How sensitive is the Nuvi?

I was talking to a Garmin Rep today and she aid that she was able to
use the Nuvi in Wal-mart. Sound too good to be true?

Possibly standing near a window or two? I doubt she was able to get a Sat
signal deep into the store with no "view" to the sky.

TC

Tony Clark wrote:

Depends on the details of the building construction. I got a lock in
the Berkeley REI while in the middle of the store far away and out of
sight of any windows. It's quite a large store so I'd think reception
could be comparable in a Wal-Mart.

BTW, this was with an old eMap using the internal patch and less
sensitive Garmin receiver chip. Similar reception was obtained using
the Meridian Gold and Platinum demo models.
Reception was fair to middling on all three receivers - they were all
switching between 2D and 3D lock when oriented properly (Meridians
vertical and eMap horizontal).
I was somewhat surprised. I had just intended to compare the maps and
other screen views but noticed that they all got position locks while I
was looking at them.

she may be right
nuvi uses a non-garmin sirf III chipset which happens to be the most
sensitive recently
i have gps of the same chipset
i can lock on signal by the window of my house
it continue to lock on throughout inside the main floor and the
staircase while walking to the basement .
i still manage signal lock up on and off even in my basement
sure it is not a concrete house
but still it is impressive
that could be the reason why garmin switches to this chipse for the
newer handheld

daniel

Do you think she was lying to you?

I have a nuvi and need to go to Wal-mart this Friday.
I'll try it out.