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I had this problem for a while when using my old W760 and the GPS on that. (This may go a little off topic but it comes back round I promise) I also had a problem with getting the gmail app towork properly on my K850 at the time. I researched a bit into the gmail problem from Google themselves and found that it didn't work because of the way the networks send you through their servers for data efffectively redirecting every ping request needlessly (it's so they can monitor your usage trends and other things). To fix the gmail problem I hhd to create a new internet setting entering only the APN ("internet" for Contract Vodafone UK) and the username/password (web/web for Contract Vodafone UK), aparently it gives 'direct' access to the internet instead of through the network portals. I used this as the default internet connection for all apps and the gmail app miraculously worked. I tried it on my W760 to get the gmail app working and then the GPS started working properly. It really shouldn't be related but it apparently is. It might havge something to do with aGPS using a WAP signal to expedite the locating process but if it works (and it does now for me, my W760 and C905) don't fix it

Maybe an guru can explain here why that worked for me.
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Posted: 2009-02-08 23:50:32
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I found the network gmail app workaround here http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/answer.py?answer=52879
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Posted: 2009-02-08 23:53:40
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The one you download from Google does not work with the GPS. I wanted to update the Google maps to get street view but i can have street view but no gps.
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Posted: 2009-02-09 05:34:06
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Are you sure? The downloaded from Google Maps app claims to use an enabled GPS receiver if you look at the documentation within the app.
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Posted: 2009-02-10 21:16:30
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