Tom J
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Registered: 8th Sep 03
Location: Bridgend
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Got a Road Angel Navigator today, and already had enough of it
First it said it needed registering, so did that and downloaded updates to keep it happy. Havent got it actually doing anything yet and i get this message:
‘System Time has been changed. Please correct then relaunch CoPilot’
Been on the website and this was the solution
The unit has not acquired GPS data since it has been switched on. Switch the unit on with a clear view of the sky to enable the unit to acquire GPS data which allow the unit to obtain the current time and date
I have stood in an open, not in the car, with no obstructions and a clear view of the sky, and it still says this error message
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Dave A
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Registered: 10th Dec 03
Location: County Durham
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takes 24 hours from registration before it will update.
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Tom J
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Registered: 8th Sep 03
Location: Bridgend
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but it updated fine?
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Dave A
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have you sent them an e-mail, their tech support is very good.
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Tom J
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Registered: 8th Sep 03
Location: Bridgend
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i'll give them a ring in the morning, probably get a faster response
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GT4Brody
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Registered: 26th Sep 01
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when i first got my ra2 it took a while for it to fina a gps signal....go for a drive for a few miles, should find something...
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nixy
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Registered: 23rd Feb 06
Location: rainham (kent)
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Honestly The sat nav part is shite on those!! I had a few back at work from faults. The angel part is just as awesome as the normal units. Personally Id go for a tom tom 3/5/700 and get the free cmara down load from pocketgps.co.uk
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Jess GSi
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Registered: 2nd Feb 05
Location: Hepworth, Suffolk
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my sister has got one of those. she got it yesterday and is havin probs 2. says the same as wot urs does tom. she has been told to jus leave it 2 get signal or summink
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flash22
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Registered: 13th Sep 05
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the camera POI's from http://pocketgps.co.uk/ are no longer free you have to subscribe to there site and it costs £19 a year or £2 a month. I know this as i wanted to updade my tomtom yesturday
[Edited on 27-03-2006 by flash22]
[Edited on 27-03-2006 by flash22]
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Voyto
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Registered: 9th Feb 03
Location: Stafford
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flash - u2u'd
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Tom J
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Registered: 8th Sep 03
Location: Bridgend
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managed to sort it. had to drive around a bit and turn it on and off with the main switch on the bottom until it reached a signal
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James_DT
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Registered: 9th Apr 04
Location: Cambridgeshire
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quote: Originally posted by flash22
the camera POI's from http://pocketgps.co.uk/ are no longer free you have to subscribe to there site and it costs £19 a year or £2 a month. I know this as i wanted to updade my tomtom yesturday
[Edited on 27-03-2006 by flash22]
[Edited on 27-03-2006 by flash22]
I'm still getting mine free.
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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quote: Originally posted by GT4Brody
when i first got my ra2 it took a while for it to fina a gps signal....go for a drive for a few miles, should find something...
Don't go for a drive anywhere when trying to get a gps fix.
It will only take longer.
Place receiver in clear view of the sky and stationary.
Thats the quickest way.
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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yeah, agree, if you go drive to a open space. leave it still itll get a signal quicker. its gotta find all the satelites and record there coordinates
then its fine
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GT4Brody
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Registered: 26th Sep 01
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quote: Originally posted by John
quote: Originally posted by GT4Brody
when i first got my ra2 it took a while for it to fina a gps signal....go for a drive for a few miles, should find something...
Don't go for a drive anywhere when trying to get a gps fix.
It will only take longer.
Place receiver in clear view of the sky and stationary.
Thats the quickest way.
well when i had mine, sat outside house for ages, no signal....went for a drive picked it up after 10 mins....
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Tom J
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Registered: 8th Sep 03
Location: Bridgend
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not overly impressed with it, considering taking it back and getting a tom tom 700 or something and then adding the speed camera POI's. I thought it would show road names on the map as you went past them but it doesn't or is there a setting i need to change?
[Edited on 28-03-2006 by Tom J]
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