[gps-talkusers] Re: 3.5 frustrations
- From: "Kim Lookingbill" <seadolphink@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 1 May 2006 17:15:59 -0400
Hi: - I haven't had much free time to play with my gps 3.5 but the little
time I have I've noticed that as far as the maps go nothing has really
changed. In my neighborhood, the street address number are still being
displayed in reverse, but I guess maybe that's how they were registered
within our town's master plan. In the shopping center which is close by the
UPS shipping store which closed 2 years ago is also still being reflected
within the POIS as well. My work address which was physically changed 4 to
5 years ago, still does not show up within the maps, I have to plug in the
old address to get the area to display. Also, I have some friends in
Chicago who purchased a home in a new community two years ago, however,
their street is not within the new chicago maps either. I guess some things
just take time "smile". All the best. - Kim
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-----Original Message-----
From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sarai
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 10:12 AM
To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: 3.5 frustrations
Hi:
Last night, mine recalculated in a vehicle rout w/ no warning. It might have
been because there are two ways to get to my destination and the BN probably
was adjusting for the way that Mom chose to get there.
Sarai D. Bucciarelli
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[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alex Parks
Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 9:17 PM
To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx??
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: 3.5 frustrations
Mike,
I will try going to a differen area. As far as the recalculation
goes, it isn't the function I like, it is how the BN seems to do
it for no reason. I will not be told anything--no turns, no
"continue straights" no nothing--and all of a sudden I hear,
"recalculating pedestrian". I have no idea why it does this.
Should I reinstall or something? Maybe redownload and replace my
map? I saved one of the routes that gave me trouble. Should I
send that to anyone?
Thanks,
Alex
> ----- Original Message -----
>From: Michael May <mikemay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 15:59:08 -0700
>Subject: [gps-talkusers] 3.5 frustrations
>Alex,
>It is hard to know what is exactly happening without being there.
Two suggestions:
>Try a route in a completely different area and see what happens.
>And, you can turn the automatic route recalculation off in the
GPS Options Menu if you don't like the behavior.
>Mike
>At 01:34 PM 4/30/2006, you wrote:
>>Hi all,
>>I finally got a nice day, with little wind so I could hear my BN. I
>>took a walk with GPS 3.5 and my mPower, using the Earthmate
Blue Logger. I created a route, and intentionally went the wrong
way at first, but was never told I was wrong. I turned around,
giving up on being notified of my error, a feature I was looking
forward to. After a while of NOT being told to turn (there was
only one street to turn on anyway) I was told I had missed to
points along the route. I was told to turn left, correctly, and
I must say the accuracy was amazing; I was told to turn at the
exact moment when I would have still been on the sidewalk. That
narrow a margin and it still got it right!
>>Anyway, things like that kept happening--going the wrong way but
only being told so once, randomly being told I had missed two
points of which I was never notified... and I was always being
told "recalculating pedestrian route" when I had never been told
to turn. Why does this happen? It is absolutely maddening; I was
looking forward to all the new features, and the accuracy is
amazing. Now, however, it seems my GPS refuses to give me any
information on where I am going. I read the routes section of
the manual, and it told me nothing I didn't already know. Oh,
what is the "connecting to street" in the route? For example, the
first waypoint would be a few feet away, called "connecting to
(street name)", where street name was either the street or
intersection from which I was supposed to start. BTW, I was
never below having 5 satellites (48? feet) the whole time.
>>Thanks for any help,
>>Alex
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