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Viewing Your Approximate L ocation

When you make an emergen cy 911 call, the GPS
feature of your phone begins to seek information to
calculate your approximate location. It will take
the GPS feature of your pho ne some time to
determine your approximate location. Even
where your phone has good access to sufficient
GPS satellite signals and network assist data, it
may take 30 seconds or more to determine the
approximate location. This time will increase where
there is reduce d access to satelli te signals. When
your approximate l ocation is determine d, it is made
available to the appropriate emergency response
center.
In some cases, your local 911 emergency
response center may not be equipped to
receive GPS locat ion information. Fo r this
reason, and because the GPS location information
reported is only approximate or may not be
available in your location (see “IMPORTANT:
Things to Keep in Mind” on page 105), always
report your location to the 911 operator you
speak to when making an emergency call, if able,
just as you would when us ing a phone without GPS
capabilities.
Note:I f you are concerned about whethe r your
local 911 emergency re sponse center is
equipped to receiv e GPS location
information, contact your local authorities.
In general, if your phone has access to signals
from more GPS satellite s, your location will be
determined faster and more ac curately than if your
phone has access to signals from fewer GPS
satellites.
If your phone does not have adequate access to
GPS satellites signals, the location of the near est
cell tower in contact with yo ur phone is
automatically made available to the emergency
response center, if t he center has the ca pability to
receive such inform ation.
See “Enhancing GPS Performance” on page
108 for information on how to help your phone
determine your location.
Viewing Your Approximate Location
1From the main menu, sele ct GPS > Position.
2Scroll to view the entire screen.
This displays the following inform ation about the
last time your location was calculated:
•The time (as Greenwich Mean Time) and date
that the location was la st calculated.
•The approximate loca tion, expressed as latit ude
and longitude.