tomtom navigator prob

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Hi,

My TomTom Sat Nav is not quite right. Its approximately 300yards out with
its directions and also shows my speed at approximately 10mph faster!

Anyone know how to correct this?

Best regards
Joe

 

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"Joe Rogers" <joerogers@blueyonde.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> My TomTom Sat Nav is not quite right. Its approximately 300yards out with
> its directions and also shows my speed at approximately 10mph faster!
>
> Anyone know how to correct this?
>
> Best regards
> Joe
>
>

How do you know it is 10mph faster? Are you doing 10 mph when standing
still?

 

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"Joe Rogers" <joerogers@blueyonde.co.uk> wrote in message
news:RBpAc.107294$wd7.78644@front-1.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
> Hi,
>
> My TomTom Sat Nav is not quite right. Its approximately 300yards out with
> its directions and also shows my speed at approximately 10mph faster!
>
> Anyone know how to correct this?
>
> Best regards
> Joe
>
>

I reckon your best bet is to contact TomTom, but there is are two options on
the map view to "Center on screen" and "Reset GPS for this location" one of
which should do it.

 

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Joe Rogers wrote:
> Hi,
>
> My TomTom Sat Nav is not quite right. Its approximately 300yards out
> with its directions and also shows my speed at approximately 10mph
> faster!
>
> Anyone know how to correct this?
>
> Best regards
> Joe

The speed is accurate, it's your in car speedometer that's not. As for the
innacuracy when announcing turns etc, what GPS are you using and what do you
have the GPS Driver in TomTom set for? Oh and why are you not in our forums


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If my speedo is wrong on my car then I'm claiming back a few £60 speed
fines!

I didnt know owt about any forum regarding GPS.....send me the link!

not sure how to check the driver details.....or what you mean about what
GPS am I using

Joe


"Darren Griffin - PocketGPSWorld" <darren@pocketgpsworld.invalid> wrote in
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> Joe Rogers wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > My TomTom Sat Nav is not quite right. Its approximately 300yards out
> > with its directions and also shows my speed at approximately 10mph
> > faster!
> >
> > Anyone know how to correct this?
> >
> > Best regards
> > Joe
>
> The speed is accurate, it's your in car speedometer that's not. As for
the
> innacuracy when announcing turns etc, what GPS are you using and what do
you
> have the GPS Driver in TomTom set for? Oh and why are you not in our
forums
>
>
> --
> Darren Griffin
> Pocket GPS World - http/www.pocketgpsworld.com
> The Premier GPS Resource for News, Reviews and Forums
>
>

 

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"Joe Rogers" <joerogers@blueyonde.co.uk> wrote in message
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> If my speedo is wrong on my car then I'm claiming back a few £60 speed
> fines!
>
> I didnt know owt about any forum regarding GPS.....send me the link!
>
> not sure how to check the driver details.....or what you mean about what
> GPS am I using
>
> Joe
>
>

In my experiences speedos are often wrong. I've checked it against both my
old Magellan and my new Tom-Tom. To be honest I thought it was deliberate
as mine seems to be set about 10% slower than my speed.

 

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Well I never knew that speedos on cars were inaccurate! Good excuse next
time eh ;-)


"JB" <flaxton_uk_remove@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> "Joe Rogers" <joerogers@blueyonde.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:UYzAc.92310$B63.49495@doctor.cableinet.net...
> > If my speedo is wrong on my car then I'm claiming back a few £60 speed
> > fines!
> >
> > I didnt know owt about any forum regarding GPS.....send me the link!
> >
> > not sure how to check the driver details.....or what you mean about
what
> > GPS am I using
> >
> > Joe
> >
> >
>
> In my experiences speedos are often wrong. I've checked it against both
my
> old Magellan and my new Tom-Tom. To be honest I thought it was deliberate
> as mine seems to be set about 10% slower than my speed.
>
>

 

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"JB" <flaxton_uk_remove@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1087557433.68458.0@despina.uk.clara.net...
>
> "Joe Rogers" <joerogers@blueyonde.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:UYzAc.92310$B63.49495@doctor.cableinet.net...
> > If my speedo is wrong on my car then I'm claiming back a few £60 speed
> > fines!
> >
> > I didnt know owt about any forum regarding GPS.....send me the link!
> >
> > not sure how to check the driver details.....or what you mean about
what
> > GPS am I using
> >
> > Joe
> >
> >
>
> In my experiences speedos are often wrong. I've checked it against both
my
> old Magellan and my new Tom-Tom. To be honest I thought it was deliberate
> as mine seems to be set about 10% slower than my speed.
>
>

There are limits set in law, I seem to recall that anything outside +0%
and -10% were illegal in the UK (from motorbike days). Manufacturers always
set so it reads low, and the speed varies depending on the tyre tread left
as it is based on the wheel circumference. As the tyre wears the
circumference reduces so the wheel turns more times to go a mile. If you
travel a mile with a new tyre in the same time as an old tyre the wheel has
turned more so your speedo tells you that you went faster.

 

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On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 00:14:14 +0100, "Joe Rogers"
<joerogers@blueyonde.co.uk> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>My TomTom Sat Nav is not quite right. Its approximately 300yards out with
>its directions and also shows my speed at approximately 10mph faster!
>
>Anyone know how to correct this?

Joe,

As a standard rule speedos in a car show approximately 5% to fast all
depend on the car manufactures.

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Joe Rogers wrote:
> If my speedo is wrong on my car then I'm claiming back a few £60 speed
> fines!
>
> I didnt know owt about any forum regarding GPS.....send me the link!
>
> not sure how to check the driver details.....or what you mean about
> what GPS am I using
>
> Joe

The link is in my signature below!

--
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The Premier GPS Resource for News, Reviews and Forums

 

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yep
you can get a Space Shuttle
fly up and move all the satellites
Because that is where the data comes from

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"Joe Rogers" <joerogers@blueyonde.co.uk> wrote in message
news:RBpAc.107294$wd7.78644@front-1.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
> Hi,
>
> My TomTom Sat Nav is not quite right. Its approximately 300yards out with
> its directions and also shows my speed at approximately 10mph faster!
>
> Anyone know how to correct this?
>
> Best regards
> Joe
>
>


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You're definitely spaced out..............and as for Thierry Henry, he's
another twat! You both well suited!


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> yep
> you can get a Space Shuttle
> fly up and move all the satellites
> Because that is where the data comes from
>
> --
> Larry.gold
> Arsenal For Life
> Thierry Henry:
> Arsenal is my Paradise
> golden.gooner1@hotmail.com
>
> "Joe Rogers" <joerogers@blueyonde.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:RBpAc.107294$wd7.78644@front-1.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
> > Hi,
> >
> > My TomTom Sat Nav is not quite right. Its approximately 300yards out
with
> > its directions and also shows my speed at approximately 10mph faster!
> >
> > Anyone know how to correct this?
> >
> > Best regards
> > Joe
> >
> >
>
>
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