REVIEW COMMENTS: TomTom GO

Simon1 · Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2004 9:38 pm Post subject:

Boy this is an eyeopener, delboy.

I am running an AMD 500Mhz processor but I haven't had any problems in the past running my MiniDV camera, Scanner and CD Burner all on USB. Does this mean I should be okay or is it possible that the TTG will still require me to download the driver you mention?

delboy0754 · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 7:05 am Post subject:

Simon1 · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 9:53 am Post subject:

Cheers for that. Normally I would be cautious asking advice from someone who flashes Bart's Butt at me, but you seem to know your stuff!!

delboy0754 · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 1:12 pm Post subject:

jaybee · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 26, 2004 Posts: 5

I have just completed 1400miles using TTG. The earlier part of my journey I was driving up the A9 towards Perth in the evening and thought I had better have a top up of fuel. I know there are fuel stations on Perth retail parks [westside of Perth] so I would head for one of those. However upon reaching the roundabout south of Perth the TTG gave directions to go straight across the roundabout then turn right and lo and behold there was an Esso service station which had recently been opened. Better still the fuel was the cheapest I had seen for some miles. The TTG POI is set to show fuel stations - but it did not lead me into another service station, as above, for the remainder of the week.

I was hoping to travel back past the Perth service station on my return, just to see if it was still there or if TTG would direct me again - but could not do so. Has this happened to anyone else? I feel as though the service station was put there for my benefit as the staff were so helpful showing me the best buys etc. not like the usual service station at all.

sifi · Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2004 11:15 am Post subject:

I'm not exactly certain what you mean but you could browse the map for around Perth and enable the poi of petrol stations so hte petrol iconise shown on the map. This way you can view which are in its data base

sifi · Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2004 11:19 am Post subject:

for "iconise" read icon is shown. I must read what I write before submitting!

Lampman · Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2004 12:22 pm Post subject:

Sounds like one for Mulder and Sculley! Laughing

AlanH · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 06, 2004 Posts: 42

Quick question from a newbie, expecting delivery of TTG tomorrow from Expansys (incidentally, they increased their price yesterday)

Is it possible to enter a journey when TTG is out of sight of the GPS satellites, for example at home rather than in the car?

Thanks.

TartanGiant · Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2004 9:55 pm Post subject: Out of Sat sights

Hello AlanH,

Welcome........... and the answer is YES! Smile

I programme mine before I step outside and into the gaze of the satellites, then plug it into the holder, and by that time it has locked on to enough to do the job. Sometimes it takes a few minutes but it gets them eventualy.

I was saying earlier to the chaps, my reception rate/sat hold was dreadful, but after buying a RE-rad it holds the signals much better Wink

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Hope this helps.

Cheers

TG

AlanH · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 06, 2004 Posts: 42

Hi TartanGiant

Thanks for the quick reply! I was hoping the answer was yes.
Great forum, BTW.

sifi · Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2004 10:08 pm Post subject:

MrRubberGloves · Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2004 1:25 pm Post subject:

sifi · Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2004 1:52 pm Post subject:

sifi · Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2004 2:06 pm Post subject:

Strictly speaking my A to B to C should be A to C to B where A is the start and C is the via and B hte destination.

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