TMC Information

wazzzzupmate · Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 2:01 pm Post subject:

Thanks Mike. And thanks for the poi files you sent this morning

ccsnet · Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:42 am Post subject:

I know this is an old thread but its full of good info.... thanks for your help Mike.

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obeone · Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 7:38 pm Post subject:

Very interesting reading.
I've just purchased a TMC (latest version from e-bay £22) after reading other postings.
Thought I'd add my observations - looks like I've been very lucky
Unit once connected picked up signal immediately.
Whilst busy postioning TT unit in the car I noticed I was still getting a signal with the antenna in the footwell. Hating having wires showing I ran it around the dash, coiled it up and put it in the 'coin holder'.
The mushroom was next to the windscreen pillar - another no no I believe.

Moved unit to another car with TT in the center and the antenna coiled up. Again no issues - unit has worked perfectly up and down the M6

What I'm I doing wrong!!!! Laughing

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spikeywelsh · Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 12:59 pm Post subject:

thinking of getting the n96 for as my upgrade and was looking at getting it on 3, do they still lock down the network as i would like to use it for traffic updates

andy-c1 · Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 9:03 am Post subject:

last week i was offered a update for my tmc via home ,was anyone else offered this as today will be the first time i get to try it out
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AndyVaughan · Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 8:13 pm Post subject:

GPS_fan · Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 8:38 pm Post subject:

That update was for RDS-TMC service provider (ie iTIS vs TrafficMaster) as per license agreements rather than any functional changes.

Since the service provider in the UK remains unchanged, looking for immediate service improvements is perhaps a little optimistic.
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Solobay · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 24, 2006 Posts: 57

This might have been asked elsewhere but cant find it with search.

Couple of months ago we had a bad crash on one of our main roads and the system dowloaded correctly that the road was closed.

Couple months later and it still thinks its closed - constantly trying to route you round it. System is updating other traffic fine.

Any ideas on how to clear this?

GPS_fan · Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:15 pm Post subject:

Are you sure it's definitely the traffic info which has closed the road and not a MapShare update?
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Solobay · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 24, 2006 Posts: 57

Happened when I was actually enroute and hadnt connected up for a while

Anita · Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:55 pm Post subject:

If you'd like to give us the coordinates some of us can check on our own devices.
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Solobay · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 24, 2006 Posts: 57

From Multimap - it will be within 100yds of these!

Grid ref: NT252674
Lat: 55:53:39N (55.89424)
Lon: 3:11:51W (-3.19762)

mikealder · Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 3:58 pm Post subject:

Too far North for me to check, unless you live within circa 100 Miles North or South of Edinburgh or Glasgow you won't receive data for this area using RDS-TMC although the GPRS system should cover full UK but that introduces other variables as it is suppied via the servers at TomTom - Mike

Anita · Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 4:21 pm Post subject:

Solobay · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 24, 2006 Posts: 57

Tried it without and no closed road

Plug in the TMC and up it pops as soon as the first download finishes

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