Time zone change?
Sat, 11/29/2008 - 10:54pm
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15 years
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This was my first 'time zone' trip and I was a little surprised at my Nuvi 200. I went from Georgia to TN and expected the Nuvi to change the time back an hour, but it did not. Is this normal? Cell phones change, so why didn't the gps?
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The GPSr's time displayed is a user controlled feature. Internally, they operate on UTC/GMT - and they get that from the satellite signal.
Cell phone's change because they are getting their time from a ground-based source (cell towers) that are programmed to relay the time based on the location of the tower.
*Keith* MacBook Pro *wifi iPad(2012) w/BadElf GPS & iPhone6 + Navigon*
Time Zone Change
kch50428 is right, because cell phones are in contact with towers it's easy for them to get the correct time signal.
The 7x5 series has automatic time zone change. I believe the 2x5 series does also. It looks like it's becoming a standard feature on the newer Garmins.
The Nuvi 265wt has the
The Nuvi 265wt has the automatic time change feature.
Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.
Cell phones also are
Cell phones also are constantly hopping towers when traveling so they are updated frequently
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