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From: Duncan Kennedy on 12 Jul 2010 13:25 Jon B <black.hole(a)jonbradbury.com> wrote: > When I borrowed a Transit (Luton) the other week, getting the phones GPS > to work involved having the passenger hold it against the window as it > couldn't get a signal inside the cab. I'd have probably been fine if I'd > remembered to pick up the windscreen mount out of the house before > dashing off. Luckily it was only a 1/2hr run up the road & knew my way > back without it. No idea about your borrowed Luton but I gather that satnavs - even dedicated ones - have trouble with some windscrweens - depends what is built into them, including radio aerials and heater elements. -- duncank
From: Jon B on 12 Jul 2010 15:43 Duncan Kennedy <nospam(a)nospamottersonbg.couk> wrote: > Jon B <black.hole(a)jonbradbury.com> wrote: > > > > When I borrowed a Transit (Luton) the other week, getting the phones GPS > > to work involved having the passenger hold it against the window as it > > couldn't get a signal inside the cab. I'd have probably been fine if I'd > > remembered to pick up the windscreen mount out of the house before > > dashing off. Luckily it was only a 1/2hr run up the road & knew my way > > back without it. > > No idea about your borrowed Luton but I gather that satnavs - even > dedicated ones - have trouble with some windscrweens - depends what is > built into them, including radio aerials and heater elements. Yep they don't like heated front screens alledgedly but no such luxury on the luton. I've had the iPhone 3G fitted to a Mondeo front screen with a heated element and it was fine. -- Jon B Above email address IS valid. <http://www.bramley-computers.co.uk/> Apple Laptop Repairs.
From: zoara on 13 Jul 2010 09:49 Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > zoara <me18(a)privacy.net> wrote: > >> Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: >> >>> Sabs original iPhone 3gs had lousy performance, it >>> was way out. Her newer one is better. Mine is next to perfect, and > > > is >>> as >>> good as my tom-tom 710, and better than her tom-tom home. >> >> Interesting. Hannah's appears better than mine but I don't know for > > sure >> - I only ever remember when driving, which isn't the best time to > > play >> with these things. I must try to remember to play next time she's >> driving. > > We had ours on the dashboard together with the tomtom 710. I wouldn't get away with that much fiddling, Han doesn't have the patience... > My phone and > the tomtom pretty well agreed with the location (even if the maps > weren't in 100% agreement all the time). Sabs iPhone was showing us .1 > of a mile behind where we were, and when we stopped in exeter, it put > us > in a parallel street to where we were a few times, lost signal a > couple > of times and was generally underperforming > > My iPhone with copilot live (US) navigated us 4000 miles from Miami to > Houston and back with no problems. No lost signal? Sounds very much like my phone is slightly wonky. I'll have to test next time Han drives, with my phone and hers doing Google Maps. I hope if I get an iPhone 4, I get one without wonky GPS. -z- -- email: nettid1 at fastmail dot fm
From: Woody on 13 Jul 2010 11:04 zoara <me18(a)privacy.net> wrote: > Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: >> zoara <me18(a)privacy.net> wrote: >> >>> Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: >>> >>>> Sabs original iPhone 3gs had lousy performance, it >>>> was way out. Her newer one is better. Mine is next to perfect, and >>>> is >>>> as >>>> good as my tom-tom 710, and better than her tom-tom home. >>> >>> Interesting. Hannah's appears better than mine but I don't know for >>> sure >>> - I only ever remember when driving, which isn't the best time to >>> play >>> with these things. I must try to remember to play next time she's >>> driving. >> >> We had ours on the dashboard together with the tomtom 710. > > I wouldn't get away with that much fiddling, Han doesn't have the > patience... > >> My phone and >> the tomtom pretty well agreed with the location (even if the maps >> weren't in 100% agreement all the time). Sabs iPhone was showing us > > .1 >> of a mile behind where we were, and when we stopped in exeter, it put >> us >> in a parallel street to where we were a few times, lost signal a >> couple >> of times and was generally underperforming >> >> My iPhone with copilot live (US) navigated us 4000 miles from Miami > > to >> Houston and back with no problems. > > No lost signal? Yes, there was a really long tunnel in Texas. Other than that, didn't lose it once. Even driving through Dallas which has a lot of overpasses and tall buildings. > Sounds very much like my phone is slightly wonky. I'll have to test > next > time Han drives, with my phone and hers doing Google Maps. > > I hope if I get an iPhone 4, I get one without wonky GPS. Trouble is you can't tell until you have one. -- Woody
From: zoara on 14 Jul 2010 11:53
Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > zoara <me18(a)privacy.net> wrote: >> Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: >>> My iPhone with copilot live (US) navigated us 4000 miles from Miami >>> to >>> Houston and back with no problems. >> >> No lost signal? > > Yes, there was a really long tunnel in Texas. It didn't keep signal in a tunnel? Pffft. Lame. > Other than that, didn't > lose it once. > Even driving through Dallas which has a lot of overpasses and tall > buildings. Okay, sounds very much like my iPhone is a slight lemon in that respect. >> Sounds very much like my phone is slightly wonky. I'll have to test >> next >> time Han drives, with my phone and hers doing Google Maps. >> >> I hope if I get an iPhone 4, I get one without wonky GPS. > > Trouble is you can't tell until you have one. Repeatedly taking it back is a pain, but might seem worthwhile. Have to see. -z- -- email: nettid1 at fastmail dot fm |