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Mike Lane
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Sun Nov 27, 2005 4:06 pm Post subject:
Garmin StreetPilot 2610 |
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On the SP 2610, I am not clear about the exact function of the 'Auto Set'
button on the 'Custom Road Preferences' page.
The manual states that it causes the unit 'to automatically optimize the
custom route preferences based on your driving habits'. Does this mean
though, that when you click the button, it does a one-off calculation based
on how you have driven in the past, or does it cause the device to
continually monitor your driving and update the preferences as you use it?
In other words, having clicked the button once, is there any point in
clicking it again a few days later to see if there is any change?
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Mike Lane (UK North Yorkshire)
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jeffcarp
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Sun Nov 27, 2005 5:08 pm Post subject:
Re: Garmin StreetPilot 2610 |
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In my experience it DOES change over a period of time. I have yet to
figure out what it bases its changes on. |
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gomez
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Sun Nov 27, 2005 5:08 pm Post subject:
Re: Garmin StreetPilot 2610 |
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On 27 Nov 2005 08:23:47 -0800, "jeffcarp" <jkcarp@gmail.com> dropped
the following oil-slick:
| Quote: | In my experience it DOES change over a period of time. I have yet to
figure out what it bases its changes on.
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Using the thing both on the motorbike and the car means that is
optimistic for car journeys and pessimistic for bike journeys where I
can keep up a higher average speed.
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gomez
Honda TransAlp,KTM 640LC Enduro (For Sale)
(not is hot to reply)
"The best tool for the job is the hammer thats nearest to hand" |
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Phil Wheeler
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Sun Nov 27, 2005 11:24 pm Post subject:
Re: Garmin StreetPilot 2610 |
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jeffcarp wrote:
| Quote: | In my experience it DOES change over a period of time. I have yet to
figure out what it bases its changes on.
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And what would that be? |
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Mike Lane
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Mon Nov 28, 2005 1:08 am Post subject:
Re: Garmin StreetPilot 2610 |
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On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 16:23:47 +0000, jeffcarp wrote
(in article <1133108627.246420.216850@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>):
| Quote: | In my experience it DOES change over a period of time. I have yet to
figure out what it bases its changes on.
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Well, according to the manual it's the speed at which you drive on the
various categories of road. The lower your speed, the more it will avoid that
category. This doesn't seem particularly logical to me. If I drive slowly on
minor roads, it doesn't mean necessarily that I want to avoid them.
However I'm interested in what you say. Do you think that it continues to
modify the settings indefinitely once you have clicked the 'Auto Set' button?
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Mike Lane (UK North Yorkshire)
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Mike Lane
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Mon Nov 28, 2005 9:08 am Post subject:
Re: Garmin StreetPilot 2610 |
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On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 06:30:25 +0000, Robert Elsinga =8-) wrote
(in article <uu8lo1l6err35rae4k94ppb9nqo6t53r79@4ax.com>):
| Quote: | On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 19:52:01 GMT, Mike Lane <invalid@mac.com> wrote:
Well, according to the manual it's the speed at which you drive on the
various categories of road. The lower your speed, the more it will avoid
that
category. This doesn't seem particularly logical to me. If I drive slowly
on
minor roads, it doesn't mean necessarily that I want to avoid them.
Well, if you choose "fastest time" it does, then you want to get there
as quickly as possible.
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Yes obviously. But if you want to use your "Custom Road Preferences" you do
not select "Faster Time", you select "Custom" instead. You cannot select
both.
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Mike Lane (UK North Yorkshire)
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Robert Elsinga =8-)
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Mon Nov 28, 2005 9:08 am Post subject:
Re: Garmin StreetPilot 2610 |
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On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 19:52:01 GMT, Mike Lane <invalid@mac.com> wrote:
| Quote: | Well, according to the manual it's the speed at which you drive on the
various categories of road. The lower your speed, the more it will avoid that
category. This doesn't seem particularly logical to me. If I drive slowly on
minor roads, it doesn't mean necessarily that I want to avoid them.
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Well, if you choose "fastest time" it does, then you want to get there
as quickly as possible. |
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Robert Elsinga =8-)
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Mon Nov 28, 2005 5:08 pm Post subject:
Re: Garmin StreetPilot 2610 |
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On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 08:50:05 GMT, Mike Lane <invalid@mac.com> wrote:
| Quote: | Well, if you choose "fastest time" it does, then you want to get there
as quickly as possible.
Yes obviously. But if you want to use your "Custom Road Preferences" you do
not select "Faster Time", you select "Custom" instead. You cannot select
both.
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Ah! Since I do not own a 2610, I oversaw this feature.... =8-} |
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Ivor Jones
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Tue Nov 29, 2005 12:52 am Post subject:
Re: Garmin StreetPilot 2610 |
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"Robert Elsinga =8-)"
<use_robert_at_elsinga.org_as_reply_address@gmx.net> wrote
in message news:uu8lo1l6err35rae4k94ppb9nqo6t53r79@4ax.com
| Quote: | On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 19:52:01 GMT, Mike Lane
invalid@mac.com> wrote:
Well, according to the manual it's the speed at which
you drive on the various categories of road. The lower
your speed, the more it will avoid that category. This
doesn't seem particularly logical to me. If I drive
slowly on minor roads, it doesn't mean necessarily that
I want to avoid them.
Well, if you choose "fastest time" it does, then you want
to get there as quickly as possible.
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So why does my 2610 sometimes give me a *longer* time for the fastest
time over the shortest distance route..? I tested it last week on the way
home from work, over a route I obviously know well. The shortest distance
was the way I usually go, the fastest time route it calculated took me 5
miles longer over a piece of motorway I wouldn't dream of going near in
peak time and quoted a time 1 minute longer than the shortest distance
route, although I suspect if I'd have actually tried to drive it, it would
have been a lot longer..!
Ivor |
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tvnav.com
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Tue Nov 29, 2005 1:08 am Post subject:
Re: Garmin StreetPilot 2610 |
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The way Garmin has explained this to me is because of the speed
attributes given to specific road names. For example if an interstate
highway happens to go through the middle of a city it could have numerous
stop lights with associated traffic but because it is an interstate highway
it will have the interstate highway speed attributes attached to it so it
could route you that way with all the stop lights vs. a 32nd Street that
could be faster because it doesn't have any stop lights or goes around
traffic congestion but because it has street attributes attached to it it
will calculate it as being the slower route when actually it could be a lot
faster. I have seen the same thing as you are describing but fortunately I
haven't heard of it happening a lot.
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Darrel Goheen
GPS@tvnav.com
http://www.tvnav.com
"Ivor Jones" <ivor@despammed.invalid> wrote in message
news:3v1204F13ag88U1@individual.net...
| Quote: | So why does my 2610 sometimes give me a *longer* time for the fastest
time over the shortest distance route..? I tested it last week on the way
home from work, over a route I obviously know well. The shortest distance
was the way I usually go, the fastest time route it calculated took me 5
miles longer over a piece of motorway I wouldn't dream of going near in
peak time and quoted a time 1 minute longer than the shortest distance
route, although I suspect if I'd have actually tried to drive it, it would
have been a lot longer..!
Ivor
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