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adam808 Occasional Visitor
Joined: Mar 31, 2006 Posts: 12
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Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 3:49 pm Post subject: New GPS user - garmin i3 |
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Hi all,
First time GPS owner / 1st time post
So sorry if this is old or obvious...
I've just bought a brand new Garmin i3.
it has city navigator nt v8 installed (not the v7)
I'm basically happy with it, seems a bit weak on the postcode search tho.
Anyway, my query is this:
I told it i was at home & asked for my nearest fuel stations.
One of the listed stations closed down at least 4 yrs ago....
so i told it to show me the route there, & part of that route it suggested involved making a left hand turn at a place that nas been 'no left turn' since at least 1994.
so in short
can i trust this thing to get me anywhere that i don't already know how to get too?!
Do all GPS have well out of date info in them?
Is this a sympton of the i3 not exactly being the priceyest kid on the block?
Cheers guys - sorry i'm sure you've had this q lodsa times b4
[& yes, i did browse for an answer in the i3 thread before popsting !!]
adam |
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Lester_Burnham Frequent Visitor
Joined: Oct 17, 2005 Posts: 618
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Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 4:22 pm Post subject: |
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Well it is a bit of an oddity - I'll grant you.
Accepting that v8 maps are about as up-to-date as you're about to get, this is still a mapping error, as I see it - at least the route part.
The POIs that are provided with the maps, I'm not entirely sure whether Garmin add them, or whether they are part of the maps - my gut feeling being part of the mapping.
So in all fairness, I don't think it's a shortcoming of the i3, in your case.
Whether you feel motivated to report such inaccuracies or flaws to Navteq is down to you. |
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PaulB2005 Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jan 04, 2006 Posts: 9323 Location: Durham, UK
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Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 4:24 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | can i trust this thing to get me anywhere that i don't already know how to get too?! |
Yes. Mine takes me hundreds of miles a month just fine.
Quote: | Do all GPS have well out of date info in them? |
All technology will be out of date when you buy it to a degree. Although i admit 12 years is a bit excessive!!
Quote: | Is this a sympton of the i3 not exactly being the priceyest kid on the block? |
Possibly but then there are hundreds / thousands of road layout / direction changes a year. Some might get missed. |
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PaulB2005 Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jan 04, 2006 Posts: 9323 Location: Durham, UK
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adam808 Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 5:37 pm Post subject: |
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thanks guys - helpful, speedy & kind, a perfect forum response !!
erm i'm good with motorbikes to those whom i owe a favour !!!
I've been swapping notes & 'finding' adresses on my work colleagues (largely more expensive) GPS & to be fair, i'd say the i3 info is 1) not bad & 2) PERHAPS only 1/2 up to date....
ie, it seems they don't delete old stuff !!!
I was able to find plenty of 'new'(ish) addresses, so perhaps they just don't ditch old POIs...
I guess that's the thing isn't it?
it's got all the streets (?) but maybe not the associtaed POIs for the subsidery things like fuel stations..!!
The fuel station it found is now a block of flats, so i might find out the address of post code & see what it makes of that ;)
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Milkfloat Regular Visitor
Joined: Jun 15, 2005 Posts: 61
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Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 9:23 am Post subject: |
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The source of POI's is complex. Some POI's are from NAVTEQ as part of the datset, others are from Garmin, it will depend on the category and in some cases may even have POI's in a particular category from both sources. If the No Left is missing feel free to submit it [url]http://www.navteq.com/updates/mapfeedback.html [/url]which will get it solved for the next update. |
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mhb Regular Visitor
Joined: Dec 21, 2005 Posts: 155
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Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 11:48 am Post subject: |
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Yes, it might prompt NavTech to correct it but it will cost you some £90 to get it!! |
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paulhgc Regular Visitor
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Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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just miss the turning and it will re route you in under 30secs |
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