hmmm possable hijack here..
something about a abrhams v a hercules(the recovery tank) on the standing hill start up mt pucka.....
lets just say the tank didnt do as well as its bragging rights might suggest.
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hmmm possable hijack here..
something about a abrhams v a hercules(the recovery tank) on the standing hill start up mt pucka.....
lets just say the tank didnt do as well as its bragging rights might suggest.
Just had a little experiment with two of my workmates mobile phones
1: A nokia N95
2: A nokia 6110 destinator
both took 3.5 minutes to establish a GPS signal (from a rooftop in Redfern) no trees, no obstructions. Is it me or does this seems a bit slow for an urban environment test. Plus on scrolling the maps they both show Sydney harbour but not Lake Macquarie, just shows a void between the surrounding roads (not too good if you want to take a shortcut and haven't got access to an amphibious vehicle.
3.5 minutes is not unusual
3.5 minutes?
it has to be a low power chipset??
my SIRFstarIII (the chipset name) based bluetooth unit gets a signal in my companies underground carpark in about 1 minute tops when siting on the dashboard...
D810 - about 1 minute to first lock outside. Not SIRFstar - some other chipset I don't know the name of.
I've driven into Sydney and back without my iPaq getting a lock - in other words, nearly two hours .
I've driven Emu Plains to Newcastle and not got a lock - three hours.
Do I think they are reliable? Need you ask?
Have I nearly thrown it out the window? Need you ask?
Ron
Dobbo, you can salary sacrifice a PDA
See http://intranet.railcorp.nsw.gov.au/...0Procedure.pdf
Ron
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Originally Posted by p38arover
Thanks - I just bought an IPAQ ! :(
doesn't work very well in my wife's car ( Pug 307 ) but i think that has some sort of metalised windscreen - the E tag won't work inside either unless I put it in a special spot up near the mirror.
The GPS seems to lock Ok in the Disco I just can't hear the nice English Tom tom girl directing me above the noise of the diesel
- you can put an external antenna on mine I see - I wonder if the one off the old Garmin XL will work ?
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Originally Posted by p38arover
Don't worry I've got one and haven't any issues - yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by waynep
I think it's just Ron's curse or the phenomenon "Becketts law" previously known as Murphys:D
If it's had lock then loses it, one has to do a soft reset for it to find the GPS again.