In the wrong sreet?

cabmanuk · Lifetime Member Joined: Sep 20, 2005 Posts: 77

Hi everyone,can anyone help please i bought a TTG 300 and also the external antenna, i am in the city and west end of london all the time and quite alot i lose reception or it puts me in a different street the one which runs parallel does this happen to others or is there something wrong with my TT. Sorry completely new to this and the antenna is on the roof,any ideas Question

TM · Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 3:36 pm Post subject:

I think it is normal to lose the signal sometimes when you are amongst tall buildings, closely packed together.

Also, it is possible that the satellite signals get reflected off buildings and so their path is distorted. This could lead TomTom to miscalculate your position and put you in a different, nearby road. I beleive the GPS positioning is normally accurate to about 10m and TomTom snaps it to the nearest road so it wouldn't need much of a calculation error to put you on a nearby, parallel road.

I think its something we have to live with.

cabmanuk · Lifetime Member Joined: Sep 20, 2005 Posts: 77

:D Thanks mate for the reply,its just that mates who use other sat navs say they never get this,one uses vdo i think thats what it is called and another one is evesham.

stix · Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 5:52 pm Post subject:

I've had the same when driving around in the mountains here... think the TT picks up reflected signals, or just has a weak signal and can't quite pin you down as accurately as it would like to. Slightly annoying when it starts trying to recalculate the route though....

cabmanuk · Lifetime Member Joined: Sep 20, 2005 Posts: 77

Hi stix,thanks for your reply its a little annoying when it does that, i thought it wouldn't do that,my friends tell me theres dont do that i think there trying to to pull my leg Laughing Out Loud

O13NRV · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 02, 2005 Posts: 3

I also got a tomtom 300 and lost the signal in Canary wharf,under london bridge but not really in the City???.When I switch it on in these places,sometimes I can wait at least 5 mn before any position.By this time I'm gone but still love it.

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