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Topic: Alert distance to POI on Garmin satnav |
JamesEncliffe
Replies: 5
Views: 417
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Forum: PocketGPSWorld Speed Camera Database Posted: Wed May 21, 2025 3:51 pm Subject: Alert distance to POI on Garmin satnav |
Well now! Using the 'manual' setting on POILoader doesn't seem to work properly... Gatso cameras still triggered far too early, wheras SPECs, which I had set to a very low distance now didn't trigger ... |
Topic: Alert distance to POI on Garmin satnav |
JamesEncliffe
Replies: 5
Views: 417
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Forum: PocketGPSWorld Speed Camera Database Posted: Tue May 20, 2025 4:41 pm Subject: Alert distance to POI on Garmin satnav |
Thanks for your reply. I just discovered that POI Loader has a 'manual' option - I have been using 'express (recommended)' - and the manual option requests distance before the alert sounds, which is w ... |
Topic: Alert distance to POI on Garmin satnav |
JamesEncliffe
Replies: 5
Views: 417
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Forum: PocketGPSWorld Speed Camera Database Posted: Tue May 20, 2025 8:03 am Subject: Alert distance to POI on Garmin satnav |
Successfully installed the speed cameras/voices to my DriveSmart 66. On my old TomTom device I could specify the distance from the POI to the alert sound being played. Is this possible on the Garmin? ... |
Topic: Garmin DriveSmart 66 6Inch- will it support POI & voice? |
JamesEncliffe
Replies: 1
Views: 252
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Fri May 09, 2025 11:01 am Subject: Garmin DriveSmart 66 6Inch- will it support POI & voice? |
My first forum post!
Had a TomTom Start 25 for years with PocketGPSWorld camera files & voice. Worked perfectly. Now it seems that TomTom current products are downgraded and can't support POI fil ... |
Topic: A316 average speed cameras go live on Monday 13th June |
JamesEncliffe
Replies: 10
Views: 6336
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Forum: News And Latest Information Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2016 11:04 am Subject: Average speed cameras |
Pity they couldn't spend the money repairing the roads, rather than wasting it on these infernal things. |
Topic: Bath Council bans satnav in taxis |
JamesEncliffe
Replies: 23
Views: 16642
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Forum: News And Latest Information Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 9:21 am Subject: Idiotic to ban satnavs in taxis! |
It looks like some idiot on the council doesn't understand what satnavs really are, or their value to the driver! Use of a satnav enables the taxi to quickly find any address without wasting time and ... |
Topic: TomTom Start 20 series - too good for first-time buyers? |
JamesEncliffe
Replies: 48
Views: 122628
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 10:20 am Subject: Let down badly by the rubbish mount |
I was very disappointed on changing from a Go300 series device to a Start25. The mount arrangement in the box is totally unusable. They actually expect the user to peel the suction off the screen each ... |
Topic: Some depressing lists - What's been dropped in new models |
JamesEncliffe
Replies: 75
Views: 167519
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 10:36 am Subject: Start25 poor is some respects compared to older models |
I'm not surprised that TomTom are finding times a bit hard.
They might do better if their products had not gone so downhill compared to earlier models.
Having been a Go300 user since they first came ... |
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