Our antennas are amplified external GPS antennas. Garmin's built in antennas are not amplified, and when tested side by side with Garmin's external antenna, ours significantly outperform the Garmin antenna, yielding an average of 28 dB signal gain compared to about 16 dB gain from Garmin's antenna.
They recommend the use of PGE2 vaginally or inside the cervix in the form of a gel. The use of prostaglandins is safer to ripen the cervix than the use of pitocin alone to start labor on an unripe cervix, although they can all increase the pain during contractions.
Both Bosc and Comice pears need between five and seven days to ripen. The days indicated for ripening are a guide but not law. Pears ripen faster when they get a longer chill period and take longer if the chill period was cut short. The best way to tell is to press your finger into the flesh near the stem. When it's slightly soft, the fruit is ripe.