Hello everyone,
I am currently using the NEO-6M to receive GPS data. However, I am finding it difficult to get a signal. At home it is not possible anyway, but outside it is also very difficult. I might get the first signal after 30 minutes, and then the signal goes away again and again? Do you know what to do? Is this normal? Are there any modules that are better?
A NEO-6M, with a good working antenna, outdoors, and with a good view of the sky, should get a location fix in around 45 seconds.
If it takes 30 minutes or more, the GPS or its antenna, is faulty.
The 45 second time for a fix, is the typical cold fix performance across a range of different GPSs, not a lot of difference between them all really.
If you bought the NEO-6M module from a cheap reseller like Amazon, Alibaba, etc. it is almost certainly counterfeit.
For best performance, buy a GPS module from a reputable seller like Adafruit, Sparkfun or a distributor that guarantees genuine products.
Unless you are inside a cave no it's not normal. I have no idea as to your location but I am sitting here in the Greater Cleveland, Ohio USA suburbs and indoors using either of a few cheap modules I was given. One with external antenna and one with antenna on the board. Both average about 30 to 45 seconds and both have no problem finding 9 satellites and tracking 7. This is sitting indoors in an older wood frame house even under heavy overcast cloud cover.
So no, what you are experiencing is not normal. Unless as I mentioned you are inside a cave or tunnel inside a mountain. Again I have no clue as to your location. I also agree with:
Ron
Hi, @ard_ghost
Can you please post some images of your project?
Can we please have a circuit diagram?
An image of a hand drawn schematic will be fine, include ALL power supplies, component names and pin labels.
How are you powering your project?
Thanks.. Tom... 
Hi @TomGeorge,
the circuit diagram is shown here. The Arduino is powered by the laptop or a battery.
Hi,
Do you have a DMM to measure the 3V3 supply to the NEO?
Thanks.. Tom..
Your drawing looks fine. Most of the GPS modules I have seen all run on 5.0 VDC and have an onboard low voltage dropout regulator to power the NEO 6x with 3.3 volts.
At this point assuming wireing correct and power correct it would help if you posted your code.
Ron
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