Official 800w GPS discussion

[Big D5]

Here we will discuss the GPS system on the 800w. Give me your tips and tricks tell me your stories about your trips and how the GPS performed for you. This is what happened to me this week.

I used my GPS this week to guide me from home to Lake Charles Louisiana, I had issues. The rout from DFW to Lake Charles took me through some areas where the Sprint coverage isn't all that good. My phone rings all day long so its a chore to navigate and keep up with new issues at the same time. I had a total of 94 phone calls on my way to Lake Charles. At one point I was in the middle of some large trees so I got a warning, GPS signal low on the Sprint navigation screen then my 800w stopped tracking and had to be reset to lock again. Sprint navigation failed lost GPS signal then lost phone reception so no map updates. I wound up missing a turn and wound up at a dead end had to go back a couple of miles till I found a place with a signal to get the GPS going needless to say this was a little stressful. On my way back I used Live search for navigation I only zoomed in and out when I had signal, my 800w lost tracking a couple of time on the way back I am thinking this had to do with the number and frequency of phone calls. Once I had to soft reset and once I had to exit Live search then reopen to get the GPS going but all in all using Live search worked much better than Sprint navigation.

So that's my most recent story now tell me yours lets hear those tips as well

Dave