been trying this out recently to save buying a new satnav and im impressed with how little data it uses so will persevere. also testing navmii and waze, see if i get a preference.
couple of questions tho.
1. i cant find any way of it showing speed cameras, petrol stations, restaurants etc. part of me thinks well, thats maybe cos it isnt a dedicated satnav, its just a map app, but then again if its trying to be as good as one, shouldnt it do this?
a quick google suggests theres apps that can run alongside maps to do this, do any of you use this sort of thing?
navmii didnt show the speed cameras effectively either. when coming up to one i know about, it warned me about a mile away that one was coming up but didnt show it, or give any further mention to it, just that one was coming up somewhere.
waze didnt show any at all.
2. the orange/red sections for traffic. im assuming orange means slow moving traffic, red a standstill? i always thought that was clever stuff before i actually used it, now ive found out its not accurate at all. my understanding is that its reading data sent from phones travelling, but from how long ago?
today i was just using it on a route i use a lot, and there were plenty of orange sections when it was totally clear, and with hardly any traffic on that road, id be quite certain nothing would have been held up there at all at any point.
anyone else find this?
thanks
couple of questions tho.
1. i cant find any way of it showing speed cameras, petrol stations, restaurants etc. part of me thinks well, thats maybe cos it isnt a dedicated satnav, its just a map app, but then again if its trying to be as good as one, shouldnt it do this?
a quick google suggests theres apps that can run alongside maps to do this, do any of you use this sort of thing?
navmii didnt show the speed cameras effectively either. when coming up to one i know about, it warned me about a mile away that one was coming up but didnt show it, or give any further mention to it, just that one was coming up somewhere.
waze didnt show any at all.
2. the orange/red sections for traffic. im assuming orange means slow moving traffic, red a standstill? i always thought that was clever stuff before i actually used it, now ive found out its not accurate at all. my understanding is that its reading data sent from phones travelling, but from how long ago?
today i was just using it on a route i use a lot, and there were plenty of orange sections when it was totally clear, and with hardly any traffic on that road, id be quite certain nothing would have been held up there at all at any point.
anyone else find this?
thanks
