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Robin2 Lifetime Member
Joined: Nov 24, 2003 Posts: 1441 Location: Swansea
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Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 9:31 pm Post subject: TomTom one speed warning |
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I recently bought a TomTom One v2 Europe. One of the claimed features is an optional warning if exceeding the speed limit.
I have the full menu displayed, but haven't seen anywhere to activate this. I have not noticed any speed limits displayed yet (though obviously I'm not looking at the screen all the time!). Perhaps there is not much speed data on the maps for this area (South Wales)
I've set up the pgpsw database so get audible and visual camera warnings, but it would be nice to use this feature as well
I like the new NavTeq maps!!
Robin _________________ TomTom One v3 Europe, Navcore 7.903, Western Europe 835.2420
TomTom Go 720 Europe, Navcore 8.351, Western Europe 855.2884
Satmap Active 10
Plus a lot of other PDA GPS kit, seldom used |
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timber Frequent Visitor
Joined: Jan 18, 2006 Posts: 422 Location: Wild and Windy SW Scotland UK
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Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 9:43 pm Post subject: Re: TomTom one speed warning |
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Robin2 wrote: | I recently bought a TomTom One v2 Europe. One of the claimed features is an optional warning if exceeding the speed limit.
Robin |
my understanding is that the displayed mph turns red very hit and miss. |
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clansley Occasional Visitor
Joined: Sep 15, 2006 Posts: 16
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Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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If you display 'mph' on the status bar then it will display 'xx mph' if it doesn't know the speed limit, or 'xx/xx' if it does (eg: 65/70 which 70 is the limit). If your speed exceeds the limit (by 5 mph?) then it flashes red.
I personally find less than 40% of the roads I'm on having a limit. |
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Griff Occasional Visitor
Joined: May 14, 2004 Posts: 57 Location: Northolt, Middlesex
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Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:18 pm Post subject: |
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to be honest the feature is a good idea but in practice it gets about 50% of the speeds for the road wrong mostly the national speed limit roads shows 70mph when it should be 60 mph do not trust it you have been warned
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zzr1200 Lifetime Member
Joined: Jun 05, 2005 Posts: 205 Location: Gloucestershire
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Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:18 pm Post subject: |
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More importantly, how do you disable this feature????
I find it quite distracting when it is flashing red most of the time. I am a high-mileage motorway friver and normally drive around 80 MPH.
I want to see the speed I'm travelling but not the red flashing digits, can it be diabled but still display your speed?
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mikealder Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jan 14, 2005 Posts: 19638 Location: Blackpool , Lancs
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Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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Nope, You cannot disable the red flashing display of speed - there is one simple way and that involves lifting the right foot, but this only works where the unit is displaying the correct speed limit in the first place - Mike |
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zzr1200 Lifetime Member
Joined: Jun 05, 2005 Posts: 205 Location: Gloucestershire
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Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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I accept 80 MPH is illegal and is only safe under certain circumstances but I do not want a sat nav system that is also a 'big-brother' unit!!!
Hopefully Tomtom will offer a disable feature in the next software updates. |
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whoseline Occasional Visitor
Joined: Sep 11, 2006 Posts: 40
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Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 11:21 pm Post subject: |
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to enable or disable it, can't u just go to preferences, status bar preferences and either de-select or select speed. |
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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: Mon Oct 02, 2006 11:29 pm Post subject: |
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But he said:
zzr1200 wrote: |
I want to see the speed I'm travelling but not the red flashing digits |
and as mike said, you can't do that with present software. |
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TonyHoyle Regular Visitor
Joined: Mar 26, 2006 Posts: 135
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Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 11:41 pm Post subject: |
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Griff wrote: | to be honest the feature is a good idea but in practice it gets about 50% of the speeds for the road wrong mostly the national speed limit roads shows 70mph when it should be 60 mph do not trust it you have been warned
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I've never seen it do that... It only shows 70 on NSL dual carriageways, which is correct. I'm sure if TT had an entire class of road wrong these forums would have been full of it already!
Of course there are individual roads incorrect and you can't rely on it for anything other than an extra source of data. Round here we have roads that vary wildly between 30 and 40 (and the limit changes every few months) - TT is hopeless for that kind of situation. |
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TonyHoyle Regular Visitor
Joined: Mar 26, 2006 Posts: 135
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Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 11:43 pm Post subject: |
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mikealder wrote: | Nope, You cannot disable the red flashing display of speed - there is one simple way and that involves lifting the right foot |
OK so I've taken my foot off the brake. It's still flashing. What next? |
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whoseline Occasional Visitor
Joined: Sep 11, 2006 Posts: 40
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Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 12:36 am Post subject: |
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zzr1200 wrote: |
I want to see the speed I'm travelling but not the red flashing digits, can it be diabled but still display your speed?
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look at your speedo! |
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Tom1 Occasional Visitor
Joined: May 25, 2006 Posts: 22
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Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 3:32 pm Post subject: Speed figures flasing |
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How do I get my TomTom one to show me flashing and in red digits for my speed? Do I need to have certain update?
Please let me know.
Thanks.
Tom |
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timber Frequent Visitor
Joined: Jan 18, 2006 Posts: 422 Location: Wild and Windy SW Scotland UK
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Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 3:46 pm Post subject: Re: Speed figures flasing |
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Tom1 wrote: | How do I get my TomTom one to show me flashing and in red digits for my speed? Do I need to have certain update?
Please let me know.
Thanks.Tom |
Just follow Whoseline's instruction to turn on/off
Quote: | whoseline Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:21 pm Post subject:
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to enable or disable it, can't u just go to preferences, status bar preferences and either de-select or select speed. |
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Tom1 Occasional Visitor
Joined: May 25, 2006 Posts: 22
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Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 9:05 am Post subject: |
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I am petty sure that I will need to do an update to my TOMTOM one for this feature to work. I currently have spoken speed camera alerts but how do I get the speed to flash if I go over the speed limit?
Please let me know.
Tom |
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