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Topic: Tom Tom Go or Tom Tom 300 - should I wait? |
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 3:54 pm Subject: Tom Tom Go or Tom Tom 300 - should I wait? |
I'd wait for an existing TTG user to upgrade… be plenty of "classic" models around for bargain prices I reckon…. |
Topic: PocketGPS gets a spot on Channel 5's 5th Gear! |
Podie
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Forum: News And Latest Information Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 9:04 am Subject: PocketGPS gets a spot on Channel 5's 5th Gear! |
Great publicity for the site! |
Topic: TT3 maps with TT GO????? |
Podie
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 9:56 am Subject: TT3 maps with TT GO????? |
I'm in a similar position. Got the TT3 Euro maps, and have now switched to TTG.
When I get time I'll buy an extra SD card and try it out and see what happens… but I have read somewhere that they ar ... |
Topic: Maps/CD/SD |
Podie
Replies: 3
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 12:43 pm Subject: Maps/CD/SD |
http://www.globalpositioningsystems.co.uk/viewprod.php?product_id=2433&category_id=75&pp_id=0&PHPSESSID=6612695bd79e976a5f905891f3d32637
£99.95 inc VAT. |
Topic: How out of date is the Map? |
Podie
Replies: 15
Views: 8038
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 12:24 pm Subject: How out of date is the Map? |
Must admit, I think it's a bit of a shame that we have to pay for it… but then these people are in business to make money.
I'm off touring Europe later in the year, so I'll be buying the Maps of Eu ... |
Topic: How out of date is the Map? |
Podie
Replies: 15
Views: 8038
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 9:41 am Subject: How out of date is the Map? |
Well it doesn't feature parts of the "new" A130…. Nothing like doing 70 over fields..  |
Topic: January Update |
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Replies: 6
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 4:16 pm Subject: January Update |
As bestyman says, take a look at that other thread.
I've got the speed cameras working with the speed limit being flashed up… |
Topic: Which SD card to choose ?!?!?!? |
Podie
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 4:26 pm Subject: Which SD card to choose ?!?!?!? |
I found the faster cards to be of benefit when…
1) Planning long routes (eg Scotland to Devon, or throuogh France or Spain).
2) When reading / writing data via the PC (note that I use a USB2 card ... |
Topic: .chk files? |
Podie
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 12:38 pm Subject: .chk files? |
Windows enterprets them as file fragments... given their prefix (dataxx.chk) you can probably guess that they are important.
Leave them be... |
Topic: January 2005 database |
Podie
Replies: 28
Views: 14574
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Forum: PocketGPSWorld Speed Camera Database Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 3:10 pm Subject: January 2005 database |
Used the TTG on the way to work this morning… didn't have any problems, and the speed camera POI's work  |
Topic: January 2005 database |
Podie
Replies: 28
Views: 14574
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Forum: PocketGPSWorld Speed Camera Database Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2005 7:25 pm Subject: January 2005 database |
Right, had a look and a bit of a tinker... so this is what I did...
For TTG users
There are two options; the cameras that show the speed limit, or those that just show the presence of a cam ... |
Topic: January 2005 database |
Podie
Replies: 28
Views: 14574
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Forum: PocketGPSWorld Speed Camera Database Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2005 3:08 pm Subject: January 2005 database |
Yep, understood. I'll try and find some time to tinker over the next few days…. |
Topic: January 2005 database |
Podie
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Views: 14574
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Forum: PocketGPSWorld Speed Camera Database Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2005 1:24 pm Subject: January 2005 database |
If you look in the readme.txt file that is in the pocketgps_uk_sc.zip file it does state, in the paragraph that refers to the new speed related files, that
"These files can be used instead of the b ... |
Topic: January 2005 database |
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Forum: PocketGPSWorld Speed Camera Database Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2005 9:22 am Subject: January 2005 database |
Looking at the ZIP file… it seems as if TTG users should delete all the *.wav and *.txt files.
However, I'm not sure if there is anything else we need to remove, or as before do we just copy the OV ... |
Topic: Another SD card query |
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 3:53 pm Subject: Another SD card query |
Just switched to a Sandisk 1GB card recently... no probs so far.
I'm using a Sandisk Ultra II…. No problems, and bloody quick... :D (noticeable on long journey calculations) |
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