Does it work indoors?

Akyra · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 08, 2005 Posts: 3

Hey,

Does GPS work indoors? I parked my car in my garage, and have been trying to get it to work, but it has no reception. I was wondering if it actually works then? I did "lost" it at my friend's place, and don't know what he did to it.

mikealder · Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 9:50 am Post subject:

Generally the GPS will not work in a garage, or indoors for that matter, they need a good clean line of sight to the sky. You sometimes find they will work indoors etc. but that will depend upon the type of receiver, and the actual roof construction - keep it outside (its OK through normal glass) but in a building is a general no - Mike

Andysmith6575 · Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 12:36 pm Post subject:

My Acer N35 with Destinator 3 works indoors, but only if im in the bedroom with the window open i can get at least 7 to 8 sat's but the signal does get lost then finds it again, so i agree with the other post, its best to keep it outside, and mine doesn't work in my garage either.

StevenGourlay · Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 1:13 pm Post subject:

You will find that some SiRFstarIII based GPS will work in doors, most older GPS you will be lucky if you get a decent lock standing beside the window.
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MarkHewitt · Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 2:58 pm Post subject:

As others have said, as a general rule GPS receivers will NOT work indoors.

However it does really depend, I've found that if I'm in one of those warehouse type shops which typically have just a thin roof then I can get a signal lock.

However if you are in a multi-storey car park with many layers of concrete you've got no chance.

StevenGourlay · Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 3:00 pm Post subject:

Unless you work for the goverment or even worse are being tracked by the goverment Laughing

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mikealder · Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 9:26 pm Post subject:

The only sure fire way to get a GPS signal inside a building is to put an aerial on the roof, and a replay station inside (even then it can be problematic due to reflections so its best left to the profesionals), not really viable for at home as they cost a small fortune - typically used by the military in aircraft hangars etc. - Mike

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