Which Route? - Decisions, Decisions!

DennisN

For those of you who haven't already noticed, I have three different TomTom devices. I always use them with route set, irrespective of whether or not the destination is familiar. Someone asked the other day, Why have three? so I thought I'd share with you the value of having a choice. Here are three screen dumps taken, one from each device, at the same (stationary) point one day last week when I was doing my fortnightly little bread and butter run from the same pickup to the same delivery address.

All three devices were set to Fastest Route and at first I deliberately ignored them all and chose DennisN Routing. Eventually, that gave me these three choices. There's no trickery here - I wasn't moving (traffic holdups showing in first picture) and the destination is a POI in the same POI file copied into each device.

15.9 miles, ETA 11:05am.
25.1 miles, ETA 11:11am.
31.6 miles, ETA 11:16am.

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Dennis

If it tastes good - it's fattening.

Two of them are obesiting!!

dhn · Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 5:58 pm Post subject:

Say.......THAT will instill confidence in all TomTom users from now on, regardless of unit type, as we plan a 'fastest' route! Shocked

(p.s., seriously ... thanks for taking the time to share).

LesP2008 · Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 6:38 pm Post subject:

Interesting Dennis, so what was what unit? more to the point which one did you take and was it right?

Trevor1234 · Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 10:33 pm Post subject:

Hi DennisN
Now, that is an interesting article but it was like reading a wonderful book that had its last page missing. Come on, put us all out of our misery, which device won.
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DennisN · Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 10:39 pm Post subject:

Andy_P · Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 11:23 pm Post subject:

Looks like the one in your third picture is telling you to do a big "turn around when possible". There's a green arrow pointing back the way you've come!

DennisN · Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 11:52 pm Post subject:

Yes, it did (but "Make a U-Turn"). Try it yourselves.

Original route from 51.49338, -2.63676 to 51.39118, -2.35294. All three originally wanted to take me the long way round.

Recalc from 51.46836, -2.63388 to the same (51.39118, -2.35294).

There are lots of different TT devices, Apps and Maps out there - how about we see how many different distances and ETAs we can come up with? Laughing

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Dennis

If it tastes good - it's fattening.

Two of them are obesiting!!

Oldboy · Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 7:12 am Post subject:

This is using 710 Maps on the 910!

Using 51.49338, -2.63676 as start.

Using 51.46836, -2.63388 as start.

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Richard

TT 910 V7.903: Europe Map v1045
TT Via 135 App 12.075: Europe Map v1120

Anita · Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 10:19 am Post subject:

GO720 with 720 UK maps, app 8.010:

Using 51.49338, -2.63676 as start.

Using 51.46836, -2.63388 as start.

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Anita
TomTom VIA 135 - App 12.075
UK map 1130.12368
Samsung Galaxy S21

Andy_P · Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 10:47 am Post subject:

Maybe you should try THIS, Dennis?

39 minutes was my best result. Smile

JaguarV12e · Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 5:46 pm Post subject:

Using 730 with v8.010 and map v8.05.
First route:IQ routes weekday

First route:IQ routes weekday (first alternative)

First route:IQ routes weekend

First route:IQ routes weekend (first alternative)

Second route:IQ routes weekday

Second route:IQ routes weekday (first alternative)

Second route:IQ routes weekend

Second route:IQ routes weekend (first alternative)

It is always worth checking the first alternative route to save some miles.
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