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matb Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 11:14 am Post subject: i3 beta 2.8 upgrade |
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i have been using the beta update which i got from the garmin web site.
i would appreciate views from others who are using it or have decided against and why |
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zogman Frequent Visitor
Joined: Sep 05, 2005 Posts: 1417 Location: swindon uk
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Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 11:23 am Post subject: |
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i'm running version 2.5 with no problems.....if v 2.8 works for you thats good but its worth keeping a copy of a version that hasnt caused any problems for backup... _________________ *************************** |
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matb Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 11:26 am Post subject: |
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am i right in thinking then, from your reply, that i could not overwrite 2.8 with 2.7 if things went a bit wrong. |
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zogman Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 11:36 am Post subject: |
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yes you can..if you're not happy with v2.8 just reload v 2.7 or whatever.. _________________ *************************** |
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Aitch2 Regular Visitor
Joined: Jan 22, 2006 Posts: 226 Location: South Coast, UK
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Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 11:46 am Post subject: |
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Oh, I always let others test my beta code for me! 8)
Aitch _________________ Find Somewhere Else 090407: www.marillion.com |
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arammisch Occasional Visitor
Joined: Mar 18, 2006 Posts: 9 Location: Lyon, France
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Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 12:15 pm Post subject: |
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I had only one problem with bet 2.82 : POI loaded with POILoader are note seperated by category. This means that speedcameras are mixed with supermarkets ...
Albert |
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MaFt Pocket GPS Staff
Joined: Aug 31, 2005 Posts: 15154 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
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Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 12:23 pm Post subject: |
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arammisch wrote: | I had only one problem with bet 2.82 : POI loaded with POILoader are note seperated by category. This means that speedcameras are mixed with supermarkets ...
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ditto this bugged me so i reverted back to 2.70 - you need to delete 3 files from c:\garmin\ that end in '282' else it will rety loading 2.8 when you hit the update tool!
garmin have said this is not intended bahaviour so i guess there'll be another beta soon
MaFt
ps - reverting to old FW gets rid of all favourites and settings |
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matb Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 2:38 pm Post subject: |
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thanks to those who have replied so far
the big difference i have found is that the turn prompts are given sooner than on the 2.7 for example if exiting the motorway the final prompt was given at the 100yd marker. it is now nearer the 200yd.
as a motorway patrol officer i am attending more accidents where people have been trying to make an exit far to late and have got it "horribly" wrong. to that end an earlier prompt has got to be better.
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MaFt Pocket GPS Staff
Joined: Aug 31, 2005 Posts: 15154 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
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Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 3:57 pm Post subject: |
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matb wrote: |
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i don't think people realise that even with sat nav there's still an element of common sense involved!
MaFt |
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paulhgc Regular Visitor
Joined: Feb 23, 2006 Posts: 88
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BERT_UK Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 6:32 pm Post subject: |
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MaFt wrote: | matb wrote: |
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i don't think people realise that even with sat nav there's still an element of common sense involved!
MaFt |
I have read on the Garmin website* that unfortunately there have been reports of incompatibilities between their GPS' firmware and the firmware installed in some users brains.
Unfortunately there is no fix for this as the user's brain is not upgradable and contains few servicable parts. :D
* = Not strictly true |
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matb Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 7:13 pm Post subject: |
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thanks for the link. there are so many pages in these forums it was only a matter of time before someone repeated anothers subject.
not using the poi's this element of the beta 2.82 has not bothered me.
i certainly have not had a screen freeze.
as pointed out earlier in this forum we have to be sensible and above all be safe hence the earlier voice prompts, particularily in some cases in feet at low speeds has to be a bonus.
hence another reason why to buy the i3 after all a tom tom plasma screen sat in the middle of the windscreen is not best.
whilst on the subject of positioning i believe the best place is in the bottom right hand corner of the screen, it is out of your forward view and has the best chance of a signal as it is away from trees, buildings etc. |
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PaulB2005 Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jan 04, 2006 Posts: 9323 Location: Durham, UK
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Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | whilst on the subject of positioning i believe the best place is in the bottom right hand corner of the screen, it is out of your forward view and has the best chance of a signal as it is away from trees, buildings etc. |
But be aware that sitting in traffic on a summers day with the window it is the ideal location for someone to grab. |
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Aitch2 Regular Visitor
Joined: Jan 22, 2006 Posts: 226 Location: South Coast, UK
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Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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matb wrote: | hence another reason why to buy the i3 after all a tom tom plasma screen sat in the middle of the windscreen is not best. |
Saw some Munter with his TT500 slap bang in the middle of his windscreen this am - great for visibility! 8O
Aitch _________________ Find Somewhere Else 090407: www.marillion.com |
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matb Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 8:01 pm Post subject: |
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if someone was willing to stand in the middle of the road, reach into your car and steal your sat nav then i feel this would be the last of your worries. if they want it that bad an open window might be the last of your worries !!!
the position as stated is important and god forbid you did leave it in an unattended car it would be harder to spot in the bottom corner than in the middle of the screem or the dash. |
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