Forums >Gears and Wears>Possibly stupid garmin question, but is there a way to help it find a satellite faster?
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Jill -- thank you so much for asking this question! I don't think it's stupid at all, and these are some great tips shared by the other posters, so many thanks for those! New plan: put Garmin on south-facing porch rail. Put on shoes. Then Garmin. I will especially thank you all at 5:30 am in December.
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And this: DO NOT have it on your body when you are finding satellites. I do not know why this happens, but when it is on your wrist or in your hand, it takes a while. If it is on the ground or on your car's dash, it gets signal very fast.
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Only suggestion is to not be moving / walking around while it looks.
DO NOT have it on your body when you are finding satellites.
Not at it at all.
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Why would you need to point the GPS to the South? I was under the impression that the satellites are in all directions so that they can triangulate the signals.