Blackberry 8900 manual About GPS technology, Get your GPS location, Turn off location aiding

User Guide GPS technology

GPS technology

About GPS technology

You can use GPS technology on your BlackBerry® device to get your GPS location and to use location-based applications and location- based services. Location-based applications can use your GPS location to provide you with other location-based information. For example, a location-based application could use your GPS location to provide you with driving directions.

If your device does not have an internal GPS receiver or your wireless service provider does not support location-based services and you want to use GPS technology, you can pair your BlackBerry device with a Bluetooth® enabled GPS receiver. For more information, contact your wireless service provider.

Get your GPS location

1.In the device options, click Advanced Options.

2.Click GPS.

3.Press the Menu key.

4.Click Refresh GPS.

The longitude and latitude coordinates for your current location appear.

Turn off location aiding

By default, location aiding is turned on to improve the performance of GPS technology. When location aiding is turned on, your BlackBerry® device connects to a central server periodically, which can increase your data service charges. To avoid these charges, you can turn off location aiding, but it might take longer for your device to get your GPS location. For more information, contact your wireless service provider.

1.In the device options, click Advanced Options

2.Click GPS.

3.Perform one of the following actions:

•To turn off location aiding, change the Location Aiding field to Disabled.

•To turn off location aiding when roaming, change the Location Aiding field to Disabled While Roaming.

4.Press the Menu key.

5.Click Save.

GPS technology troubleshooting

I cannot use GPS technology

Try performing the following actions:

•If you are outdoors, move away from buildings and expose your device to open sky.

•If you are indoors, move close to a window.

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