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rembrandt Lifetime Member
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 10:24 pm Post subject: Camera warnings question (title edited) |
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Been using on iphone for a few weeks and whilst its generally great cannot rely on getting camera warnings.
I have been using tomtom for several years but much prefer iphone if only it could be relied on.
In my local town only one out of 5 cameras gives warnings.
None of the following give audio or visual warning(red banner)
pMOBILE:68467@30
pMOBILE:77627
MOBILE:6792p
pMOBILE:79634
This one has audio and visual warning
MOBILE:6784
All camera alerts are set to on.
Also not alerting to a few cameras on my journies out of my local area.
I note others have posted similar problems. This is spoiling a brilliant app. |
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mikealder Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jan 14, 2005 Posts: 19638 Location: Blackpool , Lancs
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 10:41 pm Post subject: |
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Is this using the TomTom iPhone application or something else? - Mike |
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Darren Frequent Visitor
Joined: 11/07/2002 14:36:40 Posts: 23848 Location: Hampshire, UK
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 11:35 pm Post subject: |
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Assuming this is CamerAlert (we have a CamerAlert forum) then do these cameras appear on the map when you approach them?
I've edited your post to clarify that most of the cameras you have issue with are pMobiles. Have you enabled the alert for pMobiles? in Settings --> Sound Warnings? _________________ Darren Griffin
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rembrandt Lifetime Member
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 11:39 pm Post subject: |
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Just running your app. Not installed tomtom or anything else. |
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Darren Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 11:42 pm Post subject: |
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I've just edited my reply, can you answer if you have pMobiles set up for alerts AND if they appear on the map as you pass them? _________________ Darren Griffin |
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rembrandt Lifetime Member
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 11:45 pm Post subject: |
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The cameras do appear on the map and all alerts are turned. |
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DennisN Tired Old Man
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 14901 Location: Keynsham
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 11:52 pm Post subject: |
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rembrandt wrote: | The cameras do appear on the map and all alerts are turned. |
I've only just started using CamerAlert and discovered I hadn't switched on warnings for "Pending". Have you? _________________ Dennis
If it tastes good - it's fattening.
Two of them are obesiting!! |
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rembrandt Lifetime Member
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 11:56 pm Post subject: |
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Not got warnings for pending switched on.
Should I do this as these are not new cameras |
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DennisN Tired Old Man
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 14901 Location: Keynsham
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Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 12:00 am Post subject: |
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Yup.
Edit Sorry, that's too blunt. PMobiles are unconfirmed - nobody has reported seeing them actually in action for many months. If you don't have pending switched on you won't get any warnings for pMobiles. _________________ Dennis
If it tastes good - it's fattening.
Two of them are obesiting!!
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rembrandt Lifetime Member
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Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 12:02 am Post subject: |
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ok thanks. will test tomorrow and reply then. |
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MaFt Pocket GPS Staff
Joined: Aug 31, 2005 Posts: 15258 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
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Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 1:09 am Post subject: |
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if the icons are greyscale as opposed to colour then they are pending cameras regardless of how new/old they are!
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Darren Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 10:59 am Post subject: |
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rembrandt wrote: | The cameras do appear on the map and all alerts are turned. | So ALL alerts were not turned on then
You'll forgive us when we ask basic questions as in this case your answer wasn't actually correct was it! _________________ Darren Griffin |
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DennisN Tired Old Man
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Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 4:42 pm Post subject: |
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I think that when we hear the result of.... Quote: | will test tomorrow and reply then. | we shall be faced with the question of what to do about a thread title (Camera warnings not reliable) which is misleading to say the least - for future surfers, I don't think it should be left entirely like that (nor indeed the unsubstantiated comment that "I note others have posted similar problems. This is spoiling a brilliant app."), when rembrandt confirms that the warnings actually are reliable if only the user sets up his App correctly. _________________ Dennis
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DennisN Tired Old Man
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Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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DennisN wrote: | I think that when we hear the result of.... Quote: | will test tomorrow and reply then. | we shall be faced with the question of what to do about a thread title (Camera warnings not reliable) which is misleading to say the least - for future surfers, I don't think it should be left entirely like that (nor indeed the unsubstantiated comment that "I note others have posted similar problems. This is spoiling a brilliant app."), when rembrandt confirms that the warnings actually are reliable if only the user sets up his App correctly. |
Well, it's gone tomorrow now. What's the test result please? _________________ Dennis
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pcaouolte Frequent Visitor
Joined: Dec 27, 2006 Posts: 998 Location: South Lincs, UK.
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Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 2:06 pm Post subject: |
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DennisN wrote: | ...the warnings actually are reliable if only the user sets up his App correctly. |
I don't have access to CamerAlert as I don't have an Iphone but from reading the above comments would it be better if the application defaulted to having all warnings, including pmobiles, switched on when first installed? Users could still switch them off if they wished. _________________ Paul |
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