navigation not locating gps

[srothkin]

I was testing the navigation with the car dock this morning. 15 minutes 5 miles to office and the whole way it displays searching for GPS. Even after I took it out of the car dock and carried it to my office it didn't find the GPS.

I know there is good GPS reception all along the route because my car has built in GPS navigation which I've tested on this route.


What is wrong / how do I fix this?

[lrudo]

Gps Turned on in settings/location?

[ericwiz]

I find that the GPS works better if you are stationary first. Once it locks in it seems fine for the most part.

Although, I had used the GPS without any issue before I got the car dock so now that you mention it, maybe there is an issue with GPS and the dock?

Would be a good test, try the same thing on the way home but don't use the dock and see if you get a better result.

Also, is it cloudy out? I was thinking that may have been my issue at first. I take the train to commute so I dont use the car too often. It would be a good test to try with and without the dock with the same weather conditions then try in clear/cloudy to get a real feel for it.

Ill try and do some of this this weekend.

~Eric

[heem]

do you have the device near the window?

[ericwiz]

For me, the dock is *ON* the windshield.

[srothkin]

Gps Turned on in settings/location?

Yes, gps is turned on.

[comic0guy]

i will say, this morning i turned it on, didn't seem to be able to find anything....not sure why, works perfectly before

[srothkin]

do you have the device near the window?

Dock attached to windshield

[ericwiz]

If you go out for lunch try it without the dock. I am curious if it will work better for you.

[drewshaver]

I've seen reports of an initial fix taking hours, and then all works normal, although it seems absurdly necc..
also try removing any 3rd party gps apps you may have d/led to diagnose the problem. For more, see hardware section: Motorola Droid FAQ Wiki