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Enhancing GPS Performance
Enhancing GPS Performance
Sometimes the GPS fea ture of your phone may be
unable to complete a loc ation calculation
successfully. If this happens when you are making
an emergency call, the location of the nearest cell
tower in contact wit h your phone is made available
to the appropriat e emergency respon se center if
the center has the capability to receive such
information. If this happens when you are trying to
view your location on the phone’s display, you will
see a message indicating that your phone cannot
access satellites.
To improve accurac y and increase your chanc es of
a successful calc ulation, do the follo wing while
your phone is determining your approximate
location:
•Stay in the open . The GPS feature works best
where there is nothing betwee n your phone and
a large amount of open s k y. If possible, go
outside, away from tal l buildings and foli age.
While performance in a build in g is imp r ov ed by
moving closer to wi nd ows , gl ass w ith c ert a in sun
shielding films may block satellite signals.
•Extend your phone antenn a.
•Hold your phone to enhance r ec ep ti on. Signals
from GPS satellites are transmi tted to your GPS
antenna, which is in your phon e antenna. Hold
your phone away from your bo dy, giving the
antenna clear acces s to satellite sign als. Do not
cover the antenna area with your fing ers or
anything else.
•Move away from electronic devices. Radios,
entertainment device s, an d ot h er electronic
devices may generate interfering signals that
may prevent GPS re ceiver operation if they are
in close proximity to the phone. Move your
phone away from such devices when using the
GPS-Enabled feature.
GPS Antenna