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aboxy
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 Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 12:22 am Post subject: Distance reading incorrect garmin i3 |
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| Does anyone else have the distance in there i3 incorrect if i put the post code say from to where i like to go it says 125 miles in the i3 and when i put the same post code from and to where i like to go in this online map http://www.greenflag.com/ the distance is 166 miles here are the from and to post codes tf93th to YO14 9RF :D |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 7:24 am Post subject: |
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Welcome.
If you want to check a route distance/total time and you are at the start of the route, the way to find out is to set up your route then 'review turns', it will show you your route as a series of turns, if you then press the scroll wheel the screen splits to show half map half directions, if you scroll to the last turn it will show the total distance and total time of the route. Should show 170miles.
If you want to see which route the i3 will take you and you are neither at the start or end of the route its the same proceedure as above but you have to set your location in the i3 to the start position. To do this, turn off the gps receiver in 'settings', 'system', 'GPS mode'. Then find the start position postcode/POI you want as you normally would but when you get to the list which starts with 'start navigation' scroll to the bottom of this list and select 'set location'. Having done this choose your destination and follow the proceedure above to get total time/distance. |
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Skippy
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| Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:55 am Post subject: Re: Distance reading incorrect garmin i3 |
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| aboxy wrote: | | Does anyone else have the distance in there i3 incorrect |
My Quest will show the straight line distance as rough guide if it hasn't yet calculated the route, perhaps this is what happens?
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mk_graham
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| Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 3:17 pm Post subject: Re: Distance reading incorrect garmin i3 |
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| Skippy wrote: | | aboxy wrote: | | Does anyone else have the distance in there i3 incorrect |
My Quest will show the straight line distance as rough guide if it hasn't yet calculated the route, perhaps this is what happens? |
Totally agree with this. Until you calculate the route I believe the i3 (and other units) will show the crow-flies distance.
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aboxy
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| Thanks everyone the i3 is now £100 at the comet store this little Beauty maybe Cheap as Chips my way of thinking why pay £700 for something that does the same job never let me down yet on motorbike or in car :D |
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ericimpin
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| Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2006 10:50 pm Post subject: Re: Distance reading incorrect garmin i3 |
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"Does anyone else have the distance in there i3 incorrect"
My Quest will show the straight line distance as rough guide if it hasn't yet calculated the route, perhaps this is what happens?
Totally agree with this. Until you calculate the route I believe the i3 (and other units) will show the crow-flies distance.[/quote] | Quote: |
First time here so apologies if I haven't followed protocol
My Garmin i3 Street Pilot shows incorrect distances both with earlier firmware and latest 3.2. The longer the journey the greater the error, e.g from where I live in East Lancs to St Ives in Cornwall is shown as 266 miles - it is actually about 370 miles.
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Skippy
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| Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 12:12 am Post subject: Re: Distance reading incorrect garmin i3 |
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| ericimpin wrote: | | My Garmin i3 Street Pilot shows incorrect distances both with earlier firmware and latest 3.2. The longer the journey the greater the error, e.g from where I live in East Lancs to St Ives in Cornwall is shown as 266 miles - it is actually about 370 miles. |
Hi and
Have another read of the posts above. What we are trying to explain is that until the i3 has calculated a route, it can't know the distance by road - only the straight line distance.
When you search for a place, it just shows you the straight line distance so you can get a vague idea of where it is (eg, St Ives is about 266 miles to the South West of Lancs). Once it has calculated the route, it will know the exact distance by road. Let it calculate the route and then see how far it is.
Does this answer your question or am I missing something?
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