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Saycol

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Satnav woes
« on: July 07, 2022, 03:49:54 PM »
I know there are many threads on Satnav performance but I am on holiday in Suffolk and it keeps sending me down single track roads just to cut the corner off a perfectly acceptable B road. When I put the same start/finish into Google maps on my phone it routes me entirely on the B road which is what you expect.

I have looked at Satnav settings but there seems no way to exclude single track roads. Can anyone help?

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Re: Satnav woes
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2022, 04:12:09 PM »
I take it this is the built in Garmin ?

Unfortunately the standalone Garmins often do that as well. I've had my standalone try to take me off a motorway, down the sliproad, up the sliproad, feeding me back on the same motorway where the motorway bends at a junction.

All I can suggest, if it's an option, is to ask it to offer more than one route and check them out. I know they have fastest and shortest.

I use Android Auto Google Maps for traffic and a more comprehensive database of places.
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Re: Satnav woes
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2022, 04:21:47 PM »
Kremmen

Thanks for the reply and yes I am talking about the built in Garmin.

If I use Apple Car Play (I have an iPhone) won’t that gobble up my data allowance?

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Re: Satnav woes
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2022, 04:46:47 PM »
I've no idea exactly how much data it uses as I've never got close to my 4Gb allowance.

Since my last monthly rollover I've driven about 120 miles and I still have 3.86Gb left.

That's not only Google Maps but also to my Garmin DS61 via Smartlink and to Speedtrap Alert app so I think it's minimal.


Edit: Found a link that reckons about 0.6Mb an hour which sounds about right.
« Last Edit: July 07, 2022, 04:50:53 PM by Kremmen »
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Re: Satnav woes
« Reply #4 on: July 07, 2022, 05:47:38 PM »
My EX Garmin gives me grief like this.
In spite of “Off Road” being selected in “Avoidances” in settings, it still tried to make me turn off the lane I was on down a green track (twice!).

See Google map screenshot.

It’s a shame you have to exercise due vigilance with a system that doesn’t always get it right….I have no issues with downloaded Google maps on CarPlay.
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Re: Satnav woes
« Reply #5 on: July 07, 2022, 08:37:54 PM »
Even TomTom falls victim to the same issue.

The older versions on android had a setting 'avoid single track roads' which was great... except they removed that on the apple version.

I don't know why, but it is a real pain when driving near Winchester as it takes you on miles and miles of single track roads (RDMS goes absolutely bonkers if you have it switched on) unless you manually pick A and B roads instead.

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Re: Satnav woes
« Reply #6 on: July 08, 2022, 05:30:13 AM »
I didn't want to mention TT but I've seen similar reports.

If I'm using navigation for an unknown journey I try to investigate it first. I needed to go to an outer Bedford area from London a few years back and the roads it chose near the destination were bizarre. One was a single track with a ford.

Looking closer I just stayed on the B road for a mile or 2 as the 'diversion' ended up there anyway.
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Re: Satnav woes
« Reply #7 on: July 08, 2022, 09:00:04 PM »
I did two separate new one hour trips today using Apple maps with the phone connected to the active USB socket. Worked perfectly, better information than the in built Garmin and used very little of my monthly data allowance. For me, certainly in rural areas, it is the way forward.

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Re: Satnav woes
« Reply #8 on: July 28, 2022, 04:05:19 PM »
I've tried using Honda connect instructions garmen update map instructions  on my Honda jazz ex Garmin system and can't get it to work for me, thanks

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Re: Satnav woes
« Reply #9 on: July 28, 2022, 04:12:04 PM »
« Last Edit: July 28, 2022, 04:14:03 PM by Kremmen »
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Re: Satnav woes
« Reply #10 on: July 28, 2022, 04:42:35 PM »
Any idea when the next map update will be available?

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Re: Satnav woes
« Reply #11 on: July 28, 2022, 05:00:56 PM »
The current version was available circa 1st December 2021 and they get updated yearly.
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Re: Satnav woes
« Reply #12 on: July 28, 2022, 05:26:18 PM »

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Re: Satnav woes
« Reply #13 on: July 29, 2022, 05:40:57 AM »
Where did it fail ?

Update : Check your Garmin Express is up to date
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Re: Satnav woes
« Reply #14 on: July 30, 2022, 11:41:18 AM »
I did two separate new one hour trips today using Apple maps with the phone connected to the active USB socket. Worked perfectly, better information than the in built Garmin and used very little of my monthly data allowance. For me, certainly in rural areas, it is the way forward.
Surely there is no difference between doing this or connecting your iphone via bluetooth to Apple maps on the car screen?

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