OK we have got V5. What do we want to see in Version 6.0

mokkawokka · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 23, 2005 Posts: 15

I'd also like there to be a verbal "you have reached your waypoint" announcement.

BrummyGit · Regular Visitor Joined: May 19, 2004 Posts: 113

I'll add my votes to:

1. Create POI from OS Grid Ref and Lat/Lon Co-Ords

2. Easy Recording of POIs - Record first, categorise afterwards maybe

3. Method of sync'ing POIs to TomTom & 3rd Party providers like CheckPOInt does for the TT3 PDA version. This gives a really high quality of POI data as your customers keep it up to date.

4. Think outside the box and find a way to get map data validated / updated / created by the cutsomers. Allow track data to be returned to TomTom which could give location and actual speeds for a road. Eventually TomTom could end up not having to pay for the map data as it's customers could almost provide it for them - and it's in our interest to do that as well. Maybe they would realise that the M25 and M6 are not good 24 hours per day then. If they take data from enough customers they would end up with really high quality data.

5. Rotate the screen polarisation by 90 degrees so people with polarised sunglasses can see the screen. OK so it's hardware but it's been bugging me to bits

6. Provide a high quality Tech Support service

BrummyGit · Regular Visitor Joined: May 19, 2004 Posts: 113

Oh I forgot:

7. Improve the spoken directions so that it tells me the correct exit on a roundabout and gives me more information about what happens next in navigation - just like Garmin do

smallfreak · Regular Visitor Joined: May 31, 2005 Posts: 68

DeeSee · Lifetime Member Joined: Jul 01, 2005 Posts: 91

Two more checkboxes on the Enable/Disable POI screen :-

Warn when near POI

Warn only if POI is on route

I frequently don't plan a route so have the camera POIs set to warn when near. However, when I do plan a route it is a pain to go through each option to get to the "Warn only if POI is on route" checkbox for each camera. All on one page would be much better.

Obviously TT would need to retain any warning distances that the user has previously set whether on or off so you don't have to set them again every time you activate.

An edit POI function would be handy so you don't have to delete and reinput if you make a mistake putting the name in.

Also, as has been mentioned before: Some quick means of recording a POI to a temp POI folder.

Reversing last route facility

Some means of getting a location/POIs grid ref (lat/long) off screen rather than having to go to the ov2

A few more bells would be handy for other POIs but not really a major want.

rkm_hm · Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 7:15 pm Post subject:

oisky · Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 8:33 pm Post subject:

The ability to hold more than one bluetooth profile.
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spacerunner · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 19, 2004 Posts: 21

I would dearly love to be able to use Ordinance Survey grid references. These are far more accurate than post codes, especially in rural areas. Both the Camping and Caravan Club and Caravan Club use these references for their sites and CL's.
And as already mentioned route suitable for towing vehicles.

Andy_P · Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 11:57 pm Post subject:

I'd like an option to avoid caravans! Wink

nobodynice · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 25, 2005 Posts: 24

The ability to block a road and store it. This will ensure that the next time you are going through that area it avoids that route. There are many roads, in the countryside, which are actually tracks and have been closed long ago.

splodger · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 17, 2004 Posts: 9

As a previous user of TomTom Navigator 3, I find the current way Itineraries work to be a retrogade step - one should be able to move the order of waypoints / destinations and change waypoints into destinations, without leaving the screen.

Co-Pilot provides the option to for the system to calculate the optimal route, something that is also missing from TomTom v5.

However, so far apart from these deficiencies it looks pretty good.

Note - I use my navigation system for touring across europe, so that is why Itineraries are important to me.

It would also be very nice to have the route planning capability of Co-Pilot ie. plan you route with all the wyapoints and multiple destinations on the PC and download the routes when ready. But I don't see Tom Tom doing this as it requires a PC front end. Nice thought though.

I like the functionality of Co-Pilot, but the TomTom screens are far better. So I tend to use TomTom wherever possible.

Phil

TomTom 5 Nvigator on XDA2i
TomTom GO 700
Co-Pilot XDA2i

Bobm · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 04, 2005 Posts: 42

An indication on the 500/700 that you have missed a mobile call. A couple of times I have stepped out of the car to pop in the newsagents or whatever and someone has rung in the 60 seconds I have been away - but there is no indication on the normal screen.

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