Problems getting GPS signal on Tomtom5

[ump001]

I've got tomtom5 and a rikaline bluetooth gps reciever, tomtom seems to find the reciever fine, as the little icon on the top right of the app start to spin, but nothing further happens. Anyone know what the issue might be?

[simjo]

I had the same thing yesterday. I set up a colleagues BT GPS receiver in the office. BT manager found the receiver and was receiving data. Tomtom displayed the spinning icon, updated time but no valid GPS signal. I resorted to standing outside for <> 5 minutes in the wind and snow and eventually the receiver fired up and now works perfectly! I have no explanation other than I took that long with a good signal for the GPS receiver to cold boot.

[jwswj]

I had similar problems when I first got my BT GPS. I similarly I just waited for about 10min outside in clear skys and it worked...

Dunno if it will solve any problems.

[phill2000star]

Hiya,

I don't actually know how true this is, but I have been told that once you actually get the GPS unit talking to the PDA / Phone, it needs to dowload a "GPS Almanac" which, from what I have been told, is something along the lines of a database of what satelites are available, where they are located etc for the unit to give you correct information. This can take up to ten minutes to download, and you do need to be in an area where the sky is clearly visible.

Again this is only information I have been told, but after I through a GPS receiver against the wall, and then asked a colleague why it wouldn't connect, this made clear to me!