Tomtom iPhone app external gps receiver help!

I use my iPhone tomtom app while traveling around Europe and there are a lot of places where gps is low is very low in Europe. Last time I went I lost gps signal and got lost and needed someone else to help me on the road. I was wondering if I could get some suggestions of external GPS receivers that will boost my gps signal so I always have gps everywhere. I also want to turn data off as soon as I enter Europe so I don't get charged for data being used by tomtom. So if I could get some good suggestions of external GPS receivers that will work with iPhone 5 and iPad mini would be great. Thanks in advance.

Rob_Nelson wrote:
Anyone else seen this problem?
Nope. I have the same as you but no issues.
I have TomTom's Western Europe nav app on my iPhone and the TomTom car kit, but when I used it the GPS seemed jumpy, as in it kept wandering onto neighbouring roads and then randomly... I've done a restore of the phone and it uses the latest software versions....
So I downloaded the TomTom Car Kit app which allows you to see the GPS status of the mount and even after 30 mins outside with a clear view of the sky not a single satellite was detected by the mount.
Well you've done a what's necessary. I would delete the TomTom app and redownload it. If that fails I would assume that the mount is MIA and try to get it swapped.

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I have TomTom's Western Europe nav app on my iPhone and the TomTom car kit, but when I used it the GPS seemed jumpy, as in it kept wandering onto neighbouring roads and then randomly... I've done a restore of the phone and it uses the latest software versions....
So I downloaded the TomTom Car Kit app which allows you to see the GPS status of the mount and even after 30 mins outside with a clear view of the sky not a single satellite was detected by the mount.
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TIA
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Rob_Nelson wrote:
Anyone else seen this problem?
Nope. I have the same as you but no issues.
I have TomTom's Western Europe nav app on my iPhone and the TomTom car kit, but when I used it the GPS seemed jumpy, as in it kept wandering onto neighbouring roads and then randomly... I've done a restore of the phone and it uses the latest software versions....
So I downloaded the TomTom Car Kit app which allows you to see the GPS status of the mount and even after 30 mins outside with a clear view of the sky not a single satellite was detected by the mount.
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I have th Z10, it has GPS software and a built-in GPS radio receiver. I also have an external GPS radio receiver, not a GPS device. It is strictly a radio receiver. I used to use it years ago on my Windows Mobile device - the software with maps was on Windows Mobile, and the GPS receiver hooked up via Bluetooth.
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