i730 vs. i88s GPS acquisition

agility · Post by **agility** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 2:57 pm

I was just talking a Nextel sales reps who said the i730 is alot worse at acquiring GPS fixes than the i88s/i58s phones are. According to him, they have different types of antennas, and the i88s/i58s can pick up signals if they're (for example) on the front seat of a car, whereas the i730 might have difficulty doing so.

Does anybody have any experiences with both phones who can validate if they've noticed a difference between the phones ability to acquire a signal? It doesn't have to be just in the car...I'm wondering about in general if there's a noticeable difference.

Thanks!

Post by **ATSupport** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 3:26 pm

Maybe he is right technically but I don't see any difference.

DrArkaneX · Post by **DrArkaneX** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 7:27 pm

My i730 has no problem aquiring signals on my belt while driving down the street. The GPS data may not be correct to a foot, but who's counting?

Mike-e · Post by **Mike-e** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 2:21 pm

We are using both the i730 & i88s the i88's are the ones that have a much tougher time getting a lock the 730's even work in some indoor locations where the i88 will not work at all