Tomtom, where am I?

[lawlypops]

Just got my tomtom one v2 for father's day. Turn it on and it says that I'm 4 miles from where I really am. What gives? Called support and told to download gps fix. Did that and got the same thing. Is there a way to fix this?

 

[digital-flex]

Wow, that is way off.

How many sat's are you connected to?

Have you plugged in your address, is that more accurate?

 

[lawlypops]

I believe I had 3 sats. When I plugged in my home address it was accurate. Any thoughts?

 

[digital-flex]

I've noticed lately that everytime I connect to TT HOME, it downloads QuickGPSFix (today for exmaple). Perhaps getting the latest 'fix' will help.

Also, try and wait to get a lot more than 3 satellites. In my case, I have usually between 8-11 sats.

If it doesn't, I would probably contact TT support and let them know as I am out of ideas why it is way off.

 

[mandh]

I checked with a friend of mine who works with GPS navigation systems for the military and he said that at least 4 satellities need for accurate placement.

 

[lawlypops]

Thanks guys for your input. I was told by TT tech support that the sats rotate around every 4 days and should try again after that time. In the meantime I'll update my gps fixes and wait for greater than 3 sats to appear.

 

[Thom]

Maybe that location 4 miles away is where you should be. .. go check it out...

 

[Pedro2NR]

lawlypops, did you get this fixed yet?

 

[46jimbo]

So what happens when you are driving around in your car with the unit turned on?

 

[Sextant]

Ditto everyone else. Are you inside a house when you turn this on? That will severely inhibit your ability to pick up satellites. What happens when you are outside?