My brand new E71 and my disappointments, please he...

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Hello,
I just purchased a brand new E71, the US version. I've been playing with it the past few days and I'm not very happy with it. I primarily bought the phone for e-mail/WEB, GPS & maps. However, I'm seeing the following issues:
1- My first and foremost problem is the GPS lock times. No matter where I am, downtown Boston with a lot of buildings, or suburban Massachusetts with no buildings around and clear view of the sky in all directions, E71 takes a long time (5+ minutes) to get the first position. I find this simply unacceptable. Are there any other e71 users out here? What are your experiences? Are there any settings that I need to change (positioning server, etc)? In the settings, currently all the GPS positioning methods are enabled, including AGPS. But even without AGPS, shouldn't I be getting a lock quickly if I don't have any obstructions in the sky (tall buildings, etc)? My experience with iPhone GPS has been so much better.
2- WLAN connections appear to be very slow during web surfing. Again my comparison is with an iPhone. I've tried connecting an iPhone and E71 to the same WLAN network and load up a few web pages. There was no comparison, the iPhone killed my E71 in all cases This was very disappointing. Is there a web page or an application that can help me measure my phones download/upload speed in my WLAN at home?
I have not been able to get past the above two issues during the past week and I'd appreciate help and advice. I had high hopes for this device (been a Nokia fan for 15+ years now), but I'll have to return this if I can't get past these issues.
Sincerely

Answer 1

I have an E71-2, and I can tell you two things.
1) The GPS in this device is very unstable.  In fact, mine never worked, but I bought this phone in US and I live in Venezuela, so try to send it to warranty exchange is a little expensive (and/or time-consuming).  I prefer to buy a $40 external GPS, has better reception than ANY internal GPS in any phone, and works in the E71 and in my laptop I know it's a matter of taste, some people prefer to have the GPS in-device, but I see that the integrated GPS in any phone is worse than any external GPS.  I compared mine with the external GPS against an E71 side-to-side, and the difference was: mine: 9-10 satellites locked, the E71 using internal GPS: 6.Precision in mine was 8 meters (CLEP at 90%) while internal GPS was 20-30 meters (Nokia doesn't inform about the CLEP)
2) The WLAN issues could be solved via a firmware update.  I remember I had the 110 version and is not as stable as now (I'm still using the 210 version).  I tested against a BB Pearl and the difference is incredible... The BB is still connecting to RIM's server, while my E71 is already playing a video via Flash Lite 3.
Concluding: do a firmware update.  The GPS? Forget it... or buy a external inexpensive GPS, you will note the difference