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Tsjoert Occasional Visitor
Joined: Aug 11, 2005 Posts: 2
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Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 11:37 am Post subject: iPAQ 1710 Navigation Pack |
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In need of a simple and cheap navigation solution, I bought an iPAQ 1710 TomTom Navigation Pack (which comes with a car kit, TomTom 4.40 software and a TomTom wired GPS receiver).
The TomTom wired GPS receiver has real difficulty in acquiring a lock. It ususally takes more than 20 minutes when the car is parked (engine running for power) and while driving it's almost impossible to get a lock. Once a lock is acquired, the receiver also has great difficulty at keeping it while driving. However there's always 4 or more statelites with good visibility according to the GPS status menu of TomTom Navigator. Is something wrong with the receiver? Or can this be a software issue?
I contacted TomTom support a while ago, but apart from an automatic e-mail with a reference to the FAQ on their site, I didn't receive an answer up till now. |
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Bash Occasional Visitor
Joined: Feb 16, 2005 Posts: 12 Location: Kent, England
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Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 5:49 pm Post subject: |
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I have the same kit and it works brilliantly.
I assume you're putting the GPS receiver up on the dashboard?
Do you have a heated windscreen? |
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SteveW Frequent Visitor
Joined: 21/05/2003 22:54:59 Posts: 516 Location: Leicestershire UK
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Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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...or a heat reflective windscreen. It kills my signal stone dead on my Vauxhall.
Steve |
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julianbarker Lifetime Member
Joined: Apr 12, 2005 Posts: 431
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Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 10:33 am Post subject: |
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I have the same kit - it gets and keeps a fix very quickly - when driving, even in woods and cities, I rarely do not have the sat indicator bar full. From cold I get a fix with in a minute or two. |
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Tsjoert Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 11:29 am Post subject: |
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No heated windscreen. GPS receiver is on the dashboard. Even same problem when I put it on the roof of the car.
This GPS kit is actually my girlfriends. I tried my Axim x50 with a bluetooth GPS in her car and it works perfectly. Tried hers in my car and nothing... |
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julianbarker Lifetime Member
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Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 2:54 pm Post subject: |
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Then either the GPSr is faulty, or there is a connector problem. |
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