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Viewing Your Approximate L ocation
GPS satellite signals and network assist data, it
may take 30 seconds or more to determine the
approximate location. This time w ill in crease where
there is reduce d access to satelli te signals. When
your approximate l ocation is determined, 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 loca tion information. Fo r this
reason, and because the GPS location information
reported is only approximate or may not be
available in your loca tion (see “IMPORTANT:
Things to Keep in Mind” on page 101), 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 yo u ar e con ce rne d about whether your
local 911 emergency re sponse center is
equipped to receiv e GPS location
information, contact your local authorities.
In general, if you r 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 ph on e is
automatically made available to the emergency
response center, if t he center has the ca pability to
receive such information.
See “Enhancing GPS Perf ormance” on page 104
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 a tio n ab ou t 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 latitu de
and longitude
•The estimated accuracy of the calculated
location. This estimate of a ccuracy is only a very
rough estimate and may vary substantially fr om
the actual accuracy of t he approximate location
information reported.