Enabling IQ Routing

perussell · Frequent Visitor Joined: May 12, 2006 Posts: 292

Please forgive what may appear to be a stupid question Embarassed

I have a Go 720. I downloaded v8 Navcore a couple of weeks back and all worked fine. Today I purchased the v8 W Europe maps and downloaded these. The system info suggests all is well and that everything is v8 derived.

I have the Lane Assist option activated via the preferences menu. OK so far.

However I thought I saw somewhere that you have to activate the IQ routing feature manually (at least for the first time) but when I enter a route it just calculates in the same way as it used to i.e there is no mention of IQ routes.

I have checked the online manual but no mention of enabling IQ so I guess my question is 'How do I know the IQ routing feature is working?'

Is it just there or do I have to do something first?

mikealder · Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 5:31 pm Post subject:

As the GPS knows the date it can workout the day and therefore this is transparant to a users, when it has planned a route it displays a summary of the route at the bottom of which it will state IQ routes and the day option it used. Or you can try AtoB or Advanced Planning to set a departure point and destination, the device will then ask you which day (weekday or weekend) you intend to make the trip - Mike

Tim Buxton · Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 5:32 pm Post subject:

If you have the unit set to Quickest route then you will be using IQ Routing. If you use anything other than Quickest then you'll see a message saying "IQ Routing disabled" or something similar.
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perussell · Frequent Visitor Joined: May 12, 2006 Posts: 292

Excellent, many thanks. Tried both suggestions i.e. 'plan A - B' and 'shortest' route and both indicated IQ options or disabled.

Off to London in the morning - we shall see!

Thanks again

lamplight · Regular Visitor Joined: Sep 13, 2004 Posts: 130

IQ planning is automatically enabled as you know. You will probably also have noticed that it can be manually enabled/disabled through Planning Preferences and selecting the IQ Routes tab. Though I can't see the point of switching it 'off', as it is so far coming up trumps in appropriate routing every time for me.

bunnyman69 · Regular Visitor Joined: Apr 25, 2005 Posts: 73

i think you work for tomtom lamplight. These IQ routes take me places i never been before. The lanes are so narrow i think i have it set on a bicycle route for walkers with a lisp

IanS100 · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 10:17 am Post subject:

Does IQ Routes take 'time of day' into account as well as 'day of week'?

Anita · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 10:56 am Post subject:

lamplight · Regular Visitor Joined: Sep 13, 2004 Posts: 130

Ray-of-Sunshine · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 21, 2007 Posts: 73

Anita · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:01 am Post subject:

It tells you it's using IQ Routes, but doesn't show any differences.

You can select "Find Alternative", as usual, which then shows time and mileage for the original route as well as the alternative.
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Ray-of-Sunshine · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 21, 2007 Posts: 73

Anita · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 1:10 am Post subject:

You only get IQ routing if you select Fastest route, and there can only be one IQ route.

I've just planned a short route using Fastest, and it shows "0:13 hrs - 5.7M, Fastest route - IQ Routes (Weekday)".

If I ask it to calculate alternative I get the usual "What type of route should be planned" screen with Fastest, Shortest etc. If I select Fastest route it calculates a different route and shows "0:23 hrs - 6.5M, (original 0:13 hrs - 5.7M)". Obviously the new route is not an IQ route.
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