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iPhone & TomTom app
Hi, I've downloaded the app for the tomtom western europe and I cant get a steady signal. It's placed beside a tomtom G520 and the GPS is picked up with no problem. It's alternating from "Waiting for a GPS Signal" to "Poor GPS Signal" and a constantly grey screen. Anybody else have this and did you get around this? I've tried this outdoors and in major towns and still nothing.
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Hi, I've downloaded the app for the tomtom western europe and I cant get a steady signal. It's placed beside a tomtom G520 and the GPS is picked up with no problem. It's alternating from "Waiting for a GPS Signal" to "Poor GPS Signal" and a constantly grey screen. Anybody else have this and did you get around this? I've tried this outdoors and in major towns and still nothing.
TIA I would have thought it will be sorted when the car cradle is available. I want to get the app but refuse to do so until the price for the cradle has been announced. |
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This is why I am waiting for the car cradle to be available. I am not surprised the iPhone GPS isn't strong enough. I am also waiting till I get paid and the software matures a bit more.
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The iPhone's built in GPS is letting you down I'm afraid, so no matter what the software it doesn't seem like you'll get a decent fix from the iPhone's built in GPS.
It's a shame, because when mobile GPS works well it's a nice addition to the handset. My own handset gets a GPS signal in about 2-5 seconds and really locks on to it. I would find it frustrating if instead it was just a novelty that let you down as it appears to be here. Does the planned cradle have it's own built in GPS hardware? If so then that will aid with the signal, if not then I wouldn't expect miracles from it. |
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There has been many reports of the same problems with the TomTom app, hence why I stayed away.
Obviously, don't listen to lalaland as he doesn't even own an iPhone and always talks out of his arse on here when it comes to iPhones. (He'll try persuading you to buy a buggy N97 next )TomTom should bring out an update soon to fix this but if you don't want to wait, send Apple an e-mail claiming you are not happy and they should issue you a refund - and you might get to keep the application! I'm currently using Co-Pilot Live on my iPhone and it's very accurate - much better than Garmin Mobile XT was on my Nokia 5800... typical Symbian Out of all the Sat Nav applications, Navigon is apparently the favourite out there, but I'll stick with Co-Pilot for it's £25.99 pricetag and a free update due in the next week or so to include live traffic and other tweaks. |
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There has been many reports of the same problems with the TomTom app, hence why I stayed away.
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Obviously, don't listen to lalaland as he doesn't even own an iPhone
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and always talks out of his arse on here when it comes to iPhones.
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TomTom should bring out an update soon to fix this but if you don't want to wait, send Apple an e-mail claiming you are not happy and they should issue you a refund - and you might get to keep the application!
I'm currently using Co-Pilot Live on my iPhone and it's very accurate - much better than Garmin Mobile XT was on my Nokia 5800... typical Symbian Out of all the Sat Nav applications, Navigon is apparently the favourite out there, but I'll stick with Co-Pilot for it's £25.99 pricetag and a free update due in the next week or so to include live traffic and other tweaks. |
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OP, I apologise for CaptnSpaulding's little outburst there in their attempt to spoil the thread. They appear to be following me at present and having a petty dig
Anyway, back on topic, just a thought, have you tried this in a vehicle only or actually on foot? The reason I ask is because some cars, especially Ford, have heated windscreens which can cause problems for some GPS receivers which may be a problem you're experiencing? Have you also tried it in different weather conditions? Believe it or not, cloudy / bad weather can also cause problems for weaker GPS devices that are common in non-dedicated GPS devices. A clear blue sky should provide better results for a weaker GPS chip. And does anyone know the answer to my question re the cradle that was posed earlier in the thread? |
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The tom tom iphone mount will have a GPS chip installed in it to boost the signal. It will also have a charger and a speaker (i think) to boost iphones tinny sound.
I'm using Navigon, it locks on most of the time and when it works, it works well, but if its overcast, forget it. Also its 1.5 gig and has left me with very little space on my 8 gig iphone. The tom tom is ony 250mg so I'm prob going to switch when the mount come along. |
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That's good news. An external receiver in the cradle will be much better, especially if using the Sirf III chipset or similar. I would have thought a cradle would kill 2 birds with 1 stone, offering a place to hold the device as well as sort out the poor signal issues.
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having to fork out more for the "fix" of the receiver in a cradle isnt going to be much consolation to those people who already spent 60 quid for an app which doesnt work.
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This is why I only bought copilot, far cheaper and works well enough for occasional use, but if I wanted a gps regularly I'd buy a dedicated device. That said, most of the dedicated devices are crap.
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having to fork out more for the "fix" of the receiver in a cradle isnt going to be much consolation to those people who already spent 60 quid for an app which doesnt work.
It all depends how desperate you are to use the thing as a sat nav. But for serious sat nav users, salesman, lorry drivers etc I don't think its a great sub. But check out the ad on tom toms website - the product looks fat! http://iphone.tomtom.com/en-us/index.html |
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ive just installed tom tom on my 3gs and it works fine, i have it mounted next to the stereo in my transit and it locks onto the gps sigal quicker than my to tom 920, also its working through a heated windscreen
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I've just read that the car kit will be funtional with 3rd party gps apps
http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2009/08...rd-party-apps/ |
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Sounds like a winner to me, if it improves your GPS and works with other apps too then it's going to be good money spent.
How much is it by the way? It may also be worth considering the Garmin Mobile 20 if there's an iPod attachment available. They tend have attachments available for quite a few phones now, so it's very possible there's an iPhone compatible one too and that also works with multiple GPS software as well as other features. Obviously the downside is that it's not going to be moulded specifically for the iPod shape being a generic adjustable holder for many mobiles with built in GPS receiver etc. but as it's around £20-30 if you shop hard enough (or £70-100 if you don't), it's also worth considering to improve your GPS signal. |
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