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AliOnHols
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| DennisN wrote: | | [.......... Or they'll make it switch itself on in your pocket......... |
How does that happen? My wife and children hate that. I love it!. My 730 is still a new toy to me so it goes everywhere with us. (even to the rubbish bins at the end of the road.!) So, not wanting it stolen from the car glove box, when i park my car, I turn it off and put it into my pocket.
I can not remember the number of times a voice has emanate from my trousers saying "Estimated time of arrival 14.56. No quicker routes available" or similar. Usually when we are in a busy que at the local supermarket.
I think it's great but fail to see how "nothing" in my empty pocket has held the power button down, to below the casing level, long enough to power the unit on.
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Andy_P
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| Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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| AliOnHols wrote: |
I can not remember the number of times a voice has emanate from my trousers saying "Estimated time of arrival 14.56. No quicker routes available" or similar. Usually when we are in a busy que at the local supermarket. |
My trousers have said "Turn around when possible" while I was standing at a urinal in a busy public toilet. Beat that for embarrassment!  |
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mikealder
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| Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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The best one by far is when the device decides to switch on and you are using a public toilet at a motorway services, the loud call to "Turn around when possible" never fails to raise a laugh from some of the others using the same facility.
If you unit is doing this try pressing "Clear Route" before shutting it down, for some reason this seems to reduce the auto power on's - Mike |
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Andy_P
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| Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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Yay! I beat Mike TWICE  !  |
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mikealder
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| Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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| You see more than one person has been "splashed" by this problem....... |
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Andy_P
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| Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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Who's been editing my posts?  |
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DennisN
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| Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 9:31 pm Post subject: |
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A few weeks ago, in a pub, I was queueing at the bar when the bloke in front had his phone go off in his hip pocket. He didn't answer it so I tapped his shoulder and said "You're phone's ringing mate." But it wasn't. It was my GO720 in my bum bag suspended across my belly. It switched itself on and the movement around my pocket managed to Tap, then Mobile phone, then Redial and the ringing noise of his phone was my phone ringing home (where we weren't). I constantly dread it happening and me not hearing it ringing (it will happily change preferences, including turn off sound!!) so that I get a good sized mobile phone bill. I make a delivery inside an office building and turn heads with "You have reached your destination". Bear in mind, I have my volume set to 100%.
I think it was Andy_P who bellied up to the urinals in a motorway service station and in mid action was told to "Turn around when possible". He says it didn't happen inside one of the cubicles, believe what you will!
How does it happen? The power off button doesn't turn the power off - logical for TomTom! It merely puts it into sleep mode and something jogs it back to life, I know not what. But whatever it is, there's enough of it about to switch on lots of TT devices. My 920 switches off when external power is lost. So when I fill up at the garage and go in to pay, leaving it undisturbed on the windscreen, I regularly return to find it waiting for me to agree not to use it whilst driving!
Edit I see the Gang Of Two fast typists have once again beaten me. As for Mike's tip to clear route - A it's not a good idea unless youve reached your destination. B it doesn't bluddy work!
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jimbo_hippo
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As a bloke who has been known to ride an electric bike through the streets of london with an earpiece in I wish out of all the useless shi+e Tom Tom keep feediing us they'd implement a screen lock. Then I could cycle without being re-routed to Aulton Park race track. With a 15 mile range I doubt I'd make it.
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