630 Unecessary detours

[E2R]

Sorry if I'm repeating known problems but I've only just found this forum and did not find anything on the problems I'm experiencing with the new software. I recently returned from a holiday in Northern France and used my Navman ICN 630 with its recently upgraded software and maps to help me find some camp sites I had selected.

Unfortunately, I found the new software a nightmare as it repeatedly wanted to take me on unnecessary wild detours. When I ignored the opportunity the unit would recalculate and invite me to take the next possible turn which may be a farm track or single track road. I found I could only now use it as a guide and realised would have to plan my route with maps to play safe.

Has anyone else had this problem?

E2R

[sfi1]

Always had the same problem with V2 in europe and usually ignore most of the instructions given. I find it only useful for telling me where i am at any time, which isn't really what a gps routing program should be about. I now plan my trips on paper maps (or autoroute). I've had the dreaded "perform legal u-turn" (i thought they got rid of that), being routed down dirt tracks, dead ends, roads that don't exist - you name it.
I remember some of these problems with V1 but V2 is in another league.
maybe it's the change to teleatlas maps ?
can anyone using v3 give any assurances that the program actaully routes with some degree of accuracy ?.
I will be upgrading soon but need to be sure that i can trust the routes given - take it from me that travelling abroad late at night with little confidence in the routing given ain't a good feeling.

[anglefire]

Interestingly, we used the 630 when on holiday this summer with V2 and it performed no different to over here - routes were ok. Biggest problem was getting the maps onto the available memory - which ended up being 3 memory sticks.

Didn't spend much time i France, mostly through Germany and Austria and all points between. Can't remember having a perform a U turn instruction!
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