Newby - i3 took me down a bridleway

mdhnn · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 14, 2006 Posts: 6

I'm using V8 (firmware 2.5). Do you have any more info about V9?

Richard

Aitch2 · Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 10:26 pm Post subject:

Any particular reason why you're not using firmware v2.7?

Aitch
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Trajet · Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 11:05 pm Post subject:

Skippy · Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:40 am Post subject:

mdhnn · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 14, 2006 Posts: 6

Sorry Trajet, didn't want to cause any hurt feelings for V7 users. I just thought it sounded like Milkfloat had some inside info on V9.

Aitch2 - I had a look at all the improvements offered by 2.7 and as far as I could see there weren't any that I particularly needed. So I'm following the 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' principle.

Richard

Milkfloat · Regular Visitor Joined: Jun 15, 2005 Posts: 61

I have inside information on what will eventually be in V9 but not when it will arrive.

Ayla · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 23, 2006 Posts: 22

I gave Mavis a proper run for her money today, instead of just locally. I am going to a Proms in the Park in Bedford in August and need to pick up people at Luton airport on the way. So I set off for Swindon, having used a POI for Luton. What should have taken me no longer than an hour and a half (allowing for heavy traffic on the M1), took 3 1/2 hours. For some obscure reason Mavis directed me from Swindon straight through the centre of Oxford and then what seemed to be via Scotland.

I then put in the postcode for Bedford Park and set off for there. Mavis directed me straight into a parking garage situated in a cul de sac which meant I had no option but to go into the parking garage, and pay 50p to get straight out again! Evil or Very Mad

Once in Bedford, after a few hiccoughs involving one way streets (which seem to have recently been changed, judging from the overpainted roadmarkings), I found the park.

Coming home I set it to shortest hoping Mavis would use her head and take me home via Milton Keynes as I knew this WAS the shortest route. Yes, all was well, until I was about 20 minutes from home, then I was taken down progressively smaller B roads. I followed Mavis's instructions, as I only know one route and Mavis might well have shown me a short cut. But as I've always maintained, the definition of a shortcut is that it is the longest route between two points.

Total journey time for what should have been a 3 hour trip = 7 hours!

Moral of the story? Follow i3's instruction up to a point, but if you can see they are obviously wrong (ie directing you to go straight on when the road signs clearly indicate that you should be turning left), use your own judgement.

I did see some beautiful countryside though, and it was a lovely day, plus I had some excellent new CDs which I was able to listen to.... several times Wink

Ayla · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 23, 2006 Posts: 22

EDIT: That should have read "set off FROM Swindon" not "FOR Swindon". Embarassed

paulhgc · Regular Visitor Joined: Feb 23, 2006 Posts: 88

ohhh no here we go

ride4smilesjonny · Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 4:10 pm Post subject:

Aitch2 · Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 4:41 pm Post subject:

mdhnn · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 14, 2006 Posts: 6

Aitch wrote:

busterboy · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 25, 2006 Posts: 5

i used mine today from bristol to newport delivering up to the brecon then via pontypridd and cardiff.........i know the route backwards as i do that run 6 days a week......but i thought i would use my NEW :P i3......it was bang on except for 1 drop which had a duff postcode on my paper work...but typed in the ind-est name and it picked it up :P ................so iam well happy with it

Skippy · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 2:53 pm Post subject:

bumpkin · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 3:14 pm Post subject:

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