Gobii IVP

whoffe said:
To those that already have this phone.

How well does the GPS function on this device? Does it find your location quickly and does Google Maps do a good job of getting you from A to B with accuracy?
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Just been testing this myself Will, I found that it took close on 15 mins to get an inital fix!! Not what I would call speedy for a cold boot.
Using it in a car, it needs a good view of the sky but in a built up area (high rises) it won't perform very well I'm afraid.
Having said that, as long as it has satellites and a good 3G connection, google maps works very well.

whoffe said:
Secondly, the camera. Does it do a good job of taking 5MP photos? Daylight/Low light conditions, etc..
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Haven't tested this much but in low light the pics are very grainy.

whoffe said:
Lastly, with the Dual Sim. When you have a dedicated 3G data SIM in one of the slots, do you find that calls are missed/dropped with your primary "Voice" SIM? The reason I ask is, I suspect the SIM's share an aerial within the device and when the one SIM is working (i.e. sending Data or on a Call, not idle), the other SIM goes off network.
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So far no problems. I have another cheaper dual sim chinese phone with a similar chipset MT6575, and this one was great. Only problem with it was the phone was very slow and had no 3G, only EDGE, but no problems like you mentioned. Hopefully this one will be the same.
 
whoffe said:
Lastly, with the Dual Sim. When you have a dedicated 3G data SIM in one of the slots, do you find that calls are missed/dropped with your primary "Voice" SIM? The reason I ask is, I suspect the SIM's share an aerial within the device and when the one SIM is working (i.e. sending Data or on a Call, not idle), the other SIM goes off network.
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A bit more info. As far as I can tell these phones use a "Dual passive" SIM arrangement.

What it means is both sim's will be "passively" waiting for a call.
When a call comes in on sim1, sim2 will not be able to take a call, so your caller on sim2 will get a busy notification, and you will get a missed call notification when you hang up sim1.

When it comes to data its slightly different. sim1 can be "actively" using data on the 3G network, but it will still be waiting "passively", along with sim2, on the GSM network for a call.

Hope that makes sense.
 
I got the Gobii IVP for a family member and I'm really impressed. As a starter smartphone for someone that isn't used to the best, this is a perfect fit. I set it up today and it's really fast, responsive, excellent build quality and the accessories and extras you get with it are really great as well.

The internet speeds on this little phone is truly astonishingly fast. The phone is really great overall and I would really recommend it to anyone that need a good smartphone at an affordable price.

Kalahari also has some really kick ass delivery times, so you should enjoy the fact that if you order before 12pm, be sure you will almost certainly get it the next day, if you don't live in the gramadulas that is.
 
''Just been testing this myself Will, I found that it took close on 15 mins to get an inital fix!! Not what I would call speedy for a cold boot.
Using it in a car, it needs a good view of the sky but in a built up area (high rises) it won't perform very well I'm afraid.
Having said that, as long as it has satellites and a good 3G connection, google maps works very well.''

did you mean it took 15 minutes or 15 seconds to get a gps fix?
 
I agree with iandale regarding the gps, mine works nice too.

The camera is 5mp, but its software enhanced to 8mp. But yea it's not the best camera but it gets the job done amd beats those old blackberries of mine.
 
The dual sim setup on this phone is brilliant no drop calls since thay have gsm passively always on/listening. So even when Mobile data is off and your on the wifi you can still make receive calls etc.
 
|tera| said:
Not sure about that either. I tested the one with Waze and it was a couple of seconds and it had a fix.
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There is a big difference between a "cold boot" and a "warm boot" on GPS hardware, especially if the last time it was used or initialised was in China. Once it has obtained its location, the next time you turn it on, it shouldn't take more that a few seconds to come to life. However, if you turn it off, then fly from Cape Town to Nairobi, it could take a few minutes to get a fix again.
 
Sorry, I have to backtrack on my GPS statement. I just remembered I switched on the GPS and was playing around on the phone for possibly 20 minutes or so. So it might of "fixed" or did it's thing in the background ages ago already. When I hit up Waze it took seconds, so it felt fast :p

Edit: thanks iandale. See my post above.
 
Definitely bobbejaan glass.

We don't use gorilla tactics unless it's warfare.
 
But on a serious note adoxo, i'm not sure. All i know it's IPS display
 
Corgidog said:
I have a Gobii smartphone and it has dual sims and certainly has 3G ......which I might add works very effectively? Both models have 3G. The resolution is good as it has an IPS screen.
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So do you think it is worth getting one or should we wait until you've had it for more than 3 months ?
 
I had the IIP too, for someone used to nice things. Dont buy it! Nothing wrong it works perfect but for R700 more you get the IVP and it's gorgeous really.
 
I'm sure you can, especially Chinese imports, but I never said it is the cheapest option however I said for R1700 it's really worth while. So I support this little gem and hey it's south african :)

I'll drop you a pm cape2cario we can compare prices i always enjoy a good deal.
 
Has anyone tried navigating with google maps on this phone? When I first opened google maps it did take a while to initialise and get an accurate fix, but when I navigate it seems to constantly be losing GPS signal as it shows me on the road then next to the road then in the general area. I've checked the settings and A-GPS and EPO (I think that was the other setting) are both enabled.
 
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