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Nezza42
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 11:35 am    Post subject: Does it work anywhere????? Reply with quote

I'm off to Tenerife soon for a much needed holiday & was thinking of taking my TomTom Go500.

Although it only has UK/major europe routes maps installed, I'm guessing that I can still use it for GPS location anywhere in the world.

The plan is to store my hotel location as a GPS favourite when I get there & then use the compass to navigate back there giving bearing & distance when we go off exploring in the hire car.

Will this work??????

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 11:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

no it wont all you will get is a blank green screen as there is no mapping for that arera on your device
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 12:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

As has been said, GPS is 'Global' but devices such as the TomTom need to be in an area covered by an installed map to function. Unlike a handheld GPS they don't offer the functionality you describe and cannot be sued for waypoint navigation in this way.

However, there is a 3rd party plug-in that adds these features, see:
http://www.webazar.org/tomtom/offroad.php?lang=uk and it's free!
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Darren wrote:
... and cannot be sued for waypoint navigation in this way.
Is that a Fruedian slip. Question Mr. Green
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 1:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks Darren, downloaded the plugin & tried it with a quick local trip.

Works great!

Now making a note of the Lat/Long of various places on the island courtesy of Google Earth, so all I need to do is enter the Lat/Long & away I go!

cheers
Nez :D :D :D
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