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Your problem isn't your service provider-its your phone! I have a different LG phone than you, but from my own experience and what i have heard from many people who have LG phones, they all have reception problems. LG phones have terrible antennas in their phones. I'm trying to work on a solution to that now, if its possible. Contact me(True Love in DC) in a week to see if i discovered any solutions. In the meantime, a good thing to know about reception with ANY phone is this: the antenna is always at the top of your phone. Avoid holding or placing your hand and fingers near the top of your phone. And NEVER bend over while talking on the phone as u will be pointing your phone towards the ground. This almost ALWAYS cuts off your reception or even disconnects your call in progress. Learn the best reception spots in and around your home and other places you may be at too. Avoid walking around while talking on the phone. Certain buildings or parts of buildings play a part in your reception as well as certain lighting in the building. And finally, atmospheric conditions(storms, cloud cover, etc) are a big contributer in reception problems!
If the Garmin nuvi 1450 could find satellites at the same location and time before there's something wrong with the built-in receiver / antenna. Because it's not accessible from the outside it needs to be opened to check the antenna connections. Best is to check battery at the same time and replace it - once the problem is fixed.
At some locations there can be poor GPS sat reception - due to line of sight obstructions, such as trees, buildings. For a 2D fix it needs to "see" at least 3 satellites signals.
You may find better reception by adding an antenna amplifier to your gps. If that doesn't work then I would try a different model and see if you get better reception. That would tell you something is wrong with the one you have.
Most radio reception problems that occur only while the car is running are caused by damaged diodes in the alternator. It can be difficult to diagnose this since most dealers and repair shops will not disassemble the alternator to test the diodes. If you can find a shop that rebuilds alternators they can test for bad diodes and replace them if necessary. Hope this helps.
Yes it will show you where you are and where your going, the whole point of gps is knowing location, if your unit is having troubles the antenna may be dead or you could be getting poor reception. Try giving the unit a firmware update using Garmins WebUpdater, this may help.
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If your GPS says you are in a building ... it is being nice when it says that. It is redally telling you it has no, little or poor signal reception. You can be outside and still not have a clear view of the sky. Your GPS wants a unobstructed view to find the signals from above. Other buildings, trees, etc. in the area can prevent this view.
If you are out in a field, for example, and it still tells you this - you should be asking Tomtom what to do. There is probably something they can do to help your signal reception. You could have a antenna or battery issue.
Unfortunately it appears the iPhone's GPS chip isn't up to much as we've all suspected. Some people can get it working while many are reporting, like you, that they get drop outs and poor signal strength errors. This is happening accross all the iPhone Sat Nav apps so it points the finger at the GPS chip itself, especially as many of these people are stating they have dedicated tomtoms and the like that work fine. I've tried Copilot, tomtom and others on the iPhone 3GS and none are able to keep signal long enough to be any good. In fact they are a complete waste of money. It's no suprise Tomtom are releasing a cradle for the iPhone which includes a seperate more powerful GPS receiver...
poor satellite reception... possibly mis-aligned dish (moved by wind?) or a tree/building blocking line-of-sight have a local installer (most tv aerial installers) take a look at the dish/cable (for worn spots on the cable)
I have the same problem, and so far the only solution is patience. If you are in a cutting, or between tall buildings, and the satellites are low down on the horizon, then it seems reasonable that reception will be between poor and zero. But in wide open spaces mine too sometimes loses the signal. Hang in there, and contact is restored.
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