ST2005 routing improvements?

[JaguarV12e]

There are a couple of threads about the map updates (or lack thereof), but I haven't seen any useful comments about the software performance compared with V3.

I get rather annoyued with the V3 routing algorithm, which seems to arbitrarily designate certain stretches of road as avoid areas. Bizzarely, reloading the speed camera database can also change the routes chosen by V3.

So does ST 2005 have better routing?

Is the address search faster?
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Tomtom Go 730T

[highroyds]

[Andycambs]

I think that the address searcher is better.
It shows each stage of the search in a summary at the top of the screen as each is selected:
Country;
Postcode area
County
Road
House number
Once you click on ok - you have the option to display the area on a map - save the destination, or go to the destination.
It's best to play around with the route selections - certainly one trip suggested a massive detour to keep to motorways rather than standard roads, which would have taken much longer. The only suggestion is to try various routes on a variety of settings until you find the optimum for your selection.
Ok - the maps are not bang upto date - but this is always going to be the problem with an incar navigator. Even Google Earth which uses TeleAtlas 2005 has Wisbech slap in the middle of Crowland - and this is supposed to be the uptodate version.
I've been happy with the Navman 610 (although I think the 510 - the latest version is much more advanced, but newer versions generally are better...)

[JaguarV12e]

I bought the upgrade and maps. Comments so far:

The installer crashes on my PC if you answer yers to the question "did you get new maps with the upgrade". Simple workaround is to answer no and then install the new maps later.

The desktop application is still an awful piece of software, still woefully slow and non-intuitive, fonts still not rendered properly. Makes me ashamed of New Zealand software.

The destination preview screen is a nice idea, but useless, as you can't actually adjust the destination in that window (or have I missed something?)

I have not driven enough yet to comment on the routing algorithms.

There have been lots of comments about the new maps being out of date (and the 3 year old street where I live is missing), but the Baldock bypass is included, and it does not open for a few months yet!
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Tomtom Go 1005
Tomtom Go 730T

[Tim Buxton]

[Andycambs]

Agreed - you can "fine tune" the destination in the preview screen.
I've done this when I know precisely the location.
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