything to try, other than going to a Nokia Care centre and trying to get a downgrade to 40.005? GPS is one of the best things about this phone now, so I am gutted to have lost it.
Thank you.

Thank you all. Resolved this one at last. Hopefully this will help someone else in the future:
It was, indeed, to do with the positioning server options. I fiddled with the "positioning server use" option, so that next time I started Maps it asked which server to use. From then on, it has worked perfectly. Must have been set to automatically use the wrong thing, somehow.
I can tell you that sitting in my house, it finds my position in a few seconds provided that I have "network" enabled. A-GPS can be disabled and it still works. No little green bars though, just a picture of a pylon (?). Not sure what that means, and indeed I am not sure what will happen when I am outside (will check tomorow), when unassisted GPS has a fighting chance of working.
Thanks again for the help. Very glad to have my GPS back!

How i can activate the gps in 5800 in Egypt

hey
the gps was not allow in egypt and it now allow
so im asking how to activate it

Take the phone to a Nokia Care Point. If there's anything that can be done to enable the GPS in the phone (if there is one, it may have been removed altogether to comply with Egyptian law) then they'll know how to do it.
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Cost of using GPS on 5800?

Hi, just wanted some clarification.
Is using the in-built nokia maps FREE? As in do I need to pay anything?
Let's say I download ALL the maps on my PC and the transfer them to my phone. Do I still need to download anything while using the nokia maps GPS software?
This relates to both points above: Does using the GPS software use my data allowance? Or only when it downloads a map only then does it count as data access?
Do 3rd-party apps like garmin XT use up my data allowance,even if I pre-install the maps via data cable from my PC?

1. Yes. Its free to use/download maps via your PC. Its free to browse map and get routed to your destination. How ever, if you want turn-by-turn navigation (voice guided) you have to pay for a licence.
2. No, you can use the GPS just as it is but in order to get a better fix by A-GPS and to mabey download additional map data your phone will connect to the network and use a few KB of data.
3. Se above
4. If you use the A-GPS feature you will use some data, but only a few KB
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Nokia 5800 GPS Edition

Dear Nokia Users,
Is it possible to turn off the vibration for the Nokia 5800 GPS Edition/5800 when touching the keys on the phone? Grateful if someone could advise.
Thanks,
Ray

Menu>Settings>Personal>Profiles>General>PersonaliseTouch screen vibration>Off
(You could need to repeat this for other profiles that you regularly use).

5800 IMPORTANT GPS problem

Hi everyone, There is a fault in GPS of 5800. Most of the 5800 phones in the market, GPS dont work properly. I had lots of problems from two different network. I returned them. If you are thinking of buying 5800, be careful about the GPS. They try to sell their maps or try to make it work from internet mode. But Satellite positioning doesnt work. My friend got one, his phone works properly but I tried two different they didnt get any satellite signal. I tried another 2 in the shops, they also didnt catch satellite signal. Be careful.

I've bought a 5800 red for my girlfriend on saturday (4 days ago)
I can confirm that the first time you load the maps application, it takes alot of time to fix and calibrate to the sattelites. The problem i found was that the app didn't want to set a route for the destination i set, and was just showing my location as i drove away. I haven't tried to use it since then because i haven't been driving away from home.
I decided to try other solutions and installed Garmin Mobile XT 5.00.30, that fully supports nokia 5800xm. I have to say i'm really impressed. Initial acquiring of sattelites took about as much as it took Nokia Maps, but on the second start, the next day, it was next to immediate. I must mention i never used A-GPS, just the unassisted GPS.
I then set a route and the app already started telling me to turn right after 100 meters(with voice).
I guess it's an overall beter option, besides the fact that (i think) it doesn't support walking mode like Nokia Maps does, and it costs quite a bit -- ~$9.
Other than the Nokia Maps route problem, i didn't have any other problems.
Maybe the problem the OP had was similar to the faulty earpieces, but at a smaller scale. Who knows...

Some questions on the 5800 GPS

Hi folks
i am debating at the moment whether to upgrade from my N95 to a N95 8GB or the lovely 5800, i prefer the symbian OS so im glad to stay with these two phones. now i had tomtom 6 working fine on my N95 and i know it will work ok on the N95 8GB but the verdict i find on the interwebs is a bit hit and miss as to whether it will work on the 5800. however i am more interested in the Nokia Maps
now as i understand this program is included and you can use the A-GPS built in GPS but can you use an external source? i have a BT GPS antenna and would be happy to use this to avoid paying A-GPS charges is this feature still ok with nokia maps? also is it possible to just run the nokia maps through the built in GPS and not using the A-GPS.
i also just want to clarify something about the maps too, as i understand it comes with the function built in to navigate you point to point but doesnt include voice instruction. you pay extra for that functionaility?
thanks very much folks id love to give the 5800 a twirl as much as i love the N95 i love to try new stuff
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Thanks! I'm planning to head to the shops tomorrow to get 5800 XM.
I never actually tried seeing if there was a visual turn by turn navigation on my friends' phones before because I thought there wasn't one. Hmm. Do you mean the "tracking" option? The very early version of Nokia Maps on N95 had that tracking option (Maps 1.x?), but the new ones don't (Maps 2.0).
Paying for navigation is a bit steep for me after I convert the price to my currency. So I totally understand! I might try monthly though for special events.
Thanks for the kudos. Do skim through the rest of this board section. You might find your answer since 5800 XM uses Maps 2.0 which is available in other phones too. I learnt a lot of info from here.
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Want to know how the GPS works on nokia 5800?

Hi, are there any documentation explaining the working principle of how gps on nokia 5800 actually works? I want a kind of in-depth understanding...Thanx in advance.

Network based positioning is the fastest, but most inaccurate. Basically, it looks at what cell tower you're connected to, and approximates your location to be the location of that tower. The phone will use this FIRST (if you have enabled it), because it gives you an approximiate position while you wait for GPS to work.
Integrated GPS is the actual GPS receiver built into your phone. It receives signals from the network of GPS satellites and calculates your position. Due to the inherent design of the civilian GPS system, it takes time for the receiver to see enough satellites to figure out where you are. Because sometimes this time can be 5 minutes or more, the cell companies developed Assisted GPS.
Assisted GPS (AGPS) is just regular GPS, helped out by a server on the internet. Your phone will take partial GPS data (not enough to get a fix on its own), and send that data to a server (in our case supl.nokia.com). The server knows a LOT more about the exact locations of GPS satellites at any given time, so based on partial information it can compute a very good approximation of your location. This happens very quickly because a server has a much more powerful processor, and many more resources, than your phone (to put it simply). The amount of data actually sent is very very small (less than 1KB every time). AGPS helps out in getting a position fix quickly when the gps receiver hasn't been used for a while, or when you are in an area without great GPS reception.
So the order of methods used by the phone in your case is as follows. First it will give you an "approximate" position using Network Based Positioning. This will happen almost instantly. Then the phone will immediately get to work trying to get a GPS fix, and will use the AGPS server if you have allowed it to. Note that you must have an internet plan with your cell provider for AGPS to work, since it sends data to supl.nokia.com which is on the internet.
Hope that clarifies things,
Ravi

5800. GPS getting right and left wrong

Bizarre as this these seem my Nokia 5800 Music express GPS has on occasions told me to turn left when it means right and the map is showing right turn and visa versa. Has anyone else that this problem and is there any fix?

Yes, Ocassionally with me too....

Using Nokia 5800 GPS and accepting a call

Hi, I was wondering if there was a way to answer calls while the GPS is on on my Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition. Currently, when I use the GPS and someone calls, I tap the answer button, but I get a message that says not allowed. I was looking around in the settings, but can't find anything. I was hoping there would be a way to answer the call and turn on the speakerphone so I can drive and talk at the same time. Anyway know if this is possible?
Thanks!

Getting my first call during active turn-by-turn navigation, I wondered about this strange behaviour too. As it is I dont see any green phone icon on the navigation screen. With the terminal placed in the included windscreen fixture, it is hardly traffic safe to have to press many buttons to get the handsfree activated! Nokia could consider another option on the main screen when a call is waiting to be accepted, for going directly to speakerphone-mode, or at least a configurable option within the maps application. As of now it jumps back to the maps app, which induces the added (two) press of the application switch button. I suppose buying a separate handsfree kit might 'solve' this basic issue, but that should really not be needed out-of-the-box with a dedicated navigation edition. If someone figures a setting that I have overlooked, I would be pleased to get a hint, thx.

5800 GPS Not receving anymore

The gps on my 5800 started to connect to my telephone operator to receive his location (over the internet) and after this he couldn't connect connect to the satellite any suggestions to solve this problem?
What are the consequences of a reset

First of all.. do you want the GPS thru' internet or not ?
You may have to wait for some time for the GPS Lock... Even though I select A-GPS and Network assisted , I never get it working inside my Home. Normally when in open space or in my car, I use Integrated GPS only ( no network usage)..It used to take anything between 5 to 20 minutes to get the GPS Lock depending on which location I am... I have upgraded to Maps v 3.06 beta and now max it takes is 5 minutes.. mostly less than 30 secs..
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Efficasoft GPS Utilities Problem (5800)

I used the GPS Utilities on my old N91 and was quite pleased with it and now want to load a new version onto my new 5800. The demo version loads and runs but none of the setup options are 'clickable' which means that I cannot change the default settings.
Efficasoft are not replying to my emails so I wondered if anybody else had downloaded this software to a 5800 and had a similiar problem? Don't want to purchase if this problem exists on the registered product.
John H.D. Tuach

GPS Utilities is designed for S60v3 phones. The 5800 is a S60v5 phone. Some things may work, but you may have to wait for an update.
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Nokia 5800 GPS Problem

Hello,
i have an Nokia 5800, and i can´t use the gps with a satellite signal, only with the GPRS.
someone can helpme.
thanks a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi i was facing similar problem here in bangalore(India)
All you Need to Do is to stay in some open area(Outside your house or anywhere)
1.Open Maps
2.click on My location
and Keep the device searching for satellites (there are 6 of them) .
it would take at max 45 minutes
3.Be patient for 45minutes
4.Dont forget to load MAps for your country
5.Nokia GPS works without any need of Wifi or Telecom operator for
Nokia Maps
6.If you have google maps installed ,
GPS will work too ,but it will ask for WIfi connection or network operator to download maps
7.Nokia location application is awesome
you can see you speed,navigate and do lots of things
but google Maps is no less
[just it needs some connection to download maps from internet ]

GPS ON 5800

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