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Reviewed by UK Guest, 20th Jul 2006. |
| Review Summary: Be sure to use the inexpensive extra antenna that can be pur |
Overall Score: 4/5
 
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Review: We have had one of these Garmin StreetPilot C330 sat nav systems for about 10 months, and the only frustrating thing has been that it can be very slow to find the satellites, and then it can lose contact with the satellites when you are in a city with tall buildings. Other than that VERY frustrating problem, it has performed well in Denmark, and Germany, and England.
I finally bought an inexpensive extra antenna that is compatible with this Garmin, and the Garmin now finds the satellites quickly (also in the location that has always been a probem - right in front of our house!), and it now hasn't lost contact with the satellites on the street in Copenhagen where it usually does lose contact. The extra antenna is just put on the inside of the front windshield, and then removed when you are through using the Garmin.
Very irritating that the technical support didn't mention the possibility of using an external antenna - they just kept telling me that it can take up to 3 minutes to find satellites, and that tall builings in Copenhagen can interfere with connection to the satellites. I have suggested that they tell customers about the extra antenna. |
Ratings
| Value For Money: |
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4 |
| Review Score: |
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4 |
| Recommended? | |
Yes |
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