TT 1005 in central London

cabmanuk · Lifetime Member Joined: Sep 20, 2005 Posts: 77

Hi everyone

My TT Go 1005 says I am in another street rather than the one I am in. Sad

I had a TT GO 720 before and some times it would make this mistake thou not as much as this new one.

Any Ideas, should I contact TomTom?

Darren · Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 1:26 pm Post subject:

If it's doing it all the time then there may be an issue but it's most likely just a glitch. Have you tried rebooting?
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cabmanuk · Lifetime Member Joined: Sep 20, 2005 Posts: 77

Darren · Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 4:53 pm Post subject:

For a full reboot (no settings lost) hold power down until you hear the TomTom drums, takes about 15-20sec.
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cabmanuk · Lifetime Member Joined: Sep 20, 2005 Posts: 77

andy-c1 · Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 7:55 am Post subject:

I've always found London to be a bad area with tall buildings + smog etc ,although gps has come leaps and bounds since it's beginnings there is bound to be the odd day when things don't go right and I always found a reboot mostly solved the problem
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DennisN · Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 8:31 am Post subject:

I just don't know how people get by in London. The problem was explained to me as signal bounce - i.e. the satellite signal is picked up by reflection from some tall building, so the device thinks it's in the next street. It happens to me all most times when I go to London - next street, change of direction, frightens the living daylights out of me - just what am I supposed to do when the satnav says I'm in need of doing a turn to get back on route when I haven't gone off route in the first place?

Anyway, my solution is to keep using more than one satnav. I have three on the go when I'm in London. My main one now is built in Carminat on 3D view, which seems to hold signal best of all through the vehicle aerial, with a GO520T one side and a GO550 Live the other, both on 2D view. Between them I usually manage to have at least one steady, not turning turtle and I can compare them all for looking ahead in case they do start swinging around. Before you ask, it only takes a very quick glance!
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cabmanuk · Lifetime Member Joined: Sep 20, 2005 Posts: 77

Andy & Dennis thanks for your replies.

Luckily enough I don't need it to navigate me around central London mainly use it for the traffic and also live services Very Happy

Once outside central London the sat nav for me is a must . Very Happy

It just looks crazy when its jumping all over the show Very Happy

and also being a Taxi driver I like to have a good moan Laughing

IanS100 · Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 4:24 pm Post subject:

cabmanuk · Lifetime Member Joined: Sep 20, 2005 Posts: 77

young-goat · Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 5:20 am Post subject:

Nope you got 'legalled off' Very Happy

cabmanuk · Lifetime Member Joined: Sep 20, 2005 Posts: 77

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