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SpikeUK Regular Visitor
Joined: Nov 29, 2005 Posts: 140
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Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 3:24 pm Post subject: Over-speed boings |
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Those boings that go off in the latest versions of the software - absolutely brilliant, I wouldn't be without them for driving around town, with the 20, 30 & 40 mph.
What an absolute pain they are on the motorway, though. I like to motorway cruise at between 75 - 80 mph, and that is exactly the range that sets the boings off, so my motorway trips are accompanied by endless boings, boings, and b***** boings. I find that the boings actually make me drive faster than I would otherwise have done, simply to keep out of the boinging range, quite bizzare for a speed prevention facility.
Is there any way of turning off the boings for 70 mph? Alternatively, can someone have a word with Tomtom, and maybe make the suggestion? |
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Calomax Lifetime Member
Joined: Sep 30, 2005 Posts: 988 Location: St Martin's, Guernsey
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Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 10:40 pm Post subject: |
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I'm fairly sure you can't, but if you choose one of the "Polite" sounds, at least they're less intrusive. _________________ TT Go Essential |
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IanS100 Frequent Visitor
Joined: May 05, 2008 Posts: 870 Location: Southport
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 2:19 pm Post subject: |
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have a look in 'Safety Preferences' & turn off 'Warn when driving faster than a set speed' or 'Warn when driving faster than allowed' |
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Andy_P Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jun 04, 2005 Posts: 19991 Location: West and Southwest London
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 2:40 pm Post subject: |
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That only turns them on or off for all speeds, Ian.
Spike is trying to get them turned off for only one speed.
(Which I'm sure is not possible) |
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phillik Occasional Visitor
Joined: Sep 14, 2006 Posts: 39 Location: Farnborough, Hampshire
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Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 2:18 pm Post subject: |
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Does anybody know how to change the sound for this warning? Rather than the 3 bongs! (Polite_2) I would like to use a custom.ogg sound...as I can do for PGPSW cameras.
Unit is a TomTom One.
Sorry. Its the next step! in setup... silly me . _________________ |/
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DennisN Tired Old Man
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 14892 Location: Keynsham
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Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 10:26 pm Post subject: Re: Over-speed boings |
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SpikeUK wrote: | I like to motorway cruise at between 75 - 80 mph, and that is exactly the range that sets the boings off, so my motorway trips are accompanied by endless boings, boings, and b***** boings. I find that the boings actually make me drive faster than I would otherwise have done, simply to keep out of the boinging range, quite bizzare for a speed prevention facility. |
It hasn't crossed your mind that maybe you're exceeding the speed limit, maybe breaking the law? No doubt your speedo reads higher than the TT display, so at 75-80, your speedo says you're doing 80-90 already. That's not allowed unless you have blue lights and a siren going to warn the rest of us to get out of your way. _________________ Dennis
If it tastes good - it's fattening.
Two of them are obesiting!! |
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gareth71 Regular Visitor
Joined: Oct 07, 2004 Posts: 146
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Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 11:12 pm Post subject: |
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Blimey, Dennis, it took you not far off a year to reply to that one! Mind you, I suppose it must've taken a while to rustle up that much sanctimony, so I guess that explains it ... ;) |
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aj2052 Frequent Visitor
Joined: Jul 03, 2005 Posts: 1431 Location: Leics,UK
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Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 1:47 am Post subject: |
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The overspeed alarms are a menace and toatally unreliable, in my local area on dual carriageway we have a sudden drop to 30mph for a couple of hundred yards either side of a roundabout with minor roads off and well sighted so its a quick traverse island but its not marked as a reduced speed on map, this would now appear to be the norm to drop in reduced speed zones in higher speed sections and not marked on maps thus not triggering alarms, plus those that are marked seem very unreliable. _________________ Moto G5s Plus, Sygic 17.4.8 |
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DennisN Tired Old Man
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 14892 Location: Keynsham
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Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 8:26 am Post subject: |
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gareth71 wrote: | Blimey, Dennis, it took you not far off a year to reply to that one! Mind you, I suppose it must've taken a while to rustle up that much sanctimony, so I guess that explains it ... ;) | Oops! I picked it up using "View posts since last visit", which only shows latest, never noticed the date - you know us old folk, always up for a quick sanctimonious. Having said which, I think the speed limit was 70 even back then, unless my Alzheimers is letting me down. _________________ Dennis
If it tastes good - it's fattening.
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cleggie Occasional Visitor
Joined: Aug 28, 2006 Posts: 36 Location: South Yorkshire UK
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Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 11:44 am Post subject: |
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on my go 520 you can set the speed limit to warn when going faster than a set speed.i have it set to warn when going faster than allowed( ie if you are going 35mph ion a 30 mph road) which is set up with one sound.but then i have it set to warn when going over 60 mph which i have another sound.this one you can change to whatever mph speed you wish.They are both in preferences safety section. |
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aj2052 Frequent Visitor
Joined: Jul 03, 2005 Posts: 1431 Location: Leics,UK
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Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 2:40 pm Post subject: |
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I believe on TTN7 they are set by the Maps and no otherway af changing so consequently you rely on the accuracy of the map unfortunately, especially for TT/TA users _________________ Moto G5s Plus, Sygic 17.4.8 |
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Darren Frequent Visitor
Joined: 11/07/2002 14:36:40 Posts: 23848 Location: Hampshire, UK
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Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 2:48 pm Post subject: Re: Over-speed boings |
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SpikeUK wrote: | Is there any way of turning off the boings for 70 mph? Alternatively, can someone have a word with Tomtom, and maybe make the suggestion? |
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