How does it know this? - Page 2

SCP440 · 28th June 2016, 06:46

My phone was OFF so it had no way of sending it information.

I am not sure how it could have received free WIFI as I was traveling at 70mph.

How ever it was working it was very similar in the way my Garmin works with Nulink.

It was definitely live info.

coolcat · 28th June 2016, 07:10

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Originally Posted by SCP440

My phone was OFF so it had no way of sending it information.

I am not sure how it could have received free WIFI as I was traveling at 70mph.

How ever it was working it was very similar in the way my Garmin works with Nulink.

It was definitely live info.

How do you know it was live data and not historical traffic ?

SCP440 · 28th June 2016, 13:56

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Originally Posted by coolcat

How do you know it was live data and not historical traffic ?

Because as I drove south it said it was a delay and the further I drove the longer the delay apparently was. As I said the system seemed to know exactly where to bring me out and I rejoined just after the jack knifed lorry straddling the barriers on the fast lane on both the north and south.

On my drive on Friday going north there had apparently been an accident on the M42 and as I approached the said road it flashed telling me there was an option to avoid said delay.

I know you are finding this hard to believe but it really was trying to get me around the congestion. The reason I know it was not my phone was the battery was flat as I forgot to take a charger with me.

Steve

coolcat · 28th June 2016, 14:01

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Originally Posted by SCP440

Because as I drove south it said it was a delay and the further I drove the longer the delay apparently was. As I said the system seemed to know exactly where to bring me out and I rejoined just after the jack knifed lorry straddling the barriers on the fast lane on both the north and south.

On my drive on Friday going north there had apparently been an accident on the M42 and as I approached the said road it flashed telling me there was an option to avoid said delay.

I know you are finding this hard to believe but it really was trying to get me around the congestion. The reason I know it was not my phone was the battery was flat as I forgot to take a charger with me.

Steve

Hi Steve,

Nothing hard to believe but having historical traffic switched on acts as though it is getting live updates .
There is no TMC built into the units and their only way of receiving live updates is through 3G/Wifi connections, unless of course you have a rogue Navall3 with some different chip set which I never noticed when preparing it for you

Also, just to add when navigation is first booted if you are sitting on your drive or elsewhere before moving off and the unit connects to a wifi connection nearby it will preload all known traffic congestion problems in advance

SCP440 · 28th June 2016, 16:11

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Originally Posted by coolcat

Also, just to add when navigation is first booted if you are sitting on your drive or elsewhere before moving off and the unit connects to a wifi connection nearby it will preload all known traffic congestion problems in advance

That is a good idea but I had been on the road 5 hours by then and the jack knifed lorry had not happened when I left. Maybe it was getting WiFi from coaches or something. Very odd.

coolcat · 28th June 2016, 16:31

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Originally Posted by SCP440

That is a good idea but I had been on the road 5 hours by then and the jack knifed lorry had not happened when I left. Maybe it was getting WiFi from coaches or something. Very odd.

Got to be something like that, either way it got you out of a jam..... pun intended

SCP440 · 28th June 2016, 16:44

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Originally Posted by coolcat

Got to be something like that, either way it got you out of a jam pun intended

Indeed it did, I am very happy with it most of the time. I just wish it would go into very slow talking mode sometimes. When it does this I just turn the sound off.

coolcat · 28th June 2016, 16:54

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Originally Posted by SCP440

Indeed it did, I am very happy with it most of the time. I just wish it would go into very slow talking mode sometimes. When it does this I just turn the sound off.

It's only the TTS voices that do that, the natural voices don't, you will however lose the street announcements

MikeJohn · 29th June 2016, 09:09

Re the slow voices. I installed "Vocalizer" text to speech after trying several. That has options so the TTS engine can override the requested speed, plus many others, it seems to fix the drunken slur completely.

It actually transforms the system - with what I think are much clearer voices, it says "A" as in A30 properly - the "I" that Pico does was not good.

My understanding is that IGO on Android always uses the Android TTS engine, not the IGO one, so whatever TTS voice you choose in IGO it always uses the one configured in Android. That was very confusing when I first set it up.

Vocaliser voices are about £3 each and can be had on a months free trial so it is well worth a play and find one you like. Try and connect via WIFI though unless you have a good data allowance as they are almost 70Mb each to download.

You can add your own pronunciations as well - so I think when time allows to fiddle you could probably change "Traffic Light" to "Traffic Lights" and "Highway" to "Motorway".

You can find vocalizer on the Google play store. £3 well spent in my view!

Mike John

mystabe · 29th June 2016, 11:12

With regards to the traffic diversions I've had this a few times without any kind of wi fi connection and I don't get it if I'm on the same road travelling at normal speed, possibly if you are stationary or crawling along it has some free time to suggest alternative routes rather than having magical powers

28th June 2016, 06:46	#11
SCP440 I really should get out more....... MG ZT-T 260 Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Witney Posts: 2,504 Thanks: 6 Thanked 910 Times in 571 Posts	My phone was OFF so it had no way of sending it information. I am not sure how it could have received free WIFI as I was traveling at 70mph. How ever it was working it was very similar in the way my Garmin works with Nulink. It was definitely live info.

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MikeJohn Avid contributor Rover 75 Tourer CDTi Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bisley Posts: 230 Thanks: 32 Thanked 42 Times in 40 Posts	Re the slow voices. I installed "Vocalizer" text to speech after trying several. That has options so the TTS engine can override the requested speed, plus many others, it seems to fix the drunken slur completely. It actually transforms the system - with what I think are much clearer voices, it says "A" as in A30 properly - the "I" that Pico does was not good. My understanding is that IGO on Android always uses the Android TTS engine, not the IGO one, so whatever TTS voice you choose in IGO it always uses the one configured in Android. That was very confusing when I first set it up. Vocaliser voices are about £3 each and can be had on a months free trial so it is well worth a play and find one you like. Try and connect via WIFI though unless you have a good data allowance as they are almost 70Mb each to download. You can add your own pronunciations as well - so I think when time allows to fiddle you could probably change "Traffic Light" to "Traffic Lights" and "Highway" to "Motorway". You can find vocalizer on the Google play store. £3 well spent in my view! Mike John

29th June 2016, 11:12	#20
mystabe Posted a thing or two Mazda 6 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Wigan Posts: 1,384 Thanks: 266 Thanked 398 Times in 287 Posts	With regards to the traffic diversions I've had this a few times without any kind of wi fi connection and I don't get it if I'm on the same road travelling at normal speed, possibly if you are stationary or crawling along it has some free time to suggest alternative routes rather than having magical powers