Infomap Pocket Navigator 6

Robin2 · Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 1:22 am Post subject: Infomap Pocket Navigator 6

Has anyone got any practical experience of this? (available in beta form, covering the whole of Europe, for £59.99)
Robin
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alix776 · Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 10:24 am Post subject:

hi robin yes I have a copy it sesms ok and has some good features but not all work as yet ie tracking and poi waning , no custompoi as yet. it looks like its a public beta map are very big uk and postcods won't fit on 25mb card though
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7andy · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 02, 2005 Posts: 74

Certainly does the job. It occasionally has an odd idea of routing (don't they all!), but waypoints are very easy, so it's quick enough to set up a custom route. I have a slow 1GB SD card for it, and that is slow!. On a smaller but faster CF card, it is very good, but as I have a CF GPS, I'm stuck with slow...
It has rafts of POI's, but these don't appear as you navigate, and I can't see any way of setting up audible warnings (yet) so Speed Cameras are out for now. As this is a Beta release, I'm sure things will improve. I've used Tom Tom in the past, and the actual navigation seems much the same, the only real differences being in operating the software.
If you have any specific Q's, don't hesitate to ask, I'm sure one of us can try things out for you!

Cheers, Andy E.

Robin2 · Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 1:06 am Post subject:

Thanks guys - I've decided to buy a copy and give it a whirl. Support at Directions told me that people who bought the beta would get the final version when it is available, so that should sort out the POI warning problem
Robin
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TomTom One v3 Europe, Navcore 7.903, Western Europe 835.2420
TomTom Go 720 Europe, Navcore 8.351, Western Europe 855.2884
Satmap Active 10
Plus a lot of other PDA GPS kit, seldom used

alix776 · Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 10:59 am Post subject:

I spoke to directions yesterday and am awaiting an update but this up date only works for uk map and ill have to download the map again as the map version is different will let you know what its like
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Oh the joys of being a courier.
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Robin2 · Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 1:16 am Post subject:

I'd be interested in your experience, Alix and Andy. I installed Pocket Navigator 6 and it seems to work OK, but if you stray from the correct route it seems to take much longer than TomTom to recalculate. I don't know if it's connected, but I have the application on the storage card with the maps, rather than on the PDA memory. I did the same with Mapopolis using the same card, and it seemed to work perfectly fast
Robin
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TomTom One v3 Europe, Navcore 7.903, Western Europe 835.2420
TomTom Go 720 Europe, Navcore 8.351, Western Europe 855.2884
Satmap Active 10
Plus a lot of other PDA GPS kit, seldom used

Robin2 · Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 5:48 pm Post subject:

A further observation, apart from the very late rerouting. I am using an iPAQ 2210 and the colour on the map display is much too pale and washed out. I have tried all combinations of screen brightness, but it's very difficult to see the map details in daylight. The same PDA gives perfectly good visibility for TomTom and CoPilot. Is this your experience, Alix or Andy (or anyone else!)?
Robin
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TomTom One v3 Europe, Navcore 7.903, Western Europe 835.2420
TomTom Go 720 Europe, Navcore 8.351, Western Europe 855.2884
Satmap Active 10
Plus a lot of other PDA GPS kit, seldom used

7andy · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 02, 2005 Posts: 74

Hi Robin2,
I have found the re-route to be very fast, unless a completely new route is required, where PN6 is quite slow anyway. Colours are fine and bright on my Acer n50 and Dell Axim X5, even in sunlight. Night colours are a little too bright, needing the backlight setting to be turned down.
I made my first long trip to Dartmoor on Saturday (150 mls). It was a good trip, with NP6 always spot-on. Tried coming back a different way (local recommendation!), and NP6 was quick to re-route all the time.
Overall I'm very satisfied with my purchase and I'm sure it will be better when the improvements are online (Truck mode, scout warnings etc).
Cheers, Andy E.

Robin2 · Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 11:33 am Post subject:

Thanks for your comments Andy. I may have expressed myself badly. When I said it was slow recalculating, I meant that you had to be some distance off route (about 500 yards) before it started recalculating. When it starts, it's very quick. 500 yards is way too much in a dense city centre, where you may want to turn off a route because of congestion. My experience is that I have passed 2 or 3 junctions before it starts to recalculate. TomTom is much quicker, recalculating after about 50-80 yards.
As far as screen brightness is concerned, that may be a problem with my iPAQ2210 (though TomTom and CoPilot show good contrast)
Robin
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TomTom One v3 Europe, Navcore 7.903, Western Europe 835.2420
TomTom Go 720 Europe, Navcore 8.351, Western Europe 855.2884
Satmap Active 10
Plus a lot of other PDA GPS kit, seldom used

7andy · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 02, 2005 Posts: 74

Yes, you're right, you do have to be a little way off route before PN6 notices! I've not relied on it in a built up area yet myself, so it hasn't caused me a problem (so far...)

I hope Directions/Infomap are watching this topic - it could be interesting for them as well...

Cheers, Andy E.

Robin2 · Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 3:27 pm Post subject:

Yes, as it's a beta I have been sending my comments to Directions, and they have acknowledged them very promptly (not like TomTom support!)
Robin
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TomTom One v3 Europe, Navcore 7.903, Western Europe 835.2420
TomTom Go 720 Europe, Navcore 8.351, Western Europe 855.2884
Satmap Active 10
Plus a lot of other PDA GPS kit, seldom used

7andy · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 02, 2005 Posts: 74

Where do you send them to? I have one or two that they might like to know about...

7&Y

Robin2 · Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 6:58 pm Post subject:

theripper · Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 9:58 pm Post subject:

Hi
I have just recieved my free upgrade to the full version and the speedcamera database has to be imported using a program on the installation dvd and then copied manually onto the sd card. The truck option is available but have not tried it yet.

Regards

Theripper

alix776 · Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 10:04 pm Post subject:

the truck option didnt seam to work for me as i couldnt see a difference in the eta as for the cameras havent got them working yet, couldnt get anything to load via the poi app that was on the disc most likely just me let me know if you got it working. but it does do the job

robin i did tryi it on my 2210 and it didnt look great i now have it on my mini s and it does look ok on abetter screen

ive emailed infomap today with a few first impresions
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currently using aponia truck navigation on windows phone. Good bye IOS don't let the door hit you on the way out .

Oh the joys of being a courier.
device Lumia 950 xl

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