Hi everyone,
I have a trouble receiving a satellite connection to my GPS.
I installed the software into my new GPS device(Garmin Streetpilot i3) but my location is a factory installed location.It has not changed a bit.
What have I done worng? Or, what would you suggest me to do to fix this problem?
Appreciate your help.
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My cigarette plug in my car is broken. Apparently the fuse is completely gone. However, I'd love to have a GPS in the car, because I'm planning on doing alot of travelling in the U.S.
I've tried to do some research on the internet, but nothing has indicated whether or not GPS systems can work in a car without the cigarrete plug.
It really depends on which model GPS you have.
Example: If you own a Garmin Street Pilot 7200, 7200, 2730, or even a Nuvi 5000 you will not be able to use your GPS without some sort of 12 volt power supply.
Same hold true for Magellan RoadMate 500, 700, 760 etc.
Most new Garmin Nuvi's, Magellan Maestro's and TomTom's have internal battery and you maybe able to charge the GPS at home with a AC charger and use the internal battery power when you are driving with it.
So it really depends on what GPS model you own before someone can tell you if you can or can't use it without a CLA.
You can also select to hard wire your GPS system in the car and you will not need a CLA in that case.
These units above does not have an internal battery so they must use external power source from your cigarette lighter plug.
Best is to buy a replacement CLA for your navigation system, they can't be that much and it will save you tons of problems later on when you really need the system and don't have it because of a missing CLA.
Good Luck
You can go to any big box shop (Circuit City or Best Buy) or even a mom and pop shop to fix your cigarette lighter plug. Shouldn't take much time or money, and sounds like it would be the best solution for you to do instead of buying an expensive paperweight for the car.
yes like others said, you can charge the batteries. But if you have a good amount of money burning a hole in your pocket, you could order a in-dash radio that lets you do it all, radio, ipod, and GPS. If you want to do that go to crutchfield.com and look at their selection.
i have a tomtom GPS and it charges through the cigarette plug in, but you dont ahve to plug it in while your using it. as long as its charged you wont need to
You could go buy a power inverter at walmart or someplace and hook that directly to your car battery and just make sure your gps comes with a normal plug in
Some of them can run by battery or charger I believe.
most have rechargeable batteries... which can be charged in a regular outlet
yeah its needs one
um... yeah my dad has one and you need to charge it in the car
it comes with a ac adapter
yeah,im pretty sure
I was wondering if anyone knows of any GPS devices that can tell you in real-time during emergencies and/or disasters where the safe evacuation routes and emergency shelters are located?
Thanks!
" I was wondering if anyone knows of any GPS devices that can tell you in real-time during emergencies and/or disasters where the safe evacuation routes and emergency shelters are located?"
To the best of my knowledge, there is NO GPS devices currently that offer real-time emergencies/disasters evacuation routes or information of emergency shelters.
This does not mean you can't make your own route and plans.
Some GPS system will allow you to store certain routes you prefer and use it when you feel necessary.
This does not mean that the routes you have planned could be the most efficient routes during an emergency evacuation.
Real Time traffic could help but it only offers alternative surface street routes which I would bet would also be packed.
Best way is to have your GPS ready and when and if you need it, it will reroute you if you chose to drive a different direction than the route it has suggested.
http://www.sftrforest.org/cwpp/APPENDIX%20G%20Evacuation%20Planning.pdf
As far as emergency shelters goes, it is easy, just contact your local government agency and ask for the address of all the emergency shelters near you and input them in your GPS address book or favorites.
I would bet most schools, libraries, convention centers etc would be a good place to go in an emergency.
Problem is the streets and shelters in major cities are not design to accommodate everyone and during an emergency, even the best GPS is not going to get you around or out of the city traffic jams, it maybe good if you are heading out of town or if you are in a rural area.
It is a great question and I bet sooner or later someone will come up with a program that will allow evacuation routes and emergency shelters information, but for now, the demand is not enough to justify the cost of adding such features.
If you wish to try to input your own emergency evacuation routes or see how well a GPS function during those conditions, you can rent a GPS from GPS4Rent http://www.gps4rent.com to try without the need of committing to a certain model, find the model that fit your needs best and than take the plunge and buy one from Auto Nav 2000 Plus, Inc.
Most likely just the ones that come with the vehicle from the factory might be able to do what you are asking.
Some of them advertise "real time" traffic info so I would imagine that would cover it.
Yes.
Is there a GPS system that I can put in my car but that also can be taken out and used when walking in an unfamiliar area or do they all do this? Is a digi-walker different from a GPS system? Is there a product that can serve both functions?
Hi Lojo,
A digiwalker is just a glorified pedometer that has a GPS built in.
You can get a more sophisticated GPS that works in your car and then as you leave your car you "mark" your location. You can also use it to find a location as you walk. Then when you are ready to return to your cay it will guide you directly there.
Go here for a couple ideas - http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/103-9437352-1756622?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=walking+gps
Norm
It is my second time replacing the data card in my GPS and i just want to make sure that the FAA will not screw me over something like this. Is there a log entry required?
No. While removing the gps would have ramifications, had you removed it and not made a logbook entry, the data card will not get you in trouble. It is looked upon much the same way as tossing out your expired enroute charts and replacing them with new ones. Getting busted with expired nav gps data is sort of like getting busted for flying with expired enroute charts
No its not required.
I think it might have remember anything replaced with a part no. and serial no. is entered in the aircraft log book (there isn't an airframe log in the aircraft?) an airframe log is for technical records people which is usually under quality assurance.
One good example is the Nav Data uploading which done every month cause it expires after 1 month. It is entered in the aircraft log book as Nav Data Uploaded new expiration 30 April '08.
i'm planning to buy a blackberry that have gps features. i need something that doesn't require me to download maps, i mean it can receive signal straight from satellites like any other gps receiver.
i'm currently using nokia n95. the gps feature requires me to buy maps from nokia which i found a bit waste of money.
so, what's the difference? can you recommend me blackberry models with the gps feature & wi fi?
gps enabled and built in gps got nothing to do with the maps.
Or rather phone has pre-installed maps if you purchase from major carrier in a particular region. i.e. singapore , most phone are pre-installed with the map (nokia series)
whether it is gps enabled or built in, it's referring to the same thing.
note, A-GPS is still GPS except their start up connection which are weaker and will require connection to assisted server (AS) via 3G/GPRS/Wifi.
those phone can still work alone without connecting to AS but you got to wait a pretty long time.
blackberry one will include Curve, Bold and Storm that have all the above feature of GPS and wifi
Get an actual GPS unit like Garmin or Magellen?
Get a second hand laptop or portable PC and buy a gps module and software?
Please let me know what is the cheepest device and or the cheepest combination of devices to get a functional GPS device.
The actual cheapest is to buy a used iDEN cellphone that has GPS in it. I have two i58sr's - both have GPS functions on them, and I can program the units with my own custom Java programs for using the data. Newer iDEN phones have color screens, and still others have even the map software with it too. You dont need to have access to the iDEN service to have it work either.