Pardon this post as the answer may be somewhere in between the 95 pages of this thread. My question is quite specific and I can't find the answer in the first few pages.

I have both OVI maps and Garmin installed on my N8. My phone line is Prepaid Maxis. I tried connecting to the satellite and the phone automatically uses A-GPS. I checked the phone and the charge is RM0.50 as opposed to RM0.10 suggested by some folks. I fiddled around with the GPS and internet and I'm not sure what I did wrong, and suddenly I got charged for RM1.00+. I think I got into the internet or something.


For Nokia N8, may I ask where is the setting to enable or disable A-GPS? It appears that everytime I want to use GPS especially OVI, the phone will automatically connect to the phone line using A-GPS. Also, how long is this A-GPS valid after it has been activated? Let say after using the GPS for 2-3 hours we want to use the A-GPS again to get to another destination. Will there be an additional charge?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

Thanks for all responses. Appreciated it.


This is the current setting in "Positioning Methods":-

Assisted GPS - Disabled
Integrated GPS - Enabled
Bluetooth GPS - Disabled
Wi-FI Network - Enabled
Network based - Enabled

Yeakyau - you are right. Ovi(Here & Now?) uses internet connection although I have set the "Assisted GPS" off. I experimented again and although the Assisted GPS is already disabled, the moment I click on the "Here & Now" icon, the message "Connecting 3G Maxis" pops up on the top left hand screen. Without wasting anymore time I quickly end the application. Just checked and fortunately I'm only charged RM0.10 this time. Pheww..

Garmin application is better than "Here and Now"(is this from OVI?) as it does not automatically connect to 3G Maxis. Only thing is I still can't connect to the GPS after 5 minutes now as the message "Awaiting better GPS Accuracy" still shows on the screen.

I don't know why "Here & Now" automatically connects to 3G Maxis although in the settings A-GPS is already disabled. Any idea why this application over-rule the settings in Positioning Methods?

Aspire2006, thanks for the information. I will PM you. I am just confused and surprised why "Here and Now", presumably OVI application, automatically connects to 3G Maxis internet line although the Assisted GPS is already turned off ie. disabled in the settings.

Doesn't matter if God-like sifu appears since forum is all about sharing information and ideas, unless they want to share more than what they actually know. :=)

Thanks.

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Added on August 19, 2011, 2:30 pmAnd one more thing, yesterday when I was using the Garmin GPS to get to a destination, the display of the screen went dark as the lights go dim. I presume it is the light time-out which is set at 30 seconds to 60 seconds maximum. Then the screen/keylock time-out (currently set at 3 minutes) will cause the screen to turn blank. This will be annoying if one is driving and suddenly the GPS on the screen turns blank or with dim lighting.

How to prevent the screen from going dim or blank completely due to the "light time-out" and "Screen/keylock time-out" features in the Display settings?

Thanks.

THanks.

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Added on August 19, 2011, 2:56 pmJust checked. The maximum time limit for "Screen/keylock time-out" is 30 minutes. So, if the time to get to the next destination is more than 30 minutes, the screen will go blank as the screen saver pops up. I guess there is nothing much we can do about it?

The maximum time limit for "light time-out" is 60 seconds. After 60 seconds, the lights will go dim and not as bright. I guess there is nothing much we can do about it? In order to have the lights to be bright, we need to touch the screen in every 1 minute? Hmmm..

This post has been edited by ryder_78: Aug 19 2011, 02:56 PM

I tried going into OVI maps for less than 1 minute and I've got charged RM11.70. That's it. I'll stick with Garmin for good.

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Added on August 19, 2011, 4:43 pmBy using OVI maps the phone will automatically connect to the internet line(Maxis 3G) and not A-GPS, and the charges are crazy high.

I'll stick with Garmin now as the charge is RM0.10 for A-GPS, I think, since the Garmin application does not connect to the internet line. I am already freaked out using OVI.

This post has been edited by ryder_78: Aug 19 2011, 04:50 PM

Yeakyau, thanks for the information. Actually my N8 is already preloaded with Garmin software(Mobile XT) and unlike OVI the Garmin does not connect to the internet line. Hence, every satellite lock using A-GPS it will only use RM0.10, I believe.

OVI connects to the internet whenever in use, I believe(please correct me if I'm wrong), so internet charges will apply. I've got charged RM11.70 for about 1 minute usage as the rate is 10 sen per 10kB data.

I'm sticking to Garmin for GPS navigation purposes and have taken out OVI from the main window page.

I am actually not commenting on which maps are better, the OVI or the Garmin in my previous posts. I am suggesting that OVI maps require telephone charges since it connects to the internet whereas Garmin does not. If one has subscribed to mobile internet packages with low rates(or unlimited access to the internet), then using OVI will not be an issue. I do not subscribe to any internet packages and high telephone charges will be imposed if I use OVI maps as a form of navigation.

Aspire2006 just sent me a link via PM and yes, it has got something to do with the settings. I have adjusted the settings and OVI now does not automatically connect to the internet line now. Yes, I can use OVI maps now~!

Optiplex330, yes, it is the settings. Just wasted about RM20 meddling around with the applications and got charged for nothing when the apps hook up to the internet.

Now I will have the chance to compare between the Garmin and OVI and see which one is more user friendly. I guess both will work as fine, just a personal preference on which is better.

Cheers.