Couple of pointers on 950

mjdj1689 · Regular Visitor Joined: Mar 03, 2006 Posts: 132

I got my Tom tom 950 a few days ago and just thought would put a few points and a few questions here, I have noticed that the speedcamera database from tom tom on the 950 shows the wrong speeds, for 30 mph it shows 19 mph miles an hour, 40 i think its 27 mph and for 50 its 37mph when these cameras come up, when I connect it to the home docks for updates it says I should download the tom tom speedcamera database and also the premium whats the difference. The pocket gps database shows the correct speeds. And from Crewe to bristol via m6 and m5 its telling me there are 64 speedcamers.

Also I have about 41 pois on the unit, but it seems to slow the smoothness of the running of 950 when looking at the maps looks a bit jerky

Is the sim card in the unit 3g enabled now to provide faster data?

I have also noticed that the iq routes shows a lot more info to the unit , ie adding 3 mins on to my drive as the tomtom puts it due to busy roads at that time of day.

Also when the unit switches from day to nightime mode, it now seems to hang onto the daytime mode a lot longer and it has to get a lot darker for the unit to switch over.

I do notice that the unit does take a little longer to find a gps signal in my front room, even with the quick gps fix dowloaded, also when using the unit it sometimes loooses the hd traffic on a journey.

Also one thing tomtom have told me is that the only computer voice for the 950 at the moment is kate as for somereaon it does not allow to download the uk male computer voice, anyone else had this.

And for some reason I keep getting a wind symbol on my tomtom best way to desribe it is a red triangle with a stripey sock or another way would be a barbers sign at an angle.

Hope you guys can help me here thanx

DennisN · Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 9:34 am Post subject:

The speeds you are getting wrong are some conversion of mph and Km/hr, but just why I don't know. And I don't know how you display the number of (TomTom) cameras en route, so can't repeat this demonstration myself. I would believe they get that many if they are showing "en route" for nearby cameras (but last time I did that route, there were quite a lot of Specs cameras about, maybe half a dozen sites with at least four cameras per site, both ways would bump the total to 50 easily and once TT cotton onto a site, they tend to keep them there long after they've gone). Only TT seem to know the difference between cameras and Premium cameras, unless the non-premium ones are mobile "possible" sites. I do know the TT warnings are different for possible mobile and (supposedly) active mobile sites. And you won't be offered them if/when your Live Services expire. You already have the solution to all these speed camera issues - don't worry about it, dump TT ones and use PGPSW ones. Incidentally, steer clear of M5 Junction 17 today - it'll be a driving nightmare with (probably) queues to get off for Cribbs Causeway shopping mall.

If POI displays are causing the unti to slow down, disable the display of the POIs - no need to delete them, just don't show them, you'll still be able to search and navigate to them.

QuickGPSFix is considered by some of us to be of little or no use if you use the device regularly, as connecting to the satellites downloads from them sufficient fix data to keep you going. I use my devices almost every day, 7 days a week and have not downloaded QuickGPSFix for nearly two years!

The wind symbol is precisely that, a wind sock and it's displayed when TT think there's a traffic strong wing problem. It's part of HD traffic service. The locations of the wind socks don't seem to have any bearing on places where there are side wind problems though!

I haven't got a 950 myself and I'm rather thinking most of your other issues are comparison with previous models so I can't help there
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mikealder · Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 10:28 am Post subject: Re: Couple of pointers on 950

DennisN · Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 11:17 am Post subject:

I actually did get a snowflake earlier this week.

Is the windsock an overlay Mike?

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mikealder · Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 11:44 am Post subject:

mjdj1689 · Regular Visitor Joined: Mar 03, 2006 Posts: 132

Thank you guys for your replys it has helped me a lot, happy new year to everyone .

8enjamin · Lifetime Member Joined: Apr 03, 2006 Posts: 2

Anyone know how to turn off the Tom Tom safety camera alerts - I use PGW ones ( as they are better) but currently I get both.

I can't seem to get to the advanced safety camera screen shown in the tutorials - Please help the TT camera are so out of date!

Oldboy · Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 7:14 am Post subject: Re: Go 950 safety camera alerts

Andy_P · Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 11:36 pm Post subject:

I didn't remember writing that!

As an alternative, if you just want to turn off the TT-supplied warnings, rather then uninstall them completely:

1. Tap "LIVE Services" or "TomTom Services"in the main menu
2. Tap "TomTom Safety cameras"
3. Tap "Disable alerts"

8enjamin · Lifetime Member Joined: Apr 03, 2006 Posts: 2

Thanks Andy_P and Oldboy - have actually done both of these now - hope it works. Will test this out tomorrow. Don't know why I didn't find that menu before - I've spent hours looking through for this.

The menus in my TT Home page were different - only two pages - but still found it it the end.

Any ideas on another issue I have - I keep getting an error on my TT - TT server error - 1502 - any ideas? Is this linked to safety camera positons I may have recorded while I have been trying to turn off alerts?

Sorry for the extra question!

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