Mio TMC reports borked

[GPS_fan]

I tried updating my wife's unit to the latest version yesterday evening, but the update failed

Alas, I'm no nearer being able to test 2 units with differet versions side by side :x

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[GPS_fan]

If Mio can't get their own update procedure to work properly, there's little hope for something like TMC, where consensus shows that helpful information is hard to come by

Is the UK unique or is TMC supplied by more than one provider in other Eurpean countries

Is the problem that BOTH TrafficMaster and iTIS are trying to cash in on a technology which few people know much about :x

Perhaps as the ad says - "Only Smarties have the answer"

...but it's certainly a subject that's stirred up emotions on here.

Sallyann is usually pretty switched on with updates, but I don't recall seeing anything from her about her unit switching TMC provider.

[GPS_fan]

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[GPS_fan]

Having had a couple of successful re-routed journeys, do you prefer the TrafficMaster or iTIS TMC data

Yes, it probably is more widespread than iTIS/TrafficMaster - BUT there's a definite link between updates and TMC....no assumptions made with TMC and Mio

[GPS_fan]

This morning, the TrafficMaster TMC on my Mio tried to route me into what was report as several miles of stationary traffic on the M3.

A suitable alternative would have been to re-route along the A30, which runs parallel to the M3, and this would also have cut a chunk off the M25 too.

This begs the question - which TMC provider gives the better service, TrafficMaster or iTIS

As Shakespeare would have said: "To update or not update, that is the question"

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[GPS_fan]

Well, listening to the traffic reports on 2-Ten FM, the jam was reportedly caused by an accident near junction 3 (Lightwater) in the London-bound carriageway...then rubberneckers caused a jam in the same place in the Basingstoke-bound carriageway.

My Mio correctly displayed information for traffic in BOTH directions - the problem is that it continued to direct me along the M3 and through the reported stationary traffic....

...luckily, local knowledge told me that the A30 towards Staines may be the best bet and I exited the M3 at J4A - thus avoiding all of the traffic on the M3.

Personally, I tend to ignore the heading and look only at the road name and sub-heading because in my experience, the sub-heading DOES report the correct direct.

It's a tricky one to say how to "correct" the heading - which names the section of road - because if you try to be too clever, you run the risk of still getting the reported direction wrong.

When you're restricted for space by screen size, it's a difficult balance between providing information and just what information you display.

That said, though, the road name and heading should show you if you're likely to be affected by a problem and then closer look at the sub-heading ought to tell you if the problem is in your direction or not.

The problem that Mio have with displaying data is that you can't please everybody all of the time and, whilst I'm happy other people won't be - so there has to be a compromise somewhere.

For the money, Mio provide a hell of a lot in there little boxes AND there software is better than certain other manufacturers.

...the fast route re-calculations will save you a lot more stress and strain than a few lines of text...

...if we use the systems as designed, we should be looking at the map or cockpit screens - leaving the TMC to process traffic data invisibly in the background

Swings and roundabouts, I'm afraid.

What IS interesting, however, is the way that you seem to be warming to the iTIS data - it's almost as though you're hinting that it re-routes better than TrafficMaster when you get a good enough Classic FM signal.

Like all new technologies, there will be teething problems and, unfortunately for us, we're blazing the trail for others to follow.

I've heard reports that TomTom traffic info suddenly re-routes users without warning and often without real traffic problems.

This is why I always try listening to the radio traffic bulletins too - belt and braces.

[DeeJay01]

With the help of this forum I now am the proud owner of a C710 running Miomap version 3.2.

Couple of questions for all.

1. Is the licence suppose to be unique to each device?
2. What makes the device unique in regards to TMC?
3. I have noticed the "Subscribe TMC" button in the TMC Control Centre, what is this for? judging that Mitak don't know if Mio users should have a Trafficmaster or ITIS feed.
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Dave J

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