Speed cameras for Palm

dougproctor · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 3:19 pm Post subject: Speed cameras for Palm

I noticed in an article on here about speed cameras for the Palm platform that it said they were free from the TomTom site. I went to have a look and they, if I am looking at the right ones, are priced at about £40! Surely these are not the ones the article means?
I have the speed camera download from this site but in Tom Tom Go 300, I got the warning in the left hand corner that I approaching the camera but in Tom Tom 5, I get or appear to get very little. Perhaps a box round the camera only. I think I have all the options ticked in the preferences.
Can anyone enlighten me please?
Doug

SteveW · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 3:33 pm Post subject:

Have you allocated a sound file against the Safety camera POI?

Steve

dougproctor · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 3:37 pm Post subject:

I have used the beep, bong option, if that's what you mean. I'm more concerned with the red box in the left hand corner which I had on the TTG 300. I am using TTN5 with a Treo 650.
Doug

SteveW · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 3:44 pm Post subject:

If I remember correctly, it counts down the distance on my TT5, I have the distance set at 300 yrds - I started with a lot less originally and the box in the top left did not appear....

Steve

dougproctor · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 3:48 pm Post subject:

Steve,
Do you mean that my 100 yards setting is too close to activate this feature? Does your 300 yards one activate it? Troulble is, at my age, by the time I saw the warning and finally got there, I would have forgotton what the warning was about anyway!! Laughing Out Loud

Doug

dougproctor · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 3:51 pm Post subject:

Steve,
Do you mean that my 100 yards setting is too close to activate this feature? Does your 300 yards one activate it? Troulble is, at my age, by the time I saw the warning and finally got there, I would have forgotton what the warning was about anyway!! Laughing Out Loud

Doug

SteveW · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 3:55 pm Post subject:

I had mine set for 100 yards, and I did not see it in the top left screen. Try changing it to 300 yds, it counts down the distance. Nice feature.

SteveW · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 3:58 pm Post subject:

You can also change the "Beep,Bong" sounds for spoken warnings, there are instructions on this site somewhere.

Steve

dougproctor · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 4:01 pm Post subject:

Thanks, mate, now to try and find a camera I can "experiment" on!!
Doug

dougproctor · Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 8:25 am Post subject:

Anyone any ideas about why this site says speed camera files from Palm are free yet on their website, they are charging about £35 for a years subscription? Am I looking at the bit of the website?
Doug

dougproctor · Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 8:21 am Post subject:

Found a camera (we only have two to experiement on!). Setting it to 300 yards works with a flashing camera in the top left hand corner and a countdown indication. Wonder how many others have set it for a lower setting and had the same problem. Many thanks.
Doug

SteveW · Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 4:17 pm Post subject:

Glad it works now. Why have you only got two, there are hundreds around here...!

I can't see anyone buying the TomTom speed camera database, when this site gives such useful information free of charge!

Steve

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