Nokia N8
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- 03 Feb 2011
bogs28, 02 Feb 2011can anyone help me? i am having problems with gps lock beca... moreProbably you just buy it (I mean your N8)and therefore the version of OviMaps is kind of old and have some problems (specially if you've been installing new apps because the mainly problem is about memory). So I recommend you download OviMaps from OviStore again and reinstalled (the new version is available), at the end of the installation it'll ask you if you want to erase your old version, say yes and then try again. This should work, if not you have to check what apps are consuming memory and close them (mainly the mail).
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- 03 Feb 2011
Anonymous, 02 Feb 2011it takes forever to get a gps lock in offline, in real life... moreInteresting again, Day after day you come here with a new issue to justify your hatred.
I use my N8's offline navigation very often. In fact it is our preferred choice of navigation device when I drive with my friend, because my N8 always beats his Tom-Tom in cold start and we really love the suffer dude voice.
The highest CPU I could find on a Tom Tom device (Go live 1005, Priced at £299.99) is 500 MHz ARM 11 and RAM is 128 MB. Mind it they are stand alone GPS devices. N8 has 680 MHz Arm 11 and The maps can be rendered using GPU.
In my opinion, GPS lock time in N8 is not at all coupled with the CPU, It has enaugh resource under the hood to process GPS Almanac and map data. Again sensitivity of the GPS antenna may have an impact, But read this
"In very poor signal conditions, for example in a city, these signals may suffer multipath propagation where signals bounce off buildings, or be weakened by passing through atmospheric conditions, walls or tree cover. When first turned on in these conditions, some standalone GPS navigation devices may not be able to work out a position due to the fragmentary signal, rendering them unable to function until a clear signal can be received continuously for up to 12.5 minutes" - Wikipedia.
That is where we need A-GPS.
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- 03 Feb 2011
the flash on this phn is totally disappointing....hv been using this fr 2 mnths...its nt much powerful...nd moreova the zoom is also pretty less...should hv had mre....image quality in low light is nt that good bt in day light its awesome...the largest sensor is good bt smetimes can be a snag..as wen we point it towards the light or sky the image goes dark even in daytime...besides that it is a gr8 phn...anyways any news of the update..??
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- 03 Feb 2011
bogs28, 02 Feb 2011can anyone help me? i am having problems with gps lock beca... moreYou've to activate your internet connection wizard, in other words be connected to the internet, whether that maybe a 3G one or simply WiFi. Other than that, you won't get the GPS activated.
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- 03 Feb 2011
Anonymous, 02 Feb 2011why is my nokia n8 always freezing? help pls. i had the same problem of the phone freesing but it just start to happen after i have put in a 4gig memory card whit music on it when i took the card out the problem stopt u must use a class4 card or higher mine were lower.
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- 03 Feb 2011
Anonymous, 02 Feb 2011why is my nokia n8 always freezing? help pls. You must have installed an app that is eating up all your RAM. Get a Handy Task Manager and close all the apps running in the back ground and see how you go.
If still the same give it a factory reset and it should be okay.
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chabba55, 02 Feb 2011Great phone: Need help with the camera and Video recorder, ... morethe camera key has two pushing setting,if u push half way it will focus,if not to ur test stop and push it halfway again, wen satisfied wit the focus push all the way to take a pic, hope that helps,,keep n8 ing
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- 03 Feb 2011
Anonymous, 02 Feb 2011it takes forever to get a gps lock in offline, in real life... moreSo far I´ve been travelling a lot to diferent countries and cities in Europe, so I´ve been using the gps a lot in offline mode, so far so good, never had any trouble except that sometimes Ovi maps is not so accurate but still takes me to destiny. So again, in my experience since I´ve been using the n8(about a month), the gps works really well in offline mode.
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- 02 Feb 2011
why is my nokia n8 always freezing? help pls.
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- 02 Feb 2011
hey guys i face big problem installing Quickoffice for S3 on my n8 nokia it gives me error always any helppppppppppppppppppppp?
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Anonymous, 01 Feb 2011gsmarena review of n8 camera: "There are only three... moreMay they expected a lot more from the phone coz its a "mobicam". Anyway the phone rocks........................... And when have they changed the meaning for "best".(i...what).lol
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- 02 Feb 2011
gitty, 01 Feb 2011i have wifi connection in my N8 and i want to use it in my ... moredude if u want to connect ur laptop through n8 wifi .... then 1stly u hav to instal the software name joiku spot premium....... it is available in ovi store or u can download frm any symbian app site... just download and install to u nokia n8. then start and connect to ur 3g or edge operator setting..... then automatically it will show in ur laptop as a wifi ...... then connect to it.....enjoyyyyyyyyy n8ing
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AnonD-628, 02 Feb 2011I´ve never had any problems with the gps, and by the ... moreit takes forever to get a gps lock in offline, in real life scenario its as good as useless. Half an hour just top get the position is not too unusual.
Sorry to say, Nokia has weak GPS signal, and N8 is no exception. Snapdragon chipsets are insanely much better, can get a fairly accurate satelite GPS lock within the minute when AGPS is disabled.
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- 02 Feb 2011
any body plz know me that has a nokia n8 keypad?
plz say yes or no
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- 02 Feb 2011
Riyaz, 02 Feb 2011Which phone is better ..... Nokia N8 or HTC Desire ?????? p... moreNokia N8 >>>> HTC Desire
Go for it, the Nokia N8 is an awesome device!!
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bogs28, 02 Feb 2011can anyone help me? i am having problems with gps lock beca... moreI´ve never had any problems with the gps, and by the way you don´t need to have wifi, or internet access to use the gps, you have to select the offline mode in ovi maps. Silly question, have you already downloaded the maps form ovi store? Sorry I can´t help you specifically with your problem but I never had any issues with the gps. And again I want to hidghlight that you don´t need internet to use the gps
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zzzzz, 02 Feb 201112MP Camera is not upto expectations on the N8.That is utter nonsense. It is the best cameraphone up to date, and is even better than some digicams out there.
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- 02 Feb 2011
if you dont get a good tower than keep it near to your pants u will get a good signal..
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- 02 Feb 2011
N8 camera is the best, even new latest phone still can't beat it. Check it out.
gsmarena.com/piccmp.php3?idType=1&idPhone1=3275&idPhone2=3619&idPhone3=3252
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N8 Lover S, 02 Feb 2011To see Ovi maps without internet connection, you need to co... morethanks