ALG - do you use it?

Gmonkey · Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 1:08 am Post subject:

advanced lane guidance has worked pretty well for me over in the states, and i imagine it will only get better as they get more user data and the feature is developed over time. as with mapshare, iq routes, and everything else, the more people use the functionalities of the tomtom, the more they will know about them and the better they will work.

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M8TJT · Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:34 am Post subject:

From the above comments, ALG aught to be TLLG (Too late lane guidance) Confused

There are a few motorway exits where one leaves/joins from the right (e.g. M25/A21) But as stated above, if you are actually awake and can read, it's not rocket science to take the correct lane. Most people seem to be in it anyway, blasting down lane 3 then having to cut across 2 lanes of traqffic heading for the A21 to to stay on the M25.

Wazza_G · Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 7:25 pm Post subject:

I've not had any problems with it at all on the way to & from Somerset last weekend, it gave me adequate warning with ALG around the J4/A331 & A303/M3 interchanges.

Quite happy with it.

I think what's needed is for the user to specify either a time or distance parameter for it to be a really useful thing, so that way it does give you enough time to position yourself without causing unnecessary sudden lane changes.

jimbo_hippo · Frequent Visitor Joined: May 18, 2005 Posts: 444

I'm undecided at the moment as I haven't really used it in anger yet. I travel the UK so much I think I've seen most of the junctions!

Where I really think I will find out if it's useful is travelling across Europe in our Motorhome full of Kids with signs in 'foreign' and motorway layouts different to those we have here.

Often in Europe you take a slip road but it's actually like a 'corridor' to the actual junction and in the Motorhome it's easy to get the wrong lane and miss it completely because there's a concrete wall between you and where you need to be.

Also motorways splitting with unclear indication of the lane to take is more common over the water too.

Tom Tom traffic works much better in mainland Europe so i wonder if that might be the case with ALG? Anyone used it over there in unfamiliar territory?
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My biggest gripe is that we still have to put up with bugs which have appeared in later versions to use the new features. I notice that the fixed volume for the FM transmitter is still an issue so I get to choose between ALG/IQ Routes and a non-distorted audio playback from files on the SD card. Yes we like gadgets but I want additional toys not a choice between the ones I like (or a clash as is the case with the current Navcore options). But that's perhaps something for another thread.
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Andy_P · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 5:19 pm Post subject:

jimbo_hippo · Frequent Visitor Joined: May 18, 2005 Posts: 444

If my company released that as a fix I'd fire whoever was behind it. Yeah, I knew the reasons/history but if the slider doesn't work and is present then it's a bug wearing a large hat and sunglasses.

BTW nothing wrong with the hardware. New Zafira all working well otherwise. Just as crap in my Motorhome. Works fine back on Navcore 7 versions (albeit a little quiet).

I'm in danger of hi-jacking this thread into off-topic territory. There are threads on this topic. Let's hop over there if we want to banter. Agreed?
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Andy_P · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 5:46 pm Post subject:

OK, if you can find one.... Smile

alanji · Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 8:28 am Post subject:

jimbo_hippo · Frequent Visitor Joined: May 18, 2005 Posts: 444

Thanks Alan
Good to know it helped in unfamiliar territory.

I'm unusually office based for a few weeks but have a few overseas trips coming up. One is a short drive but it's in a hire car from Charles De Gaul, Paris to a client south of the city and includes an exit I always used to miss! Although I know it now it'll be a good test to see if it would have helped first time.

In reality, I think ALG might be a little gimmicky but I'm a sucker for new features so I'll persevere and see if I like it :-)

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jimbo_hippo · Frequent Visitor Joined: May 18, 2005 Posts: 444

Had a thought the other day whilst gawping at the M1 for the umpteenth time this month. Volvo's built in sat nav is typical factory fit, but one thing users love is the split screen at junctions.

There must be loads of us chaps with either old TT devices or PDAs. Wouldn't it be great if you could pay a small fee to upload the ALG data to the old device, run it alongside and have it spring into life side by side. Then you would have a clear navigation detail AND the ALG without any screen real-estate issue. As long as the system didn't navigate and only showed ALG you shouldn't need a map on there so the licence fee could be say £15.00 or something.

As long as the info was triggered via bluetooth from the main device it would have no bearing on the location info of device 2 or whether it had a map or not.

I can't see it ever happening in a million years. but it would be a cool trick for those who don't mind more than one device on the dash.

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