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MaFt
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i got in touch with Nav N Go about lack of cameras in simple mode and apparently this is purposeful 
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DaveTaylor161
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| lbendlin wrote: | @szetok: That was a bug in the beta and demo versions. Fixed now.
@efjay: iGuidance 4 is another example that it can be done. The TTS engine is very decent. Also, Mobium are of note - they use some dirty tricks to produce very high quality pseudo TTS. So you do have plenty choices. |
| Pocketgps wrote: | How do you get hold of the iGO 8 demo version  |
| lbendlin wrote: | | Schools and playgrounds come to mind. |
Bit hypocritical isn't it with the lengths PGPSW go to to protect their speed camera data base when lbendlin is listed as Pocket GPS Staff, or have I got the wrong end of the stick gain? Apologies if I have. But I would have thought companies would provide software for review to prominent as sites such as PGPSW in order to raise awareness of their products. |
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MaFt
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| Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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i think lutz was saying 'schools and playgrounds' when i asked what poi's people would want warnings for!!
not the source of beta software!!!
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| MaFt wrote: | i've never had need to be alerted to the location of morrisons!!  , seriously, what POIs do people want alerting for? |
| lbendlin wrote: | | Schools and playgrounds come to mind. |
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DaveTaylor161
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| Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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| MaFt wrote: | i think lutz was saying 'schools and playgrounds' when i asked what poi's people would want warnings for!!
not the source of beta software!!! |
Ok, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt on this one. |
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lbendlin
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| Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 6:15 pm Post subject: |
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I was just about to write a very nasty reply. Good thing I had to do the dishes first. Let me know when you are ready to apologiz(s)e.
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Multidrop
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| Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 6:48 am Post subject: Route Optimisation? |
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One thing that hasn't been mentioned in the review... does this version have the ability to optimise lots of stops on a route? That is put in a start postcode, many intermediate stops, a finish point and then optimise the route fastest/shortest like I understand the previous version did, and you can do on the pc with MS Autoroute.
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mrg2003
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| Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:53 am Post subject: IGO 8 |
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I've always been a fan of tomtom with Igo as a credible 2nd.
I tried igo 8 recently and the experience in our scandy operation is that it is much more intuitive than tomtom, I like the way it moves the more freuenly used icons to the top on some screens, which at first I found disconcerting. The abilty to customise the display something only previously found with tomtom I think is a killer function, also I like the ability to load seamless bitmap satmaps. I hope these features are in the retail domestic version.
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mbanbrook
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| Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 12:43 pm Post subject: |
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One other thing I forgot to mention - be careful if you already have a directory called "Backup" on your storage card.
If you use iGO 8's Backup option it TRASHES everything you have in this directory! |
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MaFt
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| Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 2:28 pm Post subject: Re: Route Optimisation? |
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| Multidrop wrote: | One thing that hasn't been mentioned in the review... does this version have the ability to optimise lots of stops on a route? That is put in a start postcode, many intermediate stops, a finish point and then optimise the route fastest/shortest like I understand the previous version did, and you can do on the pc with MS Autoroute.
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| iGO8 Review wrote: | | If you have a route planned and then find another destination you have the option of adding it as a via point. Once you have two or more via points you are shown a list of the points on your route that you can edit the order manually or, by clicking the smiley face icon, optimise the route. Each time a new via point is added, or the route is reordered, the route will automatically be recalculated. |
yes, you can :D |
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Pocketgps
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| DaveTaylor161 wrote: | | lbendlin wrote: | @szetok: That was a bug in the beta and demo versions. Fixed now.
@efjay: iGuidance 4 is another example that it can be done. The TTS engine is very decent. Also, Mobium are of note - they use some dirty tricks to produce very high quality pseudo TTS. So you do have plenty choices. |
| Pocketgps wrote: | | How do you get hold of the iGO 8 demo version |
| lbendlin wrote: | | Schools and playgrounds come to mind. |
Bit hypocritical isn't it with the lengths PGPSW go to to protect their speed camera data base when lbendlin is listed as Pocket GPS Staff, or have I got the wrong end of the stick gain? Apologies if I have. But I would have thought companies would provide software for review to prominent as sites such as PGPSW in order to raise awareness of their products. |
Only asked this question because people kept referring to Demo Version.
I realise now that the software that is legit (beta version) being tested by other people is the only software that is available. |
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DaveTaylor161
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| Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:04 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | Only asked this question because people kept referring to Demo Version.
I realise now that the software that is legit (beta version) being tested by other people is the only software that is available. |
Thank you for clearing that up. I apologies to anyone I have offended. |
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gpsjustlookin
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| Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 3:20 pm Post subject: |
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I realise now that the software that is legit (beta version) being tested by other people is the only software that is available. |
You can buy the software from France, I believe.
Igo sales have confirmed it is on sale (just not in the UK) |
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MaFt
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| Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 3:54 pm Post subject: |
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upgrade detials now available: click here
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badgerdid
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 8:55 pm Post subject: TTS |
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Im using igo on my pda and it works great, also uses TTS. I was a tomtom fan but as there not supporting the pda's anymore i have had to look for the next best.
Igo is a learning curve after tomtom but now i have used it a bit i much prefer it. I wonder how much tomtom are going to loose out by not supporting us anymore? |
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MaFt
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:55 pm Post subject: Re: TTS |
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| badgerdid wrote: | | Im using igo on my pda and it works great, also uses TTS. |
how did you get TTS?!
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