Tinting has little to do with it, The windshield is slanted, so when your
GPS is up front, it can see up through the windshield to where the
satellites are.
From: Peggy Kern <kernsac@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [gps-talkusers] Earthmate and tinted windows Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 19:59:14 -0800
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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