Anyone else trying out 5.0.1.48?

prusling · Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 8:49 pm Post subject: Anyone else trying out 5.0.1.48?

The good news: I've installed this from the US support site, and it seems to work in the UK apart from announcing roundabouts as circles and being over-optimistic on journey times!

It is described as having the following improvements (not sure since which release):

Detour is now active if a route is not run (eliminates spinning hour glass)
Improved Bluetooth GPS setup. Bonds directly through CoPilot instead of the operating system
Favorites from previous version of CoPilot will now work properly
Improved Live Invitations.
Fixes bug where POI information is not displayed when tapping on a POI
Fixes bug that required Pocket PC to be soft reset after receiving "Data CD not found..." error
Fixes bug where distance units were incorrect after passing your destination
Fixes bug where "Destination" custom display could not be selected by tapping the cycling display in the Driver Safety Mode.
Updated Traffic information
Full support for T-Mobile MDA3.
Full support for T-Mobile MDA Compact.
Improved Live communications and fixes connections issue with XDA Pocket PC's
Fixes conflict with Stop entry and London Congestion Zone warning

The bad news: There's no obvious improvements in use over 5.0.1.22.

Does anyone have other experiences of this update?

crcjh · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 25, 2005 Posts: 4

I also installed the 5.0.1.48 upgrade about 2 weeks ago and have had no problems with it. That said, I haven't noticed any visible improvements either, the POI alerts are just as erratic as ever.

You can get around the americanisation by resinstalling either the pocket speech or wave files that sit on your quickstart SD card.

gripp · Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 6:00 pm Post subject:

On your recommendation I'm now running with the US V48 software, and would make the following observations:

- after I loaded the v48 patch, I lost the (synthesised) male voice for both POIs and AND all traffic directions.

- although I had no voice, POIs were appearing on the PDA screen and "pinging"

- I've since uninstalled the male TTS files and loaded the female wave files which now announce traffic directions correctly

- as this is the first time I've ever used the female wave voice, my jouney was a little "quieter" as she does not tell you about petrol stations and GATSOs

- do I assume correctly that if you use the WAV files, the "ping" is the only audible alert to POIs

- not sure yet if I'll stick with the female wave files or try to reinstall the male darlek

- what is the consensus of opion amongst CPL5 users regards to the sythesised voice with the extra details or the more pleasant lady?

- there is a bug with the POI slider which moves one position to the left each time CPL5 is shut down

So far US v48 seems much more stable, fewer lock-ups, all GATSOs recognised, albeit by ping only. All we need now is an updated UK version and our "circles" will become roundabouts again...and my £135 purchase will have been justified!!
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nikpro · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 16, 2005 Posts: 42

I prefer the female WAV voice plus I think it makes the application far more stable - gripp you have noticed this and put it down to V..48; I would suggest it is because you are not using text to speach.

V..48 does seem better but the Options scree keeps resetting itself - try moving the slider for POI alerts (On Or near Route) Everytime you reopen the options the slider moves one place to the left!!

SumTingWong · Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 1:02 am Post subject:

gripp · Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 9:30 am Post subject:

Someone in the UK who had tried the US v48 version said that the indicated distances seemed slightly incorrect with this version.

I assume that the US v48 version is based on US miles which, like US gallons, differ slightly from their UK equivalents.

Does anyone know how many US miles equate to a UK mile...or vice versa?
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Skippy · Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 10:31 am Post subject:

gripp · Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 12:25 pm Post subject:

Thanks Skippy...I was getting confused with US gallons.
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NigelL · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 25, 2005 Posts: 7

Just spoken to ALK in the UK (Shock! - Horror!)

Mind you, thats where the good new ends...

The tech support guy I spoke to was unable to say when a UK localized version of .48 would become available. He was only able to say that it was in software testing at the moment (as is the Live Traffic component) and that no date for release can be given.

nikpro · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 16, 2005 Posts: 42

The only fault I have found with this version is that you need to tick the checkboxes in POI's for every new trip for the alerts to work; it's almost as if they clear each time you exit copilot.

The boxes remain ticked but don't work unless you re-check them.

SumTingWong

TTS Female doesn't work no matter what you do... remove, reinstall, reinstall to main memory, reinstall to memory card... install before copilot, install after... It DOESN'T work for v5.0.1.48!!

TTS Male however works the first time you install it.

Robin2 · Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2005 6:40 pm Post subject:

That sounds all too familiar. When I bought CP4 the only voice I could get to work was the male TTS, which was so long winded that in built up areas I had always passed the junction before he got to the punch line. CP support were very helpful, but nothing we tried worked. Then when I upgraded to CP5 I was immediately able to use the female wav voice. Much briefer and made the software usable. I will be cautious about 5.0.1.48 if it is likely to lose me the wav voice
Robin

gripp · Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2005 8:32 pm Post subject:

Update:

After changing from using synthesised male voice to female wave files I've now been using the US v5.0.1.48 for several days without any problems.

Every GATSO has been pinged on both outward and return journeys, even without a PDA reset at my destination . Journey re-calcs, even several consecutive re-calcs, seem to work without causing the Mitac to hang. By running with GATSOs as the only POIs selected you know that any "ping-pong" means watch out of slow down!

If this continues, I shall have a much warmer feeling about CoPilot, and the £135 I spent on it. I guess the TT3 versus CPL5 debate will always be with us, but the facility to play with the maps and GATSOs, and plan journeys, on the desktop is a very nice feature which I would miss if I had TT3.
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xda · Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 12:04 pm Post subject:

gripp · Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 3:10 pm Post subject:

Graham,

Thanks for the TomTom information which I was unaware of. As I already have AutoRoute 2005 I would be half-way there.

Now if there is a new version of TT just round the corner, I may be tempted to follow your advice and switch. Oh dear, more money!!!
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