Nuvi 350 - Loves the back roads!

MarkF · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 26, 2006 Posts: 32

Thanks for that, not sure if this will just be a copy or a proper copy on a proper disc, also an unlock code?

missing_user · Joined: Aug 30, 2008 Posts: -7

MetroGuide does not require unlock codes.
I have it installed on units owned by family.
You only need to have it on the PC as you already have it on the unit!

lancashirelad

Having just read through this post, we had thought that we were alone in being taken up hill, down dale, one track roads, hairpin bends, cobbled single track roads with a 30% incline, hairaising at times was the journey. It was only fairly local, but Madame Nuvi decided to take us on roads that we never knew existed, let alone would have taken through choice. The views were spectacular, but it was not the fastest route, not when driving with clenched fists and gritted teeth whilst looking nervously at civilisation and proper roads, way down in the valleys. The car was nearly in bits, along with its passengers. If we suspect the nuvi is erring towards a ralley route, we stick to the main road and wait for her to relent and recalculate a civilised journey, were two cars can pass without hanging over a sheer drop. Apart from that, we love it. Perhaps when the update disc arrives, things will be different.

NIKO-007 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 18, 2007 Posts: 23

Does the Tom Tom range suffer similar routing probs or any problems at all? i might have a look at them next purchase.

Anita · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 11:17 pm Post subject:

Robin2 · Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 8:55 pm Post subject:

TomTom sometimes chooses very narrow roads, but nothing like as often as Garmin. My wife has an i3, and when staying in the Vale of Glamorgan recently, the i3 often chose very narrow roads with potholes and grass in the middle, whilst my TomTom stayed on main roads most of the time
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BeatO · Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 9:51 am Post subject:

Hi M8s

I've noticed that my Quest 2 has changed in that respect since updating to the CityNavigator Europe 2008 NT maps. Since that time, I get more sensible routes in terms of using more major roads than before.
And I did not change any of the settings used for route calculation.

This is reproducible on the MapSource installation on the PC as well. My prime example for this is the central parking in Bude to the village of Crackington Haven (both in Cornwall not very far apart).
(N50.82735 W4.54538 to N50.74152 W4.63288)
I've installed both V9 and 2008 CN Europe NT on my PC. Using the mapping data of the V9 version, the routing takes me along the costal road, which is very narrow at times with steep sections and sharp corners. According to V9, this takes around 11 minutes which is absolutely ridiculous, if you don't drive like crazy you'll have around 30 to 35 minutes.

On the other hand, switching to 2008 maps and recalculating the route, it takes me down the A39 with an expected time of 17 minutes, which is about right.

With this knowledge my conclusion is not primary the way of calculating the route the problem but the not so accurate mapping data up to V9 which came from Navtec. This has been improved with the 2008 release now.

BeatO

abenn · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 13, 2008 Posts: 8

I wish I'd read this post before I bought my Nuvi 200W Sad

I've only done one long journey with it (Hertfordshire to Cornwall), but it certainly tried its damndest to send me on detours. When I followed my instinct and stayed on the M25/M4/M5 route, it eventually recalculated and gave me an earlier e.t.a.

So, I'm quite disappointed with my 200W -- it's 100% reliable in that it gets me to my destination, but I can't rely on it to plan the best route for me Mad

NIKO-007 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 18, 2007 Posts: 23

Yeah i agree, the routes are a lot better with the 2008 maps & maybe they will be even better with the next maps, it would be nice if garmin would let us use more than 1 via point so that you can force re-routing as i sometimes do with the 1 via point.

gvkersen · Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 12:27 pm Post subject:

All,

this happened with me as well on my first trip.
But then I did a 'factory reset' and it started using highways.

Try it !
and do share wheter this works for you

regards, Gijs.
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NIKO-007 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 18, 2007 Posts: 23

Do you loose anything when you do a factory reset? i could backup my favourites, its the "gpx" folder on the device for those that dont know..

How do u do a factory reset.. is it the button at the back, i heared something about holding your finger on the top right corner of the screen while powering up to.

abenn · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 13, 2008 Posts: 8

gabbyevs · Regular Visitor Joined: Nov 08, 2007 Posts: 88

i get this aswell

going from my sisters in hailsham sussex to apub in mayfirld sussex it took me through all back roads instead on the main a road some were nearly undriveable and i had it on fastest route-changed it to shortest route and it stayed the same

the main route to mayfield was on a mainer road and alot quicker

could a reset stop this?

its happened other places too

NIKO-007 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 18, 2007 Posts: 23

Did any body find out if you can get comedy voice packs for the nuvi like on the tomtom? i mean the celeb voices and the white van man etc.

Been searching and found some here

http://www.nav-voices.co.uk

Anybody tried any of these?

gabbyevs · Regular Visitor Joined: Nov 08, 2007 Posts: 88

link doesnt work niko

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