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bimmerboy
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 Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 1:58 pm Post subject: TomTom Go: Shortest or Quickest route |
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Is there a way in the Go to choose quickest or shortest route? I got the latest software (4.40)
I now i have it in TTN3 but i can not find it in the Go
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stix
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| Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 3:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Not explicitly as far as I can tell... but if you calculate a route and don't like it (or know it not to be the quickest for whatever reason) you can select "calculate alternative" i think, which will give a different way of getting to your destination. i haven't worked out if the recalculation works in any particular way (it might go fastest-shortest-main roads only-back roads only etc)... |
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bimmerboy
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| Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Does anyone now how TomTom Go calculate as default? fastest or shortest? |
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Powelly131
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| Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Powelly131 wrote: | | Fastest |
If you press "re-calculate route" you get the shortest. |
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bimmerboy
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| Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 10:46 pm Post subject: |
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is this fact or you think this is the way?
can someone confirme this 8O |
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delboy0754
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| Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2004 5:56 am Post subject: |
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| bimmerboy wrote: | is this fact or you think this is the way?
can someone confirme this 8O |
It's fact.
I was going to Batley from Blackpool. First it gave me 78 miles via M62, timed at 1 hour 35.Then i did a re-route, distance then was 65 miles via "A" roads, this was timed at 2 hours. |
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MrRubberGloves
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| Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2004 7:07 pm Post subject: |
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| delboy0754 wrote: | It's fact.
I was going to Batley from Blackpool. First it gave me 78 miles via M62, timed at 1 hour 35.Then i did a re-route, distance then was 65 miles via "A" roads, this was timed at 2 hours. |
Not always, I planned routes and then re calculated the route and the 2nd option is sometimes longer and also uses motorways. |
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bimmerboy
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| Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2004 11:29 pm Post subject: |
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I can now confirm that this is not a fact!
I tried to take alternative route 4 times and everytime the route whas longer and took longer time.
IŽll miss the choice of shortest/quickest calculation. |
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dannyswa
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| Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2004 6:37 pm Post subject: auto updates |
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| :P I have noticed that with the latest TomTom Go Firmware that you can take a diferent route, and TTG just updates itself without any moans or groans. This saves having to set a road block etc. With the earlier firmware I think that it would tell you to turn aroung and go back. Truly a great product |
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pushandpull
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| Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2004 11:48 pm Post subject: Re: auto updates |
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| dannyswa wrote: | | :P I have noticed that with the latest TomTom Go Firmware that you can take a diferent route, and TTG just updates itself without any moans or groans. This saves having to set a road block etc. With the earlier firmware I think that it would tell you to turn aroung and go back. Truly a great product |
I agree! For the first week I had mine I kept on deliberately ignoring the instructions and taking a different route just for the pleasure of watching it calculate a new route. The nearer you are to your destination the faster it recalculates. Even on a long route it's never taken more than 5 seconds.
Although it's only a 200Mhz processor I think the increased speed comes from a combination of better algorithyms in the software and increased refresh rates for the screen. |
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