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| Posted by Roadtrip Satellite reception: Keep getting no satillite or poor We have had our Tomtom for a few years....Don't use it every day. When I just was trying to program. I keep getting no satillite reception. We are in a major city in BC. I have charged the battery while on....I believe this to be correct. Help What does waiting for the GPS mean? |
| Posted by lachlan Post subject: Satillite reception Connect your device to TomTom Home software on your PC and check for updates. When you install the GPS Quick Fix file it will lock onto Satellites quickly. It's a good idea to update once a week to keep the Quick Fix file current. |
| Posted by grantdale1 No Satellite Connection I had the same problem and when I contacted TomTom support, they walked me through a complete reinstall of the software. The reinstall was about 3 months ago, and I have not had the problem resurface. Try contacting support and ask them to walk you through the reinstall. Grant |
| Posted by GDT More... Some posts are not listed here. See all posts here: Satellite reception: Keep getting no satillite or poor GPS Data Team |
| Posted by sirja Tomtom GPSQuickFix Hi Guys! Without gpsquickfix the device (GPS or TT mobile) doesnt know where the satellites are, so therefore it starts scanning til it finds them, although the old go500's picked them up pretty quickly by itself . The new devices dont therefore gpsquickfix is essential to quick connection sirja |
| Posted by nicholasdavidroberts Tomtom GPSQuickFix There is a similar thread on here and I do hear reports from friends with other makes of GPS/SatNav that fix times vary. Clearly you need a good signal, so the middle of a city is not necessarily a good thing as you may not have a good view of much of the sky. The other thing is that all GPS chipsets store ephemeris data and if this has not been updated for a while then any GPS will take a while to acquire. I use an unbranded 'cheapo' bluetooth receiver the size of a matchbox because my PDA does not have a built-in chipset. Because I use it daily, start-up (acquire) time is almost immediate, but noticeably slower if I have either gone on holiday for a couple of weeks and not used it or if I have taken it to another country. Take your unit somewhere where it can get a good look at the sky and leave it on while you make a cup of tea or cut the lawn... I bet you'll have a much better start-up time after that. |
| Posted by Altnapaste GO730 Satelite reset I have tried repeatably to use the GPS Fix in Tom Tom home but no matter what I do it constantly say ERROR so how does one overcome this problem Unit is a GO730 which works fine but not since the Satellite reset in April 2019. Any ideas guys? |