Nokia N97 GPS antenna hack

Computers & Mobile Technology

Some N97 owners find the integrated GPS doesn’t perform as well as they’d like, so they’ve taken it upon themselves to render a proper fix. Using a copper wire attached to the existing antenna, Symbian Freak contributors Bruno and Teo have greatly improved their signal strength and can go about geocaching with fewer dropped signals.

[via Symbian Freak]

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