T400 gps satellite fix- how long?

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How long does it normally take for ThinkVantage GPS to fix all the satellites?

On the picture below is what I got few moments ago, after 15 minutes of waiting. Weather is calm, sky is clear.
Tried to download XTRA data etc. Nothing.


I guess one of the best results so far.

Computer T400 and WWAN card Gobi 2000. I know originally it's not for this laptop model, therefore using whitelist-BIOS.
Can this be (one of) the cause why is it not locking or am I missing something else? WWAN itself seems functioning fine- mobile broadband, SMS- no problem.

Or is it worth messing at all? I mean service quality and usability or is this feature more like a toy? It's not vital for me but its the only thing I've not managed to get work on this computer.

[richk]

I assume you know that these do not work like a phone with a GPS. You need to be outdoors with clear (no trees) line-of-site to the satellites. (not indoors or in a car) A phone "cheats" and approximates the location based on what towers it can talk to. The computer will work like a stand-alone GPS unit.

[jayton4]

Stand-alone GPS equipment usually takes 90 seconds to find the coordinates when starting from scratch. I have never used GPS on a ThinkPad or the ThinkVantage GPS software, so I have no idea what it is supposed to do.

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Yes, outside. I know people have got their Thinkpad GPS fixed in trains and cars.

[m-blue]

In some of cards, GPS is not working without sim cards, even is not active, but have to be installed.