Originally Posted by Bedhead

Was it an old Navman? I had one of those for a couple of days until I took it back because it was so rubbish. Garman Nuvi 310 I had was a lot better. I have the 1490 now and I really miss the screen that says which satellites you're picking up, saying that it usually finds the signal and you're good to go inside 10 seconds most of the time. I have a hand held Garmin walking GPS that can take a minute or two to work out where you are, but I've even had it work indoors a few times.