Nokia E71 & GPS Not Working

Dear All,
I have purchsed two E71s; one for my wife & one for myself.
I loaded Nokia Maps & could not get the GPS to connect to my position.
I went to the Nokia Store in Regent STreet London & they stated that it could take up to 30 minutes initially to find a signal.
A week later I am in the same situation.
I have reset the phone to factory settings & reloaded the maps & still nothing.
Is this a fault on the phone, if so I will return the device & notify you guys if faulty.
In the meantime, any suggestions would be appreciated.
M

losingmynerve wrote:
Not working with E75 either. It just keeps telling me GPS signals are weak indoors (or whatever) and I'm standing outside - on a damn airport..!!! What on earth could be wrong this time with this Nokia..?
I'm not familiar with the E75, but do you have Assisted GPS turned on? If not, it can take quite a long time to find the satellites if you've significantly changed your location since the last time you used the GPS function - sometimes up to half an hour. With Assisted GPS switched on it should only take a couple of minutes.
Large buildings, high mountains and other obstacles can interfere with getting a GPS lock, and can be quite a problem depending on exactly what angles the satellites are to your position. Electronic interference from radar could also be a factor at airports.
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