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playswell Regular Visitor
Joined: Feb 23, 2008 Posts: 91
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Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 7:19 pm Post subject: At long last |
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At long last i can again use the emmulator, on my 940 was not able to set a password again till now. Why did it take them so long? _________________ Lift Tester/Adjuster |
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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: Sun Sep 13, 2009 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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Have you found the password any use?
My feeling is that:
1. it makes it harder for YOU to get the thing going
2. it makes no difference at all to how likely the thing is to get stolen.
3. it is a piece of cake for any self-respecting crook to remove it, (if he doesn't just throw the TT away and nick another one instead). |
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Calomax Lifetime Member
Joined: Sep 30, 2005 Posts: 988 Location: St Martin's, Guernsey
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Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:46 am Post subject: |
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I put my name and mobile number in the owner details then if I lose it, and someone honest finds it, he can contact me. Much more useful and I agree that setting a password is a waste of time as it will have already been nicked by the time the scumbag finds out it has a password.
And as Andy_P says: Quote: | it is a piece of cake for any self-respecting crook to remove it |
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DennisN Tired Old Man
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 14901 Location: Keynsham
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Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:29 am Post subject: |
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Calomax wrote: | I agree that setting a password is a waste of time as it will have already been nicked by the time the scumbag finds out it has a password.
And as Andy_P says: Quote: | it is a piece of cake for any self-respecting crook to remove it |
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And in the course of nicking it, the scumbag will have already busted your glass - they busted mine just to check that my satnav wasn't in the vehicle!!
I could remove the pin number and I'm not even self-respecting.
To be honest, it's time TT withdrew this feature - it gives some people a sense of security which is both false and "dangerous" - dangerous in the sense that it fails to persuade owners to take proper care of their units. Bit like crossing the road with your eyes closed so that you don't get worried about oncoming traffic! _________________ Dennis
If it tastes good - it's fattening.
Two of them are obesiting!! |
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MrT Frequent Visitor
Joined: Nov 14, 2003 Posts: 2143 Location: Surrounded by A1, M1 & M25
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Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 1:01 pm Post subject: |
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This is the first time for me in Home that HDTraffic has worked under "Operate My Navigation Device" _________________ Drivelux |
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andy-c1 Lifetime Member
Joined: Feb 05, 2005 Posts: 1039 Location: East Sussex
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Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 5:46 pm Post subject: |
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I wouldn't say remove it ,I would say they should go towards the mobile way of 3 failed password attempt locks the unit to a much higher code of numbers making it impossible to get to work .I use it in hope that at least it will slow them down and make them work for their effort to get it going _________________ TomTom 5001 |
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