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Poor performance of dell Wireless 5530 in GPS reception

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by glic3rinu, Apr 3, 2009.

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  1. glic3rinu

    glic3rinu Newbie

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    HI
    yesterday I install a Dell Wireless 5530 in my latitude e4200. The WWAN work's perfectly but the GPS experience are too poor. The GPS only give the position when I stay outside, quiet, with clear sky and no larger buildings, When I stay into a car or when I'm on narrow streets with large buildings the GPS doesn't report the position. :(

    Is this a "normal" behavior of this GPS receiver or a malfunction? What are your experiences with it?
     
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    one4spl Notebook Consultant

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    yeah, its GPS is pretty old-school. I can't get it to use A-GPS mode which should speed it up a lot using data from the celular network. A-GPS is what the iPhone uses to get super-fast lock on your position.
     
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