TomTom’s QuickGPSfix Determines Your Position Faster Than Ever

location based services

20 November 2006, Amsterdam: TomTom, a leading provider of personal navigation products and services today announces the availability of its free QuickGPSfix service. This free service enables TomTom GO users to get an immediate connection between their TomTom and the GPS satellites. The position of the TomTom GO is “fixed” seconds after switching on the device. TomTom’s QuickGPSfix service predicts the orbits of the satellites for up to seven days and distributes these predictions to TomTom devices when they are connected to a PC or MAC with TomTom HOME. Even if the TomTom GO is switched off for more than a day, it can obtain a fix within a few seconds. This feature, which is currently unique to the new TomTom GO range, means drivers can now start navigating faster than ever...