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Thread ID: 125855	2012-07-23 21:28:00	GPS Units - Route planning	tingle (6539)	PC World Chat

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1290334	2012-07-25 22:44:00	Have not read the entire thread but if thats included on that model then yes on many other cheaper models that option is not available. On a trip to New Plymouth to Pick up a Car we tried 3 models of GPS Tomtom, Navaman and Garmin. Not one of them choose the same route and the Garmin at one point was instructing us to turn around even though I knew that I was going the correct direction before finally it yeilded to the direction of travel being correct. Return trip was just as interesting and the routings were differant from the units! Following an unfamiler route in two cars in the dark proved interesting especially since at a junction we were directed two differant ways that ran parallel to a river. Did not realise until to late that the headlingts I thought I would catch up with were actually going another direction! Zero cellphone coverage makes that fun! That would be hard to follow - directions varying that much between units. At first, my wife doubted that the unit could figure our where places were or how to get there, but she eventually warmed up to it when it unerringly took us to each and every destination, every time. Mostly she holds suspect the GPS satellites since they are in space and they could fail at any moment or the government could turn them off. I should've married a woman whose parents didn't have prehensile tails and hadn't invented fire yet. I even played a few softening games with her in that I would put in a destination to say: my son's in-laws in another state. I titled the name of the results: 'Jeremy's In-laws'. When we got within one turn of the place, it announced: "Turn right in eight tenths of a mile to arrive at Jeremy's In-laws on the left." You should've seen the look on her face! And while we were in Boise, Idaho, it took us off the freeway and we didn't know why - but my wife thought it was nuts. When we got to where we were visiting, we found out that the freeway we were on was blocked with a major traffic accident and it detoured us to keep us going. I'd say that I trust the Garmin pretty well now. And this is not the most expensive unit either. Some have 'Lane Recommendations" and local speed limits on the display too. In Arizona and probably a lot of other states, it warns you when you are about to enter a photo-enforcement zone so you won't get a ticket in the mail. Since some highways and freeways have six to ten lanes, it's good to know that you don't have to move five lanes to the left or right to make the next exit.	SurferJoe46 (51)
1290335	2012-07-25 23:03:00	Only criticism I have of my Navman, that despite downloading the latest maps it still does not know of the Taupo bypass. The map just shows a white area until we get to the airport end, if travelling south. Takes a while for her to stop saying "Perform a U-turn when possible" too. Could also do with some improvement on the pronunciation of NZ and other names, such as Moir St in Mangawhai, which comes out in French, for some reason as Mwah. Other than that saves my bacon (and temper) when trying to negotiate Auckland. Seem to get around a bit there Richard!	Cicero (40)
1290336	2012-07-26 03:23:00	As Terry P would say "Don't Get Around Much Any More". Again sung in a fine mellifluous baritone. Like to sing along Cic??	Richard (739)
1290337	2012-07-26 05:12:00	As Terry P would say "Don't Get Around Much Any More". Again sung in a fine mellifluous baritone. Like to sing along Cic?? I think we might be onto something here. The two baritones has a nice ring to it.	Cicero (40)
1290338	2012-07-26 10:31:00	Only criticism I have of my Navman, that despite downloading the latest maps it still does not know of the Taupo bypass. The map just shows a white area until we get to the airport end, if travelling south. Takes a while for her to stop saying "Perform a U-turn when possible" too. Could also do with some improvement on the pronunciation of NZ and other names, such as Moir St in Mangawhai, which comes out in French, for some reason as Mwah. Other than that saves my bacon (and temper) when trying to negotiate Auckland. I suspect you have not uploaded the latest map to your Navman, easy done if you dont follow the instructions which took me a while to figure why it had not updated this. Forget when the update was but it shows up on my unit but not when I purchased the unit. Check what map version you are using.	coldfront (15814)
1290339	2012-07-26 10:42:00	That would be hard to follow - directions varying that much between units. Lets say it was an interesting experiment. One other pick up from this experiment was the differance in arrival times! The Navman seemed the more generous of timings and it makes for a more relaxing drive when you start to notice time in hand without trying to push the speedlimits. I used the Navaman my last journey to Taihape and I was spot on with my arrival time even had time to stop for a few cream buns at Nations Dairy in Ohakune. Tarffic was light and I pretty much had control over my speed without trying to push over 100kph to make up time. Only snag was the location of Taihape Fire Station was not in the database but its not hard to work out where the fire station is in a small town.	coldfront (15814)
1290340	2012-07-26 11:10:00	When I do use the Navman, generally speaking I find that it chooses a good route, even if I think my way is better . I've taken to prechecking routes on Wises' website or Google maps and sometimes Navman is right, and other times local knowledge triumphs . Both Wises and Google Maps try to send me on a most convoluted route from my home to the AK Harbour Bridge when a blind man could see that not only are you being taken a significant distance out of your way, but you are also heading into the longest traffic light red-phase on the planet . Governments could fall while you are waiting for a green . I use those sites for calculating mileage and travel time in advance for quotes, not for route planning, but those quirks do pop up sometimes even in the Navman software . To get around it you have to put in waypoints and and plan the trip in two or three stages, that usually sorts it out . The most useful feature for me is getting direct to the wanted address in places that don't have street numbers showing . On some roads there are often no visible street numbers for quite some distance, Queen St Auckland is a good example, especially when you are looking for a doorway and a flight of stairs, from your car! Same for some country districts, everbody knows 'Old Jim's place' but Old Jim hasn't got his number on the box and you don't know his surname . Cheers Billy 8-{)	Billy T (70)
1290341	2012-07-26 13:50:00	We get the local directions about the same way from people if you ask for help. "G'wan down apiece 'till ya see that ol' black dog w'one blue eyr an' turn right. Then go on past the swing hangin' on the sycamore - but keep on straight there for 'nother section or so. Y'all 'l find the house b'hind the apple orchard if ya look good 'nuff."	SurferJoe46 (51)
1290342	2012-07-26 22:23:00	I suspect you have not uploaded the latest map to your Navman, easy done if you dont follow the instructions which took me a while to figure why it had not updated this. Forget when the update was but it shows up on my unit but not when I purchased the unit. Check what map version you are using. Hi Coldfront. I do have the latest maps, as after checking as per the instruction, I even rang the helpdesk to query the lack of the Taupo bypass. My download had been successful, and the blame was passed on to the map supplier.	Richard (739)
1290343	2012-07-26 22:45:00	www.youtube.com	Cicero (40)
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