N96: Get GPS data hangs

[Procyon lotor]

Hi everyone,

I have a weird problem. I have written a small java midlet. It collects GPS data (in NMEA form) and writes to the display in a thread. It calls DeviceControl.setLights(0, 10) periodically not to fade display. It works nicely. For a while...

But after exactly 126 getLocation calls (normally it gives back data in every second) it can not receive data! It throws "Location request timed out". I measured many times and this 126 second seems to be a magic number! Even if I add 1000 ms sleep between the getLocation calls in the thread.

Could anyone explain what could happen? Is there some kind of limitation in LocationProvider??? Should I call getInstance periodically?

Thanx in advance!

[Procyon lotor]

Hi All,

I think I have solved my problem! I implemented LocationListener in my class. Now it does not hangs after 126 calls. Maybe there is some kind of default maxage?
It works nicely now!