Got one of these just before Christmas. Thought people would like to know it works fine on my Defender which has a heated screen, despite rumours to the contrary. See it's down to 399GBP in PC-W*rld in the paper today.
Nice bit of kit - even knows the names of the greenlanes I use... and the sucker thing for the screen seems very secure even off road. Plus I have succesfully downloaded the UK speedcams database, which also works well.
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It depends what you mean by 'works fine'.
From my experience of using GPSrs in Land Rovers over 8 1/2 years, I would suggest that 'works fine' in a heated windscreen XS90, is a poor indication of performance.
My third Garmin GPSr in my 130, that also has a heated windscreen, I would say that it only just works some of the time with it's built-in antenna. It's a bit like putting a brick under the throttle peddle so that you get only 10% performance from your 90.
You need an external antenna to get any decent GPS performance in our Defenders.
Reg.
Your comments are interesting. I fully expected to have to get an external antenna, but havent found I needed to. Hence my post.
BUT, in my 90, the gps works exactly in the same way as it does in the other vehicles in my household ( a Ford Ka, and an Audi A2, niether of which have heated screens). It finds five-seven satellites and locks on to four -five. That is the same as I get in the open air.
My definition of 'Works Fine' - tells me where I am, plots routes, displays 'instantaenous average' speed etc, everything I want it to. I have driven for a month with the GPS now in all three vehicles, and it works the same in all three. But I have only driven in England so far!
OT I tried it on a GNER train and it showed we were travelling at 118mph, but sugested we 'go to nearest road'.
'T'
No problems with any of mine (and I have anywhere between 2 and 6 at any time!) on the dash of my Disco II with heated screen
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