Dr. Kai Oistamo: GPS will quickly go through almost the whole of our portfolio

Stefan Constantinescu

Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.

• Sami

  One comment on “GPS needs to start up in less than 5 seconds”:

  You may want to adjust your expectations somewhat — my Raymarine C70 navigation console on my boat with external GPS antenna and DGPS takes anywhere between 30 sec and a few minutes to acquire the satellites. After a longer break downloading the almanac required for the GPS to operate can take even 5 minutes.

  I remember how our couple of years old handheld MLR GPS took about 15 minutes to acquire the satellites after being offline over the winter.

• Henrikki

  Yes..Stefan can be a bit demanding sometimes..:). I remember that my cousin’s TomTom car navigator (one of the latest devices)took about 5 minutes to take on the satellites after being parked underground.

  I think this debate is the same as with the camera. Buy a SLR if you want to take SERIOUS pictures and buy a separate GPS device if that is a critical feature for you.

  N95*s GPS works fine if you are not that demanding. I think it’s fun to use the SPORTS TRACKER and watch your route and statistics after jogging..:). It adds value to the device.