TomTom start up time ?

oisky · Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2004 7:24 pm Post subject: TomTom start up time ?

Just wondering how long everyones navigator takes to start up (completely load) from the secong you press the tomtom icon?

mine takes 31 seconds

I have navigator 3, with traffic installed and is runniong on an iPAQ 5550

Talkingbollox · Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2004 10:16 pm Post subject:

I have assigned a hardware button on my 3870 running PPC2002 to start ChechPOInt 2.02 which starts TT3.

Pressing the button TT3 takes 11 seconds to appear.

I don't have traffic installed.

oisky · Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2004 10:18 pm Post subject:

Does the size of SD card and/or maps installed change the 'boot up' time I wonder?
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iancjc · Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2004 11:20 pm Post subject:

30 seconds is about the norm with taffic - I went from 10 without to approx 25 seonds with traffic.
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Taz · Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 6:28 am Post subject:

21 seconds for me.

iPAQ 5550 with traffic.

MrT · Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 6:36 am Post subject:

It is dependant on if you are loading a 16MB or 100MB map. I bet many people load the whole UK map when they don't need it. Using the whole UK map mans longer loading, downloading traffic info for the whole of the UK instead of your local area at greater cost. It also seems to make the operational problems with the traffic install more likely to occur.

The 16MB maps cover a fair area with the London map covering London, Sussex, Kent, most of Essex and parts of Herfordshire, Bucks, Berks and Surrey.

Ipaq 5550 with 16MB London map (+traffic) ~7 seconds to load
Ipaq 5550 with 100MB UK map (+traffic) ~25 seconds to load

garygfx · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 30, 2004 Posts: 15

TT3 loads in 12 seconds. I'm using an iPAQ 2210, 256mb SD with 64mb UK South map, TT Traffic, plus POI files for PocketGPS speed cameras, CheckPOInt speed cameras, POIhandler.com petrol stations and McD's and BK fast food.

I was going to grumble about 12 secs but from other posts this is clearly a very good startup time. I tried overclocking the CPU to 472mhz but it made no difference except when TT calculates routes.

tom9851 · Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 11:43 am Post subject:

Between 8 and 10 secs without Traffic.
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bagmans911 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 26, 2004 Posts: 31

9 Sec for mine, TT3 Checkpoint etc.
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AndyR · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 17, 2004 Posts: 27

According to Tomtom, this is due to the software having to reference TMC codes to the map. The larger the map, the slower the startup time. Tomtom are apparently working on a fix to speed things up.

Andy.

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