72 Plus - POI - CSV

keithmillar · Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2011 12:19 pm Post subject:

The reply from Navigon -
Not that good Sad

NAVIGON commented on their Wall post.
NAVIGON wrote: "Hello Keith,
sorry for the belated response.
Unfortunately our MN8 devices (e.g. 72Plus) do not support the .CSV import feature.
So there's currently no way to utilise .CSV files (self created or otherwise)."

Oh well can only hope things might change in the future Exclamation

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Keith

Garmin 3598LTM-D
Android CoPilot
Navigon 72 Plus Live
TTGO540

MRCC · Regular Visitor Joined: Apr 06, 2008 Posts: 82

BigPerk · Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2011 4:10 pm Post subject:

MRCC - afraid you are right. Until when (if) Navigon re-instate the user POI capability, user POI files cannot be transferred or installed from anywhere (except for a tedious route into the 'Favourites/Contacts' area, which is totally unworkable for any reasonable number of POIs, and doesn't provide the functions users need anyway). So no PGPSW cameras either Twisted Evil

.

The only models which have it are the previous range, mainly the 40 & 70 models (remember TomTom's latest range anyone Shocked

?). I know of several European users on another forum who are complaining loudly to Navigon (and each other!) because they now have to run both old and new models, because of this loss of functionality. Pretty stupid situation really, when you consider Navigon has been taken over by Garmin, who allow user-POIs on all their models AFAIK.

By the way, Navigon are also offering software upgrades to bring these earlier models in line with the latest functionality. Anyone who currently has one of these earlier models and has user-POI files they need, will have to resist the temptation to spend ~£50 for the upgrade, for the time being at least. Otherwise they will lose this functionality too (amongst others).

I sincerely hope Navigon will respond to all these complaints (I keep giving them my two-penny worth as well) in time - it took an awful lot of effort to get them to introduce them in the last range.
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MRCC · Regular Visitor Joined: Apr 06, 2008 Posts: 82

Thanks for the reply. That's a shame, i was all set to buy a 92 Live, but now I need a rethink.

Seems incredibly short-sighted of them to put such a restriction on the device as otherwise it seems to have all the bells and whistles. Surely any sensible SatNav company would want to make it as painless as possible for someone to jump-ship from the competition?

My reaction now is to sit-tight and see what develops, even if it means having to renew my TT Live subscription in April.

Glad this tread exists otherwise i would have walked right into mess. Thanks again!

MRCC · Regular Visitor Joined: Apr 06, 2008 Posts: 82

I looked on the Navigon website at the "Questions and Answers" section. It says that it is possible to import custom POI as CSV files via Navigon Fresh. However this contradicts what has been written earlier in the thread, so i suspected that this Answer is out-of-date (i.e. was true before the latest s/ware & devices were released)

Anyway i decided to send an email to Navigon customer support via their website. Message was sent late last night but i got a reply first thing this morning:

"Regarding your query, we want to inform you that, at this moment, it is not possible to upload POIs on your device. However, it will be available in the future, with a software update release."

So that sounds more positive. I'll definitely wait now before buying a new device.

keithmillar · Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 12:52 pm Post subject:

Now thats interesting news Smile

Just hope we don't have to wait too long Exclamation

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Keith

Garmin 3598LTM-D
Android CoPilot
Navigon 72 Plus Live
TTGO540

MRCC · Regular Visitor Joined: Apr 06, 2008 Posts: 82

BigPerk · Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 5:21 pm Post subject:

I see from Navigon's Facebook reply to keithmillar that they have contradicted themselves once again and say user-POI support will NOT become available at all! I haven't found anything either way from my sources so far.

In the meantime I asked the POIbase people if that could be used with the newest MN8 models such as 42/72/92. They replied

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