Reviewed: Tchart's GPS Speed Sentry

ttrevor · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 4:33 pm Post subject:

OK thanks Mike thats solved that for me,I must say it is agood program and well worth a fiver,just used it this morning and was very impressed, thanks Mike Smile

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M8TJT · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:27 pm Post subject:

I/ve had a go with Speed Sentry on my Mio 168 using the Franson GPS Gate to run them at the same time.
It is a nice little piece of software. I particularly like the 'radar' type cam position display and I will deffo be using it on verrifying jaunts.

I have one piece of constructive critisism. Bear in mind that I am nearly as old as DennisN Wink

and my eyesight is not quite as good as it was when I was 20. You're driving along with a lovely large digital readout speedo. A camera comes into view, the speedo disappears. Ok I get a warning and I know the cam is in front of me, but how fast am I going? Confused

What is the speed limit of the camera? Am I exceding this?
I suppose one could argue that I can use my speedo for the first and I should know the speed limit of the road along which I am driving, but as we are displaying the presence of a cam, lets have a visual warning of speeding, because I find a continuous audible warning if speeding a bit trying if you set the detection distance to anything over a few tens of yards.

The speed readout IS there on the rather fairly small and (I find) difficult to read computery 'speed button' legend. The cam speed IS there if you have realy good eyesight (or peer through the bottom half of the bifocals)

I feel an improvement could be made by displaying cam speed and current speed a good bit larger on the cam screen along with a visual indication (Change background to red perhaps?) if current is greater than cam speed.

This 'disappearing speed' phenomenon also exists in a couple of other speed cam detectors that I have tried.
Again, I think it's good, and I have bought it, so you can tell that I'm not too exceied about my comments, other that 'it would be nice if' Very Happy

FrequentFlyer · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:20 pm Post subject:

Just been round the block to check on my local camera and it didn't pop up. Should TT6 be running as well, or does SS somehow 'extract' your camera data that it needs ?

Darren · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:24 pm Post subject:

FrequentFlyer · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:57 pm Post subject:

Sorry, where do I find the single file .csv version. ? I see all the relevant manufactuers listed, but ..... And installed anywhere in the device ?

JockTamsonsBairn · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:52 am Post subject:

Other - CSV then Single ... Question

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FrequentFlyer · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 4:41 pm Post subject:

Thanks...and save ? Anywhere ?

Darren · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 4:44 pm Post subject:

IIRC it doesn't matter where you save it, in the setup for SS you simply tell it where then files are?
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mikealder · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 5:49 pm Post subject:

As Darren said simply tell the application where the file is stored:

Within the applicaton use Menu/ Setup/ Database at the bottom part of this screen is a "Browse For Database" button, select the csv file containing the speed cameras from this - Mike

FrequentFlyer · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 6:54 pm Post subject:

I downloaded the 'Single File' to 'my documents''....but I have 2 files showing ... mobile and regular sc...do I select one or t'other ?
Once I can 'prove' it with a camera down the road...I'll send off my $15 !

mikealder · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 7:21 pm Post subject:

You should select the file "pocketgps_uk_sc.csv" the other file contains the provisional mobile locations. - Mike

FrequentFlyer · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 11:47 am Post subject:

Thanks.....$15 sent.

FrequentFlyer · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:00 pm Post subject:

Well that's good...downloaded OK, but won't accept the registration number provided ! Back to PocketGear.

mikealder · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:12 pm Post subject:

Mike, Have a read though This Post which has some registration details for the product, also read some of the later posts which explained what the problem was - Mike

FrequentFlyer · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 4:16 pm Post subject:

I see, but I can't work out how to get back to the relevant page to input the device ID....PocketGear allows me to redownload, but that's all, and pops up with the same reg key again.

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