TomTom 5 - Problems selecting address in the area I want...

Asghar · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 13, 2005 Posts: 19

The image below is from TomTom Navigator 3. When searching for Fountayne Rd in London I can clearly see there are two, one in N15 and another N16 so I can select which one I want to navigate to.

This next image is from TomTom Navigator 5, again searching for the same road. Only now the font is too large and the area (postode) is not shown after the road. How am I meant to select the one I want.

This is another one whilst searching for Salibury Road in E10, how the **** do I know which one is in E10.

Is there a way to change to a smaller font, otherwise I will be asking for a refund. Unless I have missed a option in the preferences, I cannot believe what a cockup this is bt TomTom.

julianbarker · Lifetime Member Joined: Apr 12, 2005 Posts: 431

I don't see a problem in landscape mode.

Asghar · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 13, 2005 Posts: 19

Robin2 · Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 11:24 pm Post subject:

I think you have missed the point. Choose the option to have a horizontal (landscape) display and you can see what you are missing in portrait. The bonus is that a lot of the other pieces of data (speed, ETA, distance to travel....) are also much larger.
For me, this is a big advantage of TT5 over TT3
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boomshanka · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 17, 2005 Posts: 25

Just tap and hold on top of the road names and the font size changes so that you can see all of the address, then scroll down until you find the right one. Works with poi's too.

Asghar · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 13, 2005 Posts: 19

Oops, I did miss the point. I was thinking Landscape as in looking/browsing the map for the road.

I used the rotate screen option and can now see a lot more of the address when searching. The only problem is now how to use it in my car with the PDA sideways.

I also tried tapping and holding down on the screen and moving up and down the list. It works but I was unable to scroll the page when the roads took up over one page.

Thanks for the info.
I still think the default font size is too large though. What were TomTom thinking.

linknet · Frequent Visitor Joined: May 05, 2005 Posts: 872

They were designing purely for the TomTom Go which only works in landscape mode and is intended to be used with a finger and not a stylus.

A great many PDA's do not support landscape mode and even if they do I much prefer portrait mode, you can see a lot more of the route ahead.

I agree entirely with you that the default font is too large.

Fangio18 · Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 8:28 am Post subject:

Man, glad I have not upgraded yet to a TT5 as I travel a lot and that would be a REAL issue for me as I need to find thigs quick when I am on the road.

So does the TT GO show the addresses like this too? Sad

no postcodes on the end of the road due to font size as standard...crrraaaaazzzzy dutch! (In fairness TT are still better IMHO than other systems out there for ease of use and functionality)

alix776 · Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 8:40 am Post subject:

the landcsape system used in tt5 work indipendently of the operating system so is your device dones have a landscape function then landscape will still work if that makes any sense to anyone
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Fangio18 · Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 9:28 am Post subject:

Good point there.....although if you were to phone someone who doesn't know their post code so gives you a road then having the start of the post code at the end of the road on the screen will allow YOU to know which one of the "roads" it is, yes?

Also if the post code does not find the place as has happened to me with TTNV3 then you may call the person at the place and say what road are you next to or near and then navigate to it that way but of course you would not have the post code so you would need the road and therefore again you would need the post code at the en of the road to make sure that you select the correct one, yes?

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whapper_98 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 16, 2006 Posts: 1

Navigating to postcode doesn't really solve the problem. I still have to choose the street after entering the postcode

Border_Collie · Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 11:08 pm Post subject:

It doesn't matter which one you tap on, whether it's N15 or N16 there will only be one number 1 or 100 or whatever.

So tap on the top one, enter the house number, and you'll be routed there. Smile

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Paul-in-Cornwall · Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 11:57 pm Post subject:

Border_Collie · Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 12:15 am Post subject:

Paul-in-Cornwall, my wifes family are from Pelynt and Killigarth, I had problems with them too. :P

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