question about nuvi 265wt

[princehenrydamasco]

hello
a contributor here but my question seems to be of help to newbies also..
i noticed that my garmin nuvi 265wt has poor satellite reception when unplugged during navigation,is this normal?however, when plugged, i dont encounter the poor satellite reception thing..my windshield is a little bit tinted..


thanks in advance guys!!

[hbt]

maybe battery's old and not giving enough ampere or juice while unplug.

[princehenrydamasco]

sir..

sir HBT,

the battery is a still ok,just bought it almost 2 months ago..it doesnt drain easily also so probably the battery is still ok..hows dat sir?tnx..

[hbt]

i noticed that my garmin nuvi 265wt has poor satellite reception when unplugged during navigation,is this normal?however, when plugged, i dont encounter the poor satellite reception thing..my windshield is a little bit tinted..

if my algebra is right. everything is pointing to the battery. (unplug-not ok, plug-ok) if you plug it your basically charging the unit and using the battery charge to power the unit, just like a laptop.
well... i'd do a hard reset but its up to you basically or update the firmware.(at your own risk of course) :sly:

hopefully they didnt give you a lemon battery

good day

[princehenrydamasco]

tnx

if my algebra is right. everything is pointing to the battery. (unplug-not ok, plug-ok) if you plug it your basically charging the unit and using the battery charge to power the unit, just like a laptop.
well... i'd do a hard reset but its up to you basically or update the firmware.(at your own risk of course) :sly:

hopefully they didnt give you a lemon battery

good day

thnks sir, i'll check on that..

[tessganda1988]

Maybe the Power cable with Traffic receiver is acting as an extended antenna... maybe. Well I'm sure you will encounter the poor satellite reception thing when passing through a tunnel at a slow speed... with or without power cable.

[Reiji]

battery should have no effect on satellite signal.
does it happen all the time? maybe you passed by some tall structures when you unplugged it. try this go to a clear location, get sat lock while plugged and without moving the unit unplug it and see what happens.

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[gtv]

Maybe the Power cable with Traffic receiver is acting as an extended antenna...

I agree, this makes a lot of sense. On some older units, you could actually plug-in an antenna to increase satellite reception.

[magus888]

hmmm ... mine, even when not plug to a powers source , my signal gets a full bar,well even inside my room i still get a signal but yeah , it could be the place where u are at when ur using the unit,