tomtom 3 wired gps unreliable

kingklade · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 06, 2005 Posts: 1

hi i have a mitac mio 338 and tomtom 3 wired with car kit ive had it running for about 3 days constant and still only picking up 8 satellites and the message gps position unreliable can any one help thanks

OBH6UK · Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 5:07 pm Post subject:

GPS position unreliable is misleading; I discovered my accident it means that your current location is not shown on the supplied map. Try moving your location maybe only a few feet to a road which is displayed on the map. The messsage should then go away. Eight satellites is good, twelve being the maximum and three minimum for a fix.

Leodis · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 31, 2004 Posts: 27

Hi kingklade

I get the same message but it does not stop navigator working so I have just ignored it so far Smile

Leo

Darren · Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 7:53 pm Post subject:

Are you actually on a road when you get this error? If you have 8 satellites then reception is good, you'll rarely get more, 12 is theoretically possible but rare, three is enough for navigation, any more is a bonus!

The error in your case probably means you are not actually located on a road in the map database.
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