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Peter
Mundare, Alberta
March 17, 2010
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GARMIN GA25 MCX ANTENNA
The antenae does increase reception but the magnet on this unit is very weak.
Pros: it does increase reception to a degree
Cons: magnet is very weak on the unit
Recommend: NO OPINION
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Aaron
Escanaba, MI
December 28, 2009
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SHORT CABLE
the cable for this antenna is not very long. i installed this on my 2005 F-150 for a center dash mounted GPS. i had to mount the antenna close to the windshield to have enough cable to route it under the weather stripping and under the dash. about another 5 foot would be much better for more mounting and routing options. as far as performance, it is difficult to say how much better the gps runs. i think i pay more attention to signal strenght since running the external antenna. i do frequently have full signal strength with all available sattelites.
Recommend: NO OPINION
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Dick
Baltimore, MD
August 31, 2009
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GARMIN GA25 MCX ANTENNA
Excellent antenna ... works very well !!!
Pros: excellent reception
Cons: none
Recommend: YES
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Luc
Moncton, NB
June 1, 2009
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A MUST WHEN RENTING CARS
I often rent vehicles for work and I've noticed that my GPS (Garmin Quest) wouldn't pick up any satellites when mounted to the windshield on certain cars. Seems there's some sort of coating that prevents the signal from getting through. The workaround was to mount the GPS on the door window - but that just wasn't very handy.
The GA25 external antenna is perfect. It's a simple magnet mount that plugs into the back of the GPS. Takes about 30 seconds to route the wire along the door's weather seal and into the car. The advantage to having an antenna on top of the car rather than in the windshield is that you pick-up more satellites, hence greater resolution (I regularly get 2 - 3 meters).
Pros: simple, better satellite lock-up.
Recommend: YES
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MAGOO!
Glen Ellyn
May 27, 2009
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REALLY MAKES A DIFFERENCE
The external antenna speeds up the operation of the GPS screen. I have two of these and have tried them both ways . . . buy the external antenna!
Pros: faster response time on the screen
Cons: have to run wires under the headliner
Recommend: YES
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Billy
Yellowknife, NT
May 26, 2009
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ALL IS WELL
This feller is fine!
Recommend: YES
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Robert P.
Chateauguay QC
April 30, 2009
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ANTENNE DE STREET PILOT
Légere amélioration, Mais au centre ville de Mlt.,pas de changement
Recommend: YES
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dan
legardeur Québec Canada
February 2, 2009
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GOOD RECEPTION
La reception a été ammilioré et plus rapide a recevoir les signaux satellites sur mon petit street pilot
Recommend: YES
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rsleegers
London, ON
January 16, 2009
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IMPROVES RECEPTION TO 99.999%
Our in-dash Streetpilot C330 used to lose reception about 1%-2% of the time. With the antennae we have yet to lose reception while out in the open. It has only failed under gas station covers or tunnels. We have a sunroof and the wire runs out without any leakage. Others have mentioned the connector can break - I just leave it attached even when removing from the mount for programming (when stopped, of course). GPS are cheap enough now I don't worry about leaving it hooked up, except in potentially high crime areas. I just take out the memory card with the current maps.
Pros: improves reception
Cons: limits portability
Recommend: YES
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Bert Morin
November 22, 2008
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ANTENNA FOR GPS 60C
This item has improve reception 70 percent in my neck of the woods.Apparently the connection on the GPS end is weak ,care must be taken to disconnect,A very useful gadget. Bert
Recommend: YES
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Keith
July 26, 2008
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Ditto. The antenna works well I've seen estimated position accuracy (Garmin GPS60Csx) go from 18+ feet without the antenna to 6 feet with the antenna. However, the connector is junk. Mine broke the third time I used it. Enough remained to continue to use it for a while. I will buy another one but you must view this accessory as a disposable, short term device. Everything else on the Garmin GPS60Csx is so robust one wonders why they allow something this flimsy to carry their brand name.
Recommend: YES
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Wil
March 26, 2008
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I purchased this antenna because I called Garmin and they advised me it would be great to extend my distance. I wanted to install the garmin on my consol. But what they did not tell me was it had to be put on the outside of the car. I was told I could just put it on the dash. After talking with Garmin they did not help me and I would never buy another Garmin Product after the service I got from them.
Recommend: YES
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Mark
March 26, 2008
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The antenna does help reception, but the MCX connector is a total piece of junk. Mine broke the third time I used it. Don't buy it unless you really need a remote antenna.
Recommend: YES
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Jonathan
March 11, 2008
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I too bought one of these antennas and had the MCX connector come apart while connected to my GPS. The stiff connector cable puts lots of stress on the connection and it came apart while I was holding my GPS in my lap. This happened after one year.
Recommend: YES
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John Bagg
February 24, 2008
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Purchased one of these and it worked great. However, connection became locked in unit and would broke while I tried to remove it. Unfortunately, I threw it away in disgust as it did not seem economical to return for repairs.
Recommend: YES
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John Kuklinski
February 21, 2008
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I had purchased the antenna for my Garmin Nuvi. The first time I used it the MCX connector broke off in the receptacle, leaving the top part in the GPS. I will have to send the unit back to Garmin for repair and will not have it available for my use while it is in the shop. Not sure that it will happen again with new antenna.
Recommend: YES
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John Kuklinski
February 21, 2008
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I had purchaced the antenna for my Garmin Nuvi. The first time I used it the MCX connector broke off in the receptacle, leaving the top part in the GPS. I will have to send the unit back to Garmin for repair and will not have it available for my use while it is in the shop. Not sure that it will happen again with new antenna.
Recommend: YES
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james may
ON
December 31, 1969
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well yes,its worth the money..as the garmin streetpilot c330 ..i found with it .like most other reviews.is the bright sunlight and glare which restricts your view in mounting on inside windshield.well this ga25mcx.gets rid off this problem.as the magnetic mount goes,anyware on roof..the lead is long enough to go on any car or truck..and its magnetic mount is good.....answer no glare on c330 as it goes anyware in car or truck.oh yeaaaaaa a must for the streetpilot c330 thanks gps city .
Recommend: YES
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