| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
rorton
Occasional Visitor
Joined: May 30, 2004
Posts: 24
|
 Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 3:54 pm Post subject: How to use the Maps of Europe, Europe Addresses?? |
 |
|
HELP!!!!!!!
I just had the maps of europe delivered today, and am pre planning my route, but cant understand how to enter the European Style address
Im staying in albufeira.
So i enter the CITY as Albuferia, but then if i press OK, i goto the street section, and them im stuck!
the Address im going to is
Rua Samora Barros, 20
Apartado 1
8200-901 Albufeira
How on earth do i enter this into tomtom!?!?!?
Thanks |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
stix
Occasional Visitor
Joined: Sep 27, 2004
Posts: 58
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
|
| Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 4:22 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Not sure how portuguese addresses work, but it should just be as in the UK... enter city, then street (including the rua I would guess in your case), then it will ask for the number or crossing. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Eldar
Pocket GPS Moderator
![]()
Joined: Sep 24, 2004
Posts: 1294
Location: London
|
| Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 5:06 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Albufeira is not mapped down to street level. The best you can do is navigate to the city centre which is apparently a roundabout. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
rorton
Occasional Visitor
Joined: May 30, 2004
Posts: 24
|
| Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 6:09 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Eldar wrote: | | Albufeira is not mapped down to street level. The best you can do is navigate to the city centre which is apparently a roundabout. |
thanks for that, so it looks like i have spent £100 on detailed maps for nothing 
The whole idea was to get the maps, and then visit some of the villages along the same cost as we are staying. It looks like none of the towns (or towns as we know them!) are mapped to street level
A quick look around lisbon on tomtom shows good detail, but not much use where im staying!
These will have to be sent back then i guess, but i dont know how the retailer/tomtom will be with me returning maps which have been activated, but are not fit for purpose |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Eldar
Pocket GPS Moderator
![]()
Joined: Sep 24, 2004
Posts: 1294
Location: London
|
| Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 6:17 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I'm not sure that TT is to blame in this particular case. If you look at their website it says quite clearly:
Street network coverage Portugal: 43% |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
rorton
Occasional Visitor
Joined: May 30, 2004
Posts: 24
|
| Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 6:21 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Eldar wrote: | I'm not sure that TT is to blame in this particular case. If you look at their website it says quite clearly:
Street network coverage Portugal: 43% |
thanks, to be fair, i didnt look at the site for that information, i assumed that the country would be quite comprehensive, as most of the UK is
Im writing back to the supplier to organise a return, as its now a pointless product for me to own |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
rorton
Occasional Visitor
Joined: May 30, 2004
Posts: 24
|
| Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 6:55 pm Post subject: |
|
|
heres an interesting fact...
Im just doing a multimap online at www.multimap.com to help me to get from the Airport in portugal to the hotel. The map of albufeira is quite well detailed on there, and guess who provides the maps>>>>>>?
Teleatlas. The same people who supply tomtom with their maps, so WHY cant the maps of western europe have the same data that is used on the multimap website, added to their product?? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Eldar
Pocket GPS Moderator
![]()
Joined: Sep 24, 2004
Posts: 1294
Location: London
|
| Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 7:04 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Ah yes, you've stumbled across the question which've puzzled us for months now. Unfortunately it's one of them "what is the meaning of life?" things. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
rorton
Occasional Visitor
Joined: May 30, 2004
Posts: 24
|
| Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 7:06 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Eldar wrote: | | Ah yes, you've stumbled across the question which've puzzled us for months now. Unfortunately it's one of them "what is the meaning of life?" things. |
thought id managed to bring a little useful info back to the forum too!
Ah well, better get packing  |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
GMH
Occasional Visitor
Joined: Aug 13, 2005
Posts: 9
|
| Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 7:03 pm Post subject: Portugal |
|
|
| I have just got back and I was staying ten minutes from Albuferia , the Tom Tom Go 300 it was the nuts .I locked the Tom Tom with a GPS postion as my home location and that was it.All the rest was same as uk just navigate to POI's and address no problem.Worth the money as I now have all of Western Europe as well. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
![]() Posted: Today Post subject: Pocket GPS Advertising |
|
|
We see you’re using an ad-blocker. We’re fine with that and won’t stop you visiting the site.
Have you considered making a donation towards website running costs?. Or you could disable your ad-blocker for this site. We think you’ll find our adverts are not overbearing!
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
Forum FAQ
Search
Usergroups
Profile
Log in for private messages
Log in
