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Hat · Nov 1st, 2004, 10:19 AM

anyone have a TomTom Go & heated screen that can confirm whether it still works using the std interior antenna?

cheers

Rich C · Nov 1st, 2004, 10:28 AM

I'm about to check this myself - borrowing a friends tomtom GPS receiver at work this lunchtime. Think it probably will though, it's heat reflective glass the GPS receivers tend to have problems with, not the metal elements in heated windscreens. I'll let you know how it pans out. Note, I'll be checking out using the bluetooth GPS receiver for an iPaq navigation system rather than the 'Go' all in one thingy, but the results should stand...

scooperman_uk · Nov 1st, 2004, 10:42 AM

TOM TOM pda receiver units work with all types of windscreens fitted in MINIs. Ive seen the wireless and non wireless versions working fine with heated screens.

Im assuming that TOM TOM GO uses the same receiver unit technology and would therefore be 99% sure it would work.

Hat · Nov 1st, 2004, 10:51 AM

great, cheers

Rich C · Nov 1st, 2004, 02:51 PM

Well it worked fine - didn't have any issues picking up the satellites. Now my car is a cabrio so not quite so much metal in the roof but I had the gps receiver tucked well under the windscreen (so not reachable if I've the roof down by tea leaves).

Like the idea of the Go all in one solution, and noticed they've now launched CDs with street level mapping within Europe - if I get a big enough SD car could I put these all on one SD and use it to direct me round my pan-European jolliday?

Hat · Nov 1st, 2004, 03:10 PM

right thats me ordering a visibility pack then, cheers guys

scooperman_uk · Nov 2nd, 2004, 07:58 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Rich C

Well it worked fine - didn't have any issues picking up the satellites. Now my car is a cabrio so not quite so much metal in the roof but I had the gps receiver tucked well under the windscreen (so not reachable if I've the roof down by tea leaves).

Like the idea of the Go all in one solution, and noticed they've now launched CDs with street level mapping within Europe - if I get a big enough SD car could I put these all on one SD and use it to direct me round my pan-European jolliday?

its 9 CD's for the whole of Europe. so i guess u need a pretty big SD card for that. Im sure u can get Major Road and Cities of Europe which is about 100mb which semed fine when i used it.

profyaffle · Nov 2nd, 2004, 09:52 AM

I have an Ipaq with GPS jacket running tom tom 3 and it works fine with the heated windscreen, should imagine the Go will be ok too.

Peachiz · Nov 2nd, 2004, 09:11 PM

Just used the Tom Tom Go today for the first time. I have a heated windscreen and it works perfectly, no loss of signal at tall

jionty · Nov 2nd, 2004, 10:09 PM

i have fitted a origin blue i which needs to "see" the satellites. It also has a function to see the strength of signal received. If you look carefully on your screens you will see that the heated elements do not go right across to the edges and there is about 4 " clear on both sides. Although the origin works well where ever i put it on the dash it definately gets a better signal from the egdes of the dashboard, so if you experience any problems you will probably find them resolved by moving your tomtom accordingly.

maxsendq · Dec 6th, 2004, 06:21 PM

My tom tom go arrived today, and it says that it can't get a signal, even on my central london office roof (5 floors), and in the local park by canary whalf. Would I be right in saying that it is broken?
This is being held by me and not covered obviously!

Mike

Hat · Dec 7th, 2004, 07:35 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by maxsendq

My tom tom go arrived today, and it says that it can't get a signal, even on my central london office roof (5 floors), and in the local park by canary whalf. Would I be right in saying that it is broken?
This is being held by me and not covered obviously!

Mike

i found when i first got mine that it took around 30 minutes to find a signal. after that first time its been fine, they might be something in the software that 'learns' satelite positions. now it takes around a minute to get a signal & rarely loses it

maxsendq · Dec 7th, 2004, 08:44 AM

Okay I'll leave it on on my cycle home ansd see what it says.

Mike

Flup · Dec 7th, 2004, 09:54 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by maxsendq

My tom tom go arrived today, and it says that it can't get a signal, even on my central london office roof (5 floors), and in the local park by canary whalf. Would I be right in saying that it is broken?
This is being held by me and not covered obviously!

Mike

As others have said, it can take a while for the GPS unit to download the ephemeris (sp?) files when it's first powered on. You can help it along by going into map mode on Navigator, scrolling to your approximate location and selecting "Reset GPS to this location" from the menu.

Hat · Dec 7th, 2004, 09:58 AM

shame it doesn't mention this in the instructions, i thought mine was broke too originally.

Nov 1st, 2004, 10:19 AM	#1
Hat Change Is Not Good! My Classifieds Join Date: Oct 2002 Local Time: 09:46 PM Posts: 15,680 Offline	(TomTom) GPS & Heated Windscreen - will it work anyone have a TomTom Go & heated screen that can confirm whether it still works using the std interior antenna? cheers Click here to donate £2000 raised & still going..

Nov 1st, 2004, 10:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
Rich C MINI2 Regular Join Date: May 2004 Location: Andover, Hants Local Time: 09:46 PM Posts: 249 Offline	I'm about to check this myself - borrowing a friends tomtom GPS receiver at work this lunchtime. Think it probably will though, it's heat reflective glass the GPS receivers tend to have problems with, not the metal elements in heated windscreens. I'll let you know how it pans out. Note, I'll be checking out using the bluetooth GPS receiver for an iPaq navigation system rather than the 'Go' all in one thingy, but the results should stand... Black Cooper Cabrio Chili; 17" Bullets; Manual a/c; Xenons; Heated Seats; MFSW; Vis pk; Heated Mirrors; TLC; Alpine 9835R + IPod;

Nov 1st, 2004, 10:51 AM	#4 (permalink)
Hat Change Is Not Good! My Classifieds Join Date: Oct 2002 Local Time: 09:46 PM Posts: 15,680 Offline	great, cheers Click here to donate £2000 raised & still going..

Nov 1st, 2004, 02:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
Rich C MINI2 Regular Join Date: May 2004 Location: Andover, Hants Local Time: 09:46 PM Posts: 249 Offline	Well it worked fine - didn't have any issues picking up the satellites. Now my car is a cabrio so not quite so much metal in the roof but I had the gps receiver tucked well under the windscreen (so not reachable if I've the roof down by tea leaves). Like the idea of the Go all in one solution, and noticed they've now launched CDs with street level mapping within Europe - if I get a big enough SD car could I put these all on one SD and use it to direct me round my pan-European jolliday? Black Cooper Cabrio Chili; 17" Bullets; Manual a/c; Xenons; Heated Seats; MFSW; Vis pk; Heated Mirrors; TLC; Alpine 9835R + IPod;

Nov 1st, 2004, 03:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
Hat Change Is Not Good! My Classifieds Join Date: Oct 2002 Local Time: 09:46 PM Posts: 15,680 Offline	right thats me ordering a visibility pack then, cheers guys Click here to donate £2000 raised & still going..

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Nov 1st, 2004, 10:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
scooperman_uk almost 59k Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reading / Berks / Uk Local Time: 09:46 PM Posts: 5,820 Offline	TOM TOM pda receiver units work with all types of windscreens fitted in MINIs. Ive seen the wireless and non wireless versions working fine with heated screens. Im assuming that TOM TOM GO uses the same receiver unit technology and would therefore be 99% sure it would work.

Nov 2nd, 2004, 07:58 AM	#7 (permalink)
scooperman_uk almost 59k Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reading / Berks / Uk Local Time: 09:46 PM Posts: 5,820 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Rich C Well it worked fine - didn't have any issues picking up the satellites. Now my car is a cabrio so not quite so much metal in the roof but I had the gps receiver tucked well under the windscreen (so not reachable if I've the roof down by tea leaves). Like the idea of the Go all in one solution, and noticed they've now launched CDs with street level mapping within Europe - if I get a big enough SD car could I put these all on one SD and use it to direct me round my pan-European jolliday? its 9 CD's for the whole of Europe. so i guess u need a pretty big SD card for that. Im sure u can get Major Road and Cities of Europe which is about 100mb which semed fine when i used it.

Nov 2nd, 2004, 09:52 AM	#8 (permalink)
profyaffle MINI2 Regular Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Wakefield Local Time: 09:46 PM Posts: 103 Offline	I have an Ipaq with GPS jacket running tom tom 3 and it works fine with the heated windscreen, should imagine the Go will be ok too.

Nov 2nd, 2004, 09:11 PM	#9 (permalink)
Peachiz MINI2 Regular Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: West Mids Local Time: 08:46 PM Posts: 124 Offline	Hat Just used the Tom Tom Go today for the first time. I have a heated windscreen and it works perfectly, no loss of signal at tall Turned out all white in the end

Nov 2nd, 2004, 10:09 PM	#10 (permalink)
jionty MINI2 Regular Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: London Local Time: 08:46 PM Posts: 113 Offline	heated windscreen i have fitted a origin blue i which needs to "see" the satellites. It also has a function to see the strength of signal received. If you look carefully on your screens you will see that the heated elements do not go right across to the edges and there is about 4 " clear on both sides. Although the origin works well where ever i put it on the dash it definately gets a better signal from the egdes of the dashboard, so if you experience any problems you will probably find them resolved by moving your tomtom accordingly.

Dec 6th, 2004, 06:21 PM	#11 (permalink)
maxsendq TMC Test Subject Join Date: May 2003 Location: London Local Time: 09:46 PM Posts: 309 Offline	My tom tom go arrived today, and it says that it can't get a signal, even on my central london office roof (5 floors), and in the local park by canary whalf. Would I be right in saying that it is broken? This is being held by me and not covered obviously! Mike

Dec 7th, 2004, 07:35 AM	#12 (permalink)
Hat Change Is Not Good! My Classifieds Join Date: Oct 2002 Local Time: 09:46 PM Posts: 15,680 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by maxsendq My tom tom go arrived today, and it says that it can't get a signal, even on my central london office roof (5 floors), and in the local park by canary whalf. Would I be right in saying that it is broken? This is being held by me and not covered obviously! Mike i found when i first got mine that it took around 30 minutes to find a signal. after that first time its been fine, they might be something in the software that 'learns' satelite positions. now it takes around a minute to get a signal & rarely loses it Click here to donate £2000 raised & still going..

Dec 7th, 2004, 08:44 AM	#13 (permalink)
maxsendq TMC Test Subject Join Date: May 2003 Location: London Local Time: 09:46 PM Posts: 309 Offline	Okay I'll leave it on on my cycle home ansd see what it says. Mike

Dec 7th, 2004, 09:54 AM	#14 (permalink)
Flup MINI2 Newbie Join Date: May 2004 Location: Oxford Local Time: 09:46 PM Posts: 20 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by maxsendq My tom tom go arrived today, and it says that it can't get a signal, even on my central london office roof (5 floors), and in the local park by canary whalf. Would I be right in saying that it is broken? This is being held by me and not covered obviously! Mike As others have said, it can take a while for the GPS unit to download the ephemeris (sp?) files when it's first powered on. You can help it along by going into map mode on Navigator, scrolling to your approximate location and selecting "Reset GPS to this location" from the menu.

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Dec 7th, 2004, 09:58 AM	#15 (permalink)
Hat Change Is Not Good! My Classifieds Join Date: Oct 2002 Local Time: 09:46 PM Posts: 15,680 Offline	shame it doesn't mention this in the instructions, i thought mine was broke too originally. Click here to donate £2000 raised & still going..

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