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dkt
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 1:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Having used both Tomtom 5 and Co-Pilot 5 I tend to agree with bazzer that the layout and functions are better on Tomtom

But with a Sat Nav system surely the most important function is to get you to you're destination. I found that with Tomtom this is very frustrating at times as the signal from the GPS is very poor.

I've tried many things to improve the signal but to no avail. Using Co-Pilot I never once lost the GPS signal.

I use a Mitac Mio 168 and looking at various forums this seems to be a problem with Tomtom and it is not only the Mitac Mio 168 that has this problem other PDA also suffer from a poor GPS signal.

Having seen the new Co-Pilot 6 it looks as if the layout and functions are better and I will be changing back to Co-Pilot simply for the reason that the GPS is a lot better
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 1:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

oops

Sorry forgot to take the bold option off in my last post

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 9:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

For what it's worth, my experience with CP5 and it's predecessor was OK. Routing and performance are very usable and the quality of maps and database is far superior to TT. I can't help thinking that some of the problems suffered by users maybe related to their configuration and when all said and done the Pocket PC OS is far from perfect. All of this combined with BT and serial port problems provides an environment which is difficult to control. I guess this does not excuse poor quality products and CP (like many other packages) has its fair share of faults but testing software on the myriad of possible platforms available is an impossible task. Show me a bug free software package and I'll show you a package that takes too long to get to market!!

As regards the upgrade I think it worthwhile; £99 for the European version is a reasonable deal.

I'm keen to see how well it uses landscape mode on my HP 4700!!

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 1:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Anyone know where do you get the £50 upgrade from? The links from ALK do to CoPilot 5 !
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 2:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

neil01

Point your browser to:

http://www.alk.eu.com/buynow/cpl6_upgrade_form.asp

You will need your CP5 product key. I have yet to hear from them as yet, but I'm not in a hurry for it. However, I would vaguely expect them to want to repair the damage done by the non inclusion of "Traffic" within CP5 even though it was promised.
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 2:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks - as usual you must look in the right place!
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 5:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

BigH wrote:

As regards the upgrade I think it worthwhile; £99 for the European version is a reasonable deal.


Not that I'm planning to upgrade, but I am curious to know whether the EU Upgrade includes the UK maps or not - or would that be £50 for the UK plus another £99 for the EU ones

anyone know?
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 5:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Northernbloke wrote:
Not that I'm planning to upgrade, but I am curious to know whether the EU Upgrade includes the UK maps or not - or would that be £50 for the UK plus another £99 for the EU ones


Since there isn't a deal that allows you to buy both, I would assume that the UK is still considered to be within Europe. Smile

Not a bad price if you do much European driving.
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 9:09 pm    Post subject: Upgrade from CoPilot 4 to Copilot 6 Reply with quote

I will wait until someone has actually upgraded their CP4 to CP6 using my set up...IE Navman sleeve with iPaq 3950 with a CF Card. Until then, I will continue to use my TomTom Go 500 alongside my CP4. Can anyone from around the Wokingham area please tell me why the signal is so poor.
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ive never had a problem round there
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 11:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What I find strange about this forum, not just this post, is that there's no updates or response from ALK, which is a little surprising. If I remember correctly the founder member of this site, Dave, left to work ALK and surely he is aware of this negative feedback.

What I'm hoping is that with Dave's experience, he has been able to shape CoPilot V6 into a 'TomTom Killer', TT need knocking into shape, big time and have some proper competition....

Dave, I'm sure you are reading this.... please reply, and why has the team posted a review of V6 yet
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 11:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

because we have got anything to reveiw yet when we do get it itll be a week or to while we test it and write th reveiw
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 6:14 pm    Post subject: CoPilot 6 with a Navman sleeve, CF card and iPaq 3950 Reply with quote

I have found the answer on the ALK Site.........No. it won't work.

PPC6 - Minimum Specified Requirement

Question
What is the Minimum Specified Requirement for CoPilot - Pocket PC 6 ?


Answer
The Minimum Specified Requirement for CoPilot Live - Pocket PC 6 is:-


Windows Mobile 2003 or Windows Mobile 5 device
NMEA 2.2 Compatible GPS Receiver
8MB Storage
15MB Program Memory
256Mb Storage Card for UK maps, 1Gb for EU Maps
SD/MiniSD Card Slot
The Minimum Specified Requirement for the Desktop/Laptop:-

Windows 98 or later
400 MHz processor
128 MB RAM
16x CD-ROM
225 MB Available hard disk space



So I will continue to use my CoPilot 4 and my TomTom Go 500. Thereby saving money for christmas Laughing Merry Xmas
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 06, 2005 6:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Does anyone know whether copilot 6 will work the Mitac Mio 168, is it NMEA 2.2 compatible.

Thank you

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 06, 2005 8:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Interesting I've been told by ALK that it will work on my set up!!!!!
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