[gps-talkusers] Re: Earthmate and tinted windows

Oh, I never thought about the defrost elements.  And glad you said you were 
kidding about the direction of travel.  You had me going for a minute 
(although I don't think many people would drive very far backwards!  <grin>)

Peggy

At 08:50 PM 3/30/2005, you wrote:
>Peggy,
>
>It is actually the direction of travel that matters. If you sat in the back
>and drove the car backwards, it would work fine. If you are driving
>forward, the GpS has to be in the front window.
>
>You may recall emails on this list about riding on the Virgin trains in
>England. I have confirmed that the tinted windows on the Virgin trains
>completely obscure the GPS signal. The same applies to cars. Also, the
>defrost elements in the back window of a car can block the signal. It is
>the metal blocking the signal.
>
>Just kidding about the direction of travel.
>
>Mike
>
>
>At 07:59 PM 3/30/2005, you wrote:
> >Hi, all.  Last night we went to Carmichael to some friends' house, and then
> >headed off for dinner in Folsom.  I was really excited, having never gone
> >to Folsom with GPS.  At first I sat in the backseat with our friend's
> >wife.  The windows in the vehicle were very tinted, and for the life of me,
> >I couldn't get a fix.  Fortunately, my husband being the sensitive guy he
> >is, asked if we could stop so I could sit in the front seat, and our friend
> >was happy to do so.  Once I got in the front seat, where the windows
> >weren't tinted, I got a good fix.  So I'm curious:  Does GPS not work with
> >tinted windows?  Or was it because I was in the backseat of the
> >vehicle?  Or perhaps it was both.  I know with my old Sportrak I could get
> >a fix from the backseat although it seemed to work better from the front,
> >since I'd have front and side windows to work with.
> >
> >Just curious to hear others' experiences when riding in a car, especially
> >Earthmate users, since that's what I'm using now.  How insistent are you
> >about where you sit in a vehicle when you want to use GPS?  I don't want to
> >be a pain, but I like to "look out of the window" too.
> >
> >Comments, anyone?
> >
> >Peggy
> >
> >
> >
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