1005 HD Traffic USELESS (and now older models too!)

M8TJT · Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 8:30 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the link Mike. Very Happy

What is this Facebook thing, anyway? Confused

IanS100 · Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 8:41 pm Post subject:

mikealder · Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 8:56 pm Post subject:

@M8TJT for FaceBook queries you are better asking DennisN as he is fully up to speed on whats needed, just go to the FaceBook web site and create a user account then search out the user group and click join.

@IanS100 There were quite a few LIVE server outages during the severe weather last winter, if the servers at TomTom were crashing due to processing large amounts of traffic data, by reducing the effective range of the service is/ was a way to reduce server loading, once its discarded the additional data the device doesn't continue to get the full range data just a smaller sub set based upon the present position of the device.

As the start point and end point of any planned trip are known I fail to see why the device downloads 50 miles of data in front of AND behind the car, it would be better to get 100 miles in the direction of travel rather than a 50 mile radius, who is really interested in hold ups behind them? - Mike

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DennisN · Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 7:45 am Post subject:

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DennisN · Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 5:39 pm Post subject:

Sure, help yourself. Tell them I'll accept a 1000. I think you'll find the suggestion is far from easily implemented though - I suspect it sounds easier than the reality.

Would you like my suggestion on how to implement Speech recognition so that it works for everybody? (It was ignored when I first suggested it). It is one which is dead easy to implement and works for everybody, as in EVERYBODY.
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falkirk81 · Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 5:43 pm Post subject:

Fire away, I can suggest it and see what happens!

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DennisN · Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 5:56 pm Post subject:

Simples Meerkat click noise.

Remember the original speech recognition ones? The (limited) menus available had numbered items. The only speech recognition required is...

1. An activation command which must be tested to get TT to recognise MikeAlder's accent. Simply "Tom Tom Menu"

2. Every menu has however many items you can fit on the screen, all numbered, so all you speak is the number of the command required (not forgetting one for back, and one for forward and cancel)

3. Use only the existing speech recognition for city and street names as at present. Every other command to be simply speak the number.

Meerkat noise Thumbs Up

- the end of all that frustrated shouting or whispering in Geordie-ish or Lancashire-ish or SouthernerSoftyPants-ish and saying how the hell do I remember the command for "whatever". I'll accept a year's updates for my 520, 550 (including Greece) and Carminat for this one (or a 1000 if they don't think the Traffic range one is worth it). Laughing

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If it tastes good - it's fattening.

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pottsy · Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 6:24 pm Post subject:

Voice control on the new Garmins (I had a 2390) is perfect. And you don't even have to press a button to initiate it.

Tomtom just need to buy a 2390 and copy that.

AndyVaughan · Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 7:30 pm Post subject:

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A menu mileage option in HD Traffic would be nice. There is Traffic preferences which has only one option :- report if traffic on route changes, so it could be added there.

AndyVaughan · Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 9:25 pm Post subject:

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