GPS could be affected by Solar Flares

Seems like they recycle this kind of story every month or so.

Yeah, but I didn't want anybody to blame the Garmin Automatic Updater for seeing "Poor Satellite Reception" on their unit. LOL

If we truly are going into a "Maunder Minimum", then we should see these reports less and less.

May be visible in North America tonight - provided it's not cloudy and raining as is forecast in my neighborhood.

http://www.spaceweather.com/

and... Oh Noes!! There's an Antiproton Ring encircling the Earth!!

http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2011/08/05/antiproton-ring-found...

That could explain why my nuvi showed my route as being on a parallel on/off side of the interstate and my vehicle was actually on the interstate. This is a route I take quite frequently and this has never happened.

I also will periodically see my vehicle half off the roadway sometimes and other times right where it needs to be (on the same road but different days).

I have a hard time believing this...

What exactly do you not believe?

This is a well documented problem with Solar Flares.

Magnetic storms impact propagation of radio frequencies, disrupting them.

Believe - it really does happen.

Could solar flares be blamed for Garmin's decisions regarding Junction View file size?

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.

Really??? Did you forget a sarcasm tag?

... smh

Solar storms may disrupt satellite & telecom equipment over the next few days. AT&T customers not expected to notice the difference.

Funny.

It's even more funny, since its Verizon on strike and not AT&T.

My Verizon wireless has been working all day, but that's subject to change.

The strike is against Verizon Communications = the landline company not Verizon Wireless. They are separate entities.

That goes to show you that even when on strike it works better than AT&T Burumbump!! ♫♪♫♪ (rimshot)

I stand corrected. The local newspaper article that I read (probably taken from AP or another) alluded that all of Verizon was affected. But reading articles online say otherwise - it is the landwire service.

Reminds me of a Mark Twain quote..."If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed."

That's becoming more and more true every day, as journalism any more is about managing facts to manipulate public opinion rather than report facts and mirror public opinion.

Sensationalism and manipulation are the core values these days.

I have noticed that satellite aquisition had been slower the last few days. Dont know if strong SF had anything to do with that or not.

Affected me. I was headed for a diet yogurt store and somehow ended up at a Five Guy's. Who'd of thunk ?