This little baby may not look like much but it's hard to deny its benefits. The Nokia LD-3W with an estimated 22 hours of continuous tracking or 7 days standby and the newer LD-4W with A-GPS an estimated 11 hours continuous tracking and 4 days standby, might be just what you've been looking for and not even know it. I dare you to get even come close to that kind of operating life out of the N95.
Whether or not you purchase this Bluetooth GPS module or another it could be in your best interest to check one out. Users of GPS in the N95 know it is a battery killer. Those with the N810 know GPS is down right disappointing. On the other hand these devices have GPS, something other N and ESeries users may envy.
In the case of the Nokia LD-3W it uses a BL-5C, the same battery used in many popular Nokia models, better still it uses the same micro plug as most of the latest Nokia devices and accessories.
For a little cash users can drastically improve performance of their GPS reception not to mention battery life. Using GPS in the N810 can take several minutes for it to acquire a signal, if it ever happens, don't even bother if indoors. Using this unit changes everything! Paired to the LD-3W I can use GPS under 30 seconds from a cold boot, half the time on a warm boot even indoors (in my house at least).
Bluetooth is much less of power a drain than the internal GPS of either the N95 or N810, making extended periods of GPS away from the car charger much more practical. N800 and other S60 users can enjoy GPS without a costly upgrade. I have been able to use this module on a N73, N95-3, N810 and an E65 as seamlessly as the built-in GPS of the N95 on Nokia Maps and Google Maps.
Something to consider and think about should your devices lack GPS or have extremely poor battery life or functionality.
-- Matthew Stevens
