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How can I make my GPS location finder to work fast?


My Magellan Roadmate 1212 has been taking increasingly longer to determine its current position after power up. It takes 10 minutes or more to plot the trip after entered. I have tried power cycling. I have even tried canceling a route and then reentering it. I have tried switching screen with no success. Is that a sign it's on its way out, or do I need to clear old entries out of memory? Why is my GPS location finder taking longer time to locate current position? How can I make my GPS location finder to work fast? Please advice. Thanks.
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Sanjeev Yadav | Dec 24 2011

I'm not sure a bluetooth GPS receiver will solve your problem. I could be wrong but I think the bluetooth receiver is mainly for use with phones without an inbuilt GPS and for use where it's not possible to mount the phone in a position that allows an unobstructed view of the satellites. I think you will have a lock on problem with any GPS when you power it up at a location which is quite different to that it was last used or when there has been an appreciable extent of time since it was last used. I don't think there is a way to manually input your co ordinates however as a suggestion I would try doing a search for the location where you are and see if that helps with the lock on time. If you then search for your current location you get given a distance from the wellington location to your current location which is as if the GPS thinks it is at the wellington location. Also have a look in the manual to find where on the phone the GPS aerial is located and make sure this part of the phone is upper most giving the best access to the GPS signals which are very small. Thank you

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