i3 beta 2.8 upgrade

matb · Frequent Visitor Joined: Mar 20, 2006 Posts: 258

i have been using the beta update which i got from the garmin web site.
i would appreciate views from others who are using it or have decided against and why Question

zogman · Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 11:23 am Post subject:

i'm running version 2.5 with no problems.....if v 2.8 works for you thats good but its worth keeping a copy of a version that hasnt caused any problems for backup...
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matb · Frequent Visitor Joined: Mar 20, 2006 Posts: 258

am i right in thinking then, from your reply, that i could not overwrite 2.8 with 2.7 if things went a bit wrong.

zogman · Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 11:36 am Post subject:

yes you can..if you're not happy with v2.8 just reload v 2.7 or whatever..
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Aitch2 · Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 11:46 am Post subject:

Oh, I always let others test my beta code for me! 8)

Aitch
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arammisch · Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 12:15 pm Post subject:

I had only one problem with bet 2.82 : POI loaded with POILoader are note seperated by category. This means that speedcameras are mixed with supermarkets ...

Albert

MaFt · Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 12:23 pm Post subject:

matb · Frequent Visitor Joined: Mar 20, 2006 Posts: 258

thanks to those who have replied so far Laughing

the big difference i have found is that the turn prompts are given sooner than on the 2.7 for example if exiting the motorway the final prompt was given at the 100yd marker. it is now nearer the 200yd.

as a motorway patrol officer i am attending more accidents where people have been trying to make an exit far to late and have got it "horribly" wrong. to that end an earlier prompt has got to be better.

thoughts Question

MaFt · Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 3:57 pm Post subject:

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

http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=36468

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matb · Frequent Visitor Joined: Mar 20, 2006 Posts: 258

thanks for the link. there are so many pages in these forums it was only a matter of time before someone repeated anothers subject.

not using the poi's this element of the beta 2.82 has not bothered me.
i certainly have not had a screen freeze.

as pointed out earlier in this forum we have to be sensible and above all be safe hence the earlier voice prompts, particularily in some cases in feet at low speeds has to be a bonus.

hence another reason why to buy the i3 after all a tom tom plasma screen sat in the middle of the windscreen is not best.

whilst on the subject of positioning i believe the best place is in the bottom right hand corner of the screen, it is out of your forward view and has the best chance of a signal as it is away from trees, buildings etc.

PaulB2005 · Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 7:17 pm Post subject:

Aitch2 · Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 7:23 pm Post subject:

matb · Frequent Visitor Joined: Mar 20, 2006 Posts: 258

if someone was willing to stand in the middle of the road, reach into your car and steal your sat nav then i feel this would be the last of your worries. if they want it that bad an open window might be the last of your worries !!!

the position as stated is important and god forbid you did leave it in an unattended car it would be harder to spot in the bottom corner than in the middle of the screem or the dash.

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