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LivesInABox Occasional Visitor
Joined: May 15, 2008 Posts: 2
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Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 12:38 am Post subject: Quick question before buying |
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Hi guys,
Thinking about getting a new satnav and a subscription as the talex i've been using seems unreliable with every new database update. If i get a satnav then add the speed camera database, do i have to enter a destination every single time i drive and do i have to follow the route for the speed camera alerts to work? Or can i just go for a drive off somewhere without setting a destination and the satnav will just follow me and warn me just like the talex system? I did search the forums and didn't find an answer - so i'm guessing the answer is obviously very yes or very no, as no one else seems to need to know that answer but me!
Thanks in advance! |
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Andy_P Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jun 04, 2005 Posts: 19991 Location: West and Southwest London
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Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 1:38 am Post subject: |
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It varies by machine and some have different options that affect how it will work.
On the models I know best (TomToms), and using the camera database from here, you can set each camera type to either warn whenever you come within a certain radius OR within a certain radius AND on your route.
Both have advantages and disadvantages.
"Normal" means you get more false alerts for cameras on nearby roads, "Only on Route" means you have to have a route set (but that's no big deal, I run it like that all the time). |
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Tom59 Lifetime Member
Joined: Aug 05, 2006 Posts: 407 Location: Alconbury - UK
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Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 3:12 am Post subject: |
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Hello Andy, I have a TT 720 and have set the cameras to warn only when on route. I have found myself driving along a motorway, only to be warned that there is a camera ahead at 30 mph This can especially happen near junctions or on flyovers.
You mention being able to set the radius? I can't say that I have found that control yet.
I do a lot of travelling up and down the A1 at the monment and sometimes get warned about cameras on ther opposite carriageway, but sometimes not. I can live with the wrong carriageway, but how can I get rid of the flyover sightings please? _________________ TT Go 720 (T)
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Anita Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Mar 15, 2006 Posts: 3219 Location: Windlesham, Surrey
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Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 9:11 am Post subject: |
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Tom59 wrote: | You mention being able to set the radius? I can't say that I have found that control yet. |
Tom, I believe the radius Andy's referring to is the distance you enter when setting up the "Warn when near POI" preferences. _________________ Anita
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LivesInABox Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 11:03 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the reply - thats handy to know. I think i didn't ask the right question though, what i meant to ask is like the talex, i just jump in and turn the key and go wherever i'm going. If i get a sat nav, do i have to enter a route before driving off to get it to warn me of cameras, or will it know where i am and warn me?
Obviously on long journeys or when i don't know the route that's fine, but it would seem a bit of a pain to enter a local destination for small trips and then have to follow it's route! |
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Anita Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Mar 15, 2006 Posts: 3219 Location: Windlesham, Surrey
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Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 12:04 pm Post subject: |
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LivesInABox wrote: | If i get a sat nav, do i have to enter a route before driving off to get it to warn me of cameras, or will it know where i am and warn me? |
I can only speak for the TomTom GO x20 series but with those, as long as you don't have the preferences set to "Warn only when on route", it will warn you of any cameras within the distance you have set the warning for. Unfortunately, this will include cameras on any other roads that are within that distance, not just the road you are on.
Hope that makes sense! _________________ Anita
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MaFt Pocket GPS Staff
Joined: Aug 31, 2005 Posts: 15226 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
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Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 12:46 pm Post subject: |
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most satnavs will give you camera alerts even when you don't have a route planned.
the tomtom 'warn only on route' option means that you only get warned of cameras on your road (in theory!) BUT you must have a route set for this. you can have 'normal' warnings on the tomtom but you will likely get more false alerts (cameras on side roads etc).
not many systems use directional data - garmin do BUT only for their own database... they block access to this feature for 3rd party providers...
at the moment we are beta-testing a version of the PGPSW database for talex devices - at the moment the beta files are only available to subscribers though.
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Andy_P Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jun 04, 2005 Posts: 19991 Location: West and Southwest London
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Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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Tom59 wrote: | I have found myself driving along a motorway, only to be warned that there is a camera ahead at 30 mph This can especially happen near junctions or on flyovers. |
Yes I'm afraid that does happen, and it definitely happens MORE than it used to. What I think has changed is that now the area of the slip road and any following roundabout etc. has been included in the definition of the "main road" of your route. Also the "capture angle/distance" was increased generally.
I've no proof, but believe that was done so that things like petrol stations (that were badly positioned in TomTom's own POIs) were not ignored so often! |
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