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 Topic: No longer gets a GPS fix |
Dave Southend
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 Forum: TomTom Software-Only Products Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2004 1:43 pm Subject: No longer gets a GPS fix |
| I've sorted it. Hard reset and reinstallation. Tedious but it worked! |
| Topic: No longer gets a GPS fix |
Dave Southend
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Views: 1700
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Forum: TomTom Software-Only Products Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2004 11:35 am Subject: No longer gets a GPS fix |
What kind of GPS is it?
The standard wired Tomtom one. |
| Topic: No longer gets a GPS fix |
Dave Southend
Replies: 3
Views: 1700
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Forum: TomTom Software-Only Products Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2004 10:13 am Subject: No longer gets a GPS fix |
I've been running Tomtom Navigator 2 on my Toshiba e350 for ages now but, all of a sudden, I can't get a GPS fix.
I've checked the usual things: making sure the PC is not set to receive incoming be ... |
| Topic: GPS position unreliable?? |
Dave Southend
Replies: 21
Views: 6552
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Forum: TomTom Software-Only Products Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Subject: GPS position unreliable?? |
Hope somebody can help me with this problem!
I've been running Tomtom 2 for quite a while with no probs. Installed updates etc. Recently went to get some petrol, came back, drove off and my PC told ... |
| Topic: GPS position unreliable?? |
Dave Southend
Replies: 21
Views: 6552
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Forum: TomTom Software-Only Products Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Subject: GPS position unreliable?? |
| It's the Tomttom GPS and it's a Tosh e350. Sadly it's nothing to do with unrecognised roads. This is a permanent problem - that's why the hard reset: it never gets a fix again. The GPS status screen j ... |
| Topic: GPS position unreliable?? |
Dave Southend
Replies: 21
Views: 6552
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Forum: TomTom Software-Only Products Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Subject: GPS position unreliable?? |
Quote: Originally posted by alix776 on 14 July 2003
i thin its the new gps driver i had this on mine it went after a couple of day use it was reading the signal but not getting a fix to nav ... |
| Topic: GPS position unreliable?? |
Dave Southend
Replies: 21
Views: 6552
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Forum: TomTom Software-Only Products Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Subject: GPS position unreliable?? |
Yes I think the 'on off on' sequence is probably the answer.
Reinstalling the old driver doesn't work because (something I had forgotten about!) the old driver doesn't actually work at al ... |
| Topic: Navigator 2 Places not in database |
Dave Southend
Replies: 71
Views: 48069
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Forum: TomTom Software-Only Products Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Subject: Navigator 2 Places not in database |
| Is this just places or roads too? If it's roads then the new A130 |
| Topic: GPS position unreliable?? |
Dave Southend
Replies: 21
Views: 6552
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Forum: TomTom Software-Only Products Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Subject: GPS position unreliable?? |
Thanks for all the replies guys.
I've now been exiting the application and switching the Tosh off every time I switch off the ignition.
Might be a bit of overkill but the problem hasn' ... |
| Topic: TomTom cradle (Tosh e350) |
Dave Southend
Replies: 6
Views: 2471
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Forum: TomTom Software-Only Products Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Subject: TomTom cradle (Tosh e350) |
Has anyone discovered a decent alternative to the cradle supplied with the Tomtom package? The cradle with the squeezy jaws doesn't remain closed, allowing the PC to drop out.
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| Topic: TomTom cradle (Tosh e350) |
Dave Southend
Replies: 6
Views: 2471
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Forum: TomTom Software-Only Products Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Subject: TomTom cradle (Tosh e350) |
| I've now replaced the Tomtom mount with an Arkon CM652 Multimedia PDA Console Mount Kit from Expansys. So far, it appears to be a better design. The cradle itself has a nice ratchet mechanis ... |
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