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[MaxV6]

definitely happier with the CID and built in than i am with the Tomtom , or iPhone.

even without the CID the built in system knocks spots off the others.     but with the CID....   it's rather brilliant...  !

[tunnie]

Problem I have is mine keeps spitting out the map CD in the morning 

Also struggles with some places, found it impossible to find an address in Tolworth.

When it does work though, its brilliant!

[MaxV6]

sounds like you need a new map cd, or a new laser.....     the challenge is using the right area name.....    Tolworth , some roads i suspect might come under Surbiton,    I used to live on Ellerton Road for a little while....  just off the start of Ditton road.... 

between there and Tolworth tower (is that still there?) could be listed as either.... 

[YZ250]

Applying all the updates may help as the almanac data might be old or corrupt.

If the GPS is taking that long to sync, though, it might well be a hardware problem. Can it accept an external antenna input? Does connecting one help?

There is like a , very small socket on the back that looks like it could take an antenna - this had crossed my mind, only, I can't seem to find anything suitable, and the spec doesn't say it can accept one 

My daughter has to use an additional antenna as her Peugeot has a heat reflective screen and receives no signal at all. The antenna just pushes into the tiny brass pin on the back of the Tom Tom and the antenna box has to sit in the bottom corner of the screen or behind rear view mirror (where the black dots are). It is magnetic so can go on the outside as well. The downside is that it was about twenty pounds so that is twenty pounds towards a new one. 

[Taxi_Driver]

James, have you downloaded the 'quickfixgps' lately from tomtom home?

Mine after a while, takes ages to get a lock on satellites, downloading this 'fix' apparently updates the tomtom on where to expect to find them and its always a lot faster in getting a fix after the update.

[JamesV6CDX]

James, have you downloaded the 'quickfixgps' lately from tomtom home?

Mine after a while, takes ages to get a lock on satellites, downloading this 'fix' apparently updates the tomtom on where to expect to find them and its always a lot faster in getting a fix after the update.

Yep, I have, cheers TD

[Martian]

Ok, title is obviously meant in Jest, but I am getting very, very frustrated with my TomTom.

It's a TomTom One XL Europe. I bought it around 4 years ago. In the last 2 years, it takes AGES to find a GPS signal, and is always dropping it's GPS mid journey at the most inconvenient times.

It's a BIT better outside the car, but still takes forever. Sometimes I Can drive 50 miles before it finds a GPS signal!

I've tried everything on the TomTom forums, tried a hard reset, kinda stuck now.

Shall I just buy a new one! 

Have you applied the GPS fix update?

I'll also add at this point that if you have a heated front screen then that will kill GPS reception to the point where it is pretty much stone cold dead.

[TheBoy]

All portable units are shite, accept it and move on. Personally, I think they should be banned

So you've tested them all the eh? 

Not many I haven't used. All shite.  In fact, my last TomTom is somewhere towards the end of the Aston Expressway, unlikely to be in one piece.


And any gonk, beyond tax disc and rear view mirror, stuck on the windscreen should result in instant death for the driver. Preferrably by shooting in front of their family, to quote the entertainer, Clarkson.

[tigers_gonads]

All portable units are shite, accept it and move on. Personally, I think they should be banned

So you've tested them all the eh? 

Not many I haven't used. All shite.  In fact, my last TomTom is somewhere towards the end of the Aston Expressway, unlikely to be in one piece.


And any gonk, beyond tax disc and rear view mirror, stuck on the windscreen should result in instant death for the driver. Preferrably by shooting in front of their family, to quote the entertainer, Clarkson.

Whats wrong with furry dice and air fresheners ? 

[TheBoy]

All portable units are shite, accept it and move on. Personally, I think they should be banned

So you've tested them all the eh? 

Not many I haven't used. All shite.  In fact, my last TomTom is somewhere towards the end of the Aston Expressway, unlikely to be in one piece.


And any gonk, beyond tax disc and rear view mirror, stuck on the windscreen should result in instant death for the driver. Preferrably by shooting in front of their family, to quote the entertainer, Clarkson.

Whats wrong with furry dice and air fresheners ?

Dangerous ground

[GastronomicKleptomaniac]

I tend to navigate by my collection of road atlases, A-Zs, and memory - and a notepad if it's somewhere really tricky.

I've often toyed with the idea of a satnav, tucked into the very lower corner of the windscreen - but I'm far too bothered about leaving the bracket or a sucker mark in and my window being broken.

How fat are the units now, and could you theoretically attach one to a sunvisor? No good for me cos my head touches the roof anyway and it'd blind me, but just a train of thought...

[Lazydocker]

All portable units are shite, accept it and move on. Personally, I think they should be banned

So you've tested them all the eh? 

Not many I haven't used. All shite.  In fact, my last TomTom is somewhere towards the end of the Aston Expressway, unlikely to be in one piece.


And any gonk, beyond tax disc and rear view mirror, stuck on the windscreen should result in instant death for the driver. Preferrably by shooting in front of their family, to quote the entertainer, Clarkson.

Whats wrong with furry dice and air fresheners ?

Dangerous ground

Ahh 'dangle berries'....

[Lazydocker]

James... IMHO, bin it and start afresh

ISTR that somewhere offers Px on satnavs

[Kevin Wood]

Had my TomTom for years now and it's perfectly Ok for getting to a postcoded location without fuss. Not so great for planning a circular blat or similar, and with the volume turned up it runs the risk of ejection onto the central reservation, but it does the job.. and it can be moved, along with all your favourites, from car to car. Last time I looked there wasn't really enough room for a NCDC+CID in my Westfield, no way to import / export addresses, etc. 

Mine has only ever lost GPS in a tunnel.

I do recall an update recently for a GPS time rollover issue on some models, so worth updating it to see if that helps.

[OOMV6]

I tend to navigate by my collection of road atlases, A-Zs, and memory - and a notepad if it's somewhere really tricky.

I've often toyed with the idea of a satnav, tucked into the very lower corner of the windscreen - but I'm far too bothered about leaving the bracket or a sucker mark in and my window being broken.
How fat are the units now, and could you theoretically attach one to a sunvisor? No good for me cos my head touches the roof anyway and it'd blind me, but just a train of thought...

Buy a bracket to attach to the dash somewhere, like a telephone handsfree cradle does. They are available for most models. Then no sucker marks on windscreen