HELP! External GPS Antenna Not Working!

[alanazar]

Hello,

I've purchased 2 GPS antennas for my HTC Touch Cruise and for my friend who has the same phone from a reputed ebay seller who hasn't had any issues before with his products.

I've tried both antennas on my phone and none has shown an improvement, I also tried plugging in the phone to my car charger at the same time while I was in the car in case it had to be powered...but that also didn't work!

I also tried putting the antenna outside and my phone inside and still no signal.

Now it seems unlikely that both antennas aren't working on either Touch Cruise so I wanted to know is there a specific way of doing this? Did I miss a step?

Appreciate all your help!
Alan

[Lucas_taylor123]

Might sound stupid , But whats wrong with the gps chip built into the phone, If you are trying to use it as a navigator or whatever then the one built in is absolutly fine i use mine every day.

[alanazar]

Hi Lucas,

Nothing's wrong with the built-in one, it works great... but having an external antenna should greatly improve satellite detection and locking time as well as less cut outs in urban areas.


Best regards,
Alan

[robtang]

I don't really think external antennas really helps in general use, esp with large enviromental factors.

I was always under the impression they are used if you need the device in a compromised location, ie some sort of pseudo-faraday cage, ie like some heated-windscreens.

[alanazar]

Someone please help!