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Old 05-11-2009, 09:31 AM
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Re: GPS not initializing

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Originally Posted by seanosaur View Post
The first GPS lock is going to take the longest. Make sure you're outside, away from trees and buildings. Give it a good few minutes and you should have a lock.
And that usually means hitting Retry a few times. I recall getting my first lock surprisingly fast. The next day though when I really needed it out on the road, I wasn't connecting and was frustrated and thought I broke something. I found that having the patience to retry a couple times paid off. Speed in getting a new lock of course depends on how far you are away from where you last locked in.