i.Trek 605, Axim X3 and TomTom navigator 2004

[nothappy]

Hi guys,

After reading the reviews on i.trek mouse gps, I bought the bundle listed in the topic from semsons.com. I am live in malden, MA. And after connecting and installing everything, I found out that the gps signal here is very poor. I don't know if this is related to i.trek or to my area. Basically, I can only get a good signal in the parking lot of a mall here. Once I left the parking lot, I lost the signal. Is this normal?? If this is i.trek's problem, instead of my city's, then this is useless for me. (so far I haven't tried any other areas yet). But what's the situation with you? can you get a good signal? or can some one tell me is this normal??

thanks,

not-very-happy

[lbendlin]

Hi there, welcome to the forum.

The poor reception can have multiple reasons, but none of them have to do with GPS (the G stands for "Global") .

Either your receiver is bad, or you have a tinted windshield, or your car's electronics are interfering with the reception. Something like that.

What happens when you place the receiver on the roof of your car?
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[nothappy]

Hi,

Thank for your information. That's very helping. I just did another try. And it turned out that it was something wrong with all the cable connections. And I have to hang my pda upside down in order to get constant signal. Thanks God that TomTom has the option to rotate the screen. Otherwise, I have to write with my head twisted upside down.

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