07-26-2012, 01:24 PM | #1 |
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Speed Camera POI
Has anyone been able to add speed camera point of interests to their prof nav system?
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07-27-2012, 01:29 AM | #3 |
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My workaround for this has been to install TomTom on my iPhone. When I drive somewhere where I need speed camera alerts I turn on the TomTom app and set the phone volume to max. It beeps loud enough for me to hear when I approach a camera but of course the sound alert does not work when my phone is plugged into the snap-in adaper so I usually leave the phone in the door. Not the best of solutions but better than being included in that dreaded snapshot.
As a side remark speed camera alerts are now not allowed in Switzerland and France so in Europe we need to do a little prep before driving across borders. |
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07-27-2012, 02:28 AM | #4 |
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Its crazy you cant add your own POI, even not neccessarily speed traps. It would make it a much more useable system especially since handhelds and mobile phones have this capability. The whole point of a built in system is that you dont have these other things stuck to the screen etc.
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07-27-2012, 07:13 AM | #6 |
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I use a Galaxy Ace on 3G unlimited data contract - £10 a month works really well here in UK. Always up to date with google traffic info and speed warnings...
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07-27-2012, 07:21 AM | #7 |
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I agree that the Prof Nav is over priced but I still find it very useful. I have used TomTom devices for several years now but BMW's maps (perhaps Garmin is equally good here - haven't tried it) are better and more up-to-date, at least in the areas where I usually drive. The way you can easily scale the maps and even have two different map views or instructions at the same time in the split screen is something at least TomTom cannot match and I use it regularly.
So the single irritation that almost (but only almost) cancels this out is the lack of POI editing in my opinion. Wouldn't surprise me too much if this included in next year's NAV upgrade though. |
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07-27-2012, 09:26 AM | #8 |
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It is very expensive and annoying that you can't enhance it but it's so much better having everything built and synchronised than having a phone or tomtom stuck to your windscreen/dash IMO. The fact you get directions displayed in the dash is very useful and the split screen with different scale maps displayed simultaneously on each side is useful too
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