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| Thread ID: 132190 | 2013-05-10 00:05:00 | Please don't report me to the CAA / FAA... | Renmoo (66) | PC World Chat |
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| 1340501 | 2013-05-10 00:05:00 | ... but why the GPS feature does not work on my phone? This is without the flight mode switched on. I tried to use Sygic and Google Maps on my phone on two separate flight occasions - both apps struggled to connect to the satellites. One would think that being 18,000 feet closer to the satellite would improve the signal quality dramatically. Phone: Samsung Galaxy S2. GPS was definitely switched on. Running Android 4.2.1. Cheers :) |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 1340502 | 2013-05-10 00:31:00 | Maybe the signal gets blocked by the plane? | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1340503 | 2013-05-10 00:35:00 | Try parachuting James. Make sure first that you have a parachute or a large umbrella on you. Then, turn on GPS. You should try to find out quickly if it works, being sans aeroplane. Ken :devil |
kenj (9738) | ||
| 1340504 | 2013-05-10 01:13:00 | Might be because you are in an aluminum tube of death. My GPS (handheld) does not work in the house although the roof is tiled. | prefect (6291) | ||
| 1340505 | 2013-05-10 01:23:00 | en.wikipedia.org | Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 1340506 | 2013-05-10 01:23:00 | Also your ground speed is quite high which can make it hard to get a lock, and no A-GPS | Alex B (15479) | ||
| 1340507 | 2013-05-10 01:54:00 | Try it in a Tiger Moth Renmoo ;) | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1340508 | 2013-05-10 03:25:00 | My phone GPS worked fine on the Eurostar train. Didn't think we were going very fast... Phone + Google tracker confirmed 340km/hr !! (Probably not enough metal to create Faraway Cage) A. |
afe66 (13778) | ||
| 1340509 | 2013-05-10 04:20:00 | Try it in a Tiger Moth Renmoo ;) Make sure you do it the aft seat ... less wing area to block a signal ;) |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1340510 | 2013-05-10 05:27:00 | You'll find that your phone won't get a lock since you're moving too fast ;) Running GPS test (great app btw) will show you're getting signal but the GPS can't calculate your initial position. If you lock on before you take off, eg on the ground and keep the GPS app running you'll be sweet. Experienced this both flying and on fast trains. My current speed record is 851kph :) |
The Error Guy (14052) | ||
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