Destination address location

[smash]

I've had TomTom for about three months now and I'm pretty happy with it. One big problem, however, that Garmin does a good job of is the final destination placement.

Punch in an address of a store or a restraint and TomTom will only get you within 300 feet of the place.. It will not even tell you on what side of the road the destination is. Knowing left or right side of the road is huge problem when you take an expressway.. Any third part fix for this or plans from TomTom to fix?

 

[Nextourer]

It does tell you but only visually, not audibly. Just look at the screen and if the POI or address is on one side of the road, you'll see an arrow to that respective side.

However, for some reason, some POIs are in the "middle" of the road so sometimes it doesn't tell you which side but I think for addresses it will always tell you the side of your destination.

 

[smash]

It does tell you but only visually, not audibly. Just look at the screen and if the POI or address is on one side of the road, you'll see an arrow to that respective side.

However, for some reason, some POIs are in the "middle" of the road so sometimes it doesn't tell you which side but I think for addresses it will always tell you the side of your destination.

I have 510 and never seen the Arrow you talk about.. Weird

 

[Nextourer]

I have 510 and never seen the Arrow you talk about.. Weird

hmm.... I'll have to find a screenshot then. I don't have the screendump program on my ONE.

Edit: Can't find any that have the arrow.

Maybe someone can screendump it.

 

[fanchee]

If the TT knows what side of the road the destination is on, it will give you the arrow. Many times it doesn't know, so it just shows the flag with no arrow. Back in my TT 700 days, there was no arrow at all. But with the newer units (910/ONE in my case) I see the arrow more than I don't.

It's also on my wishlist that TT incorporate this into their next software version, actually SPEAKING what side of the road the destination is on. I do miss that about Garmin. Magellan units have this also.

 

[digital-flex]

hmm.... I'll have to find a screenshot then. I don't have the screendump program on my ONE.

It's not so much a program that you load, its really a hidden trick. I assume it was put in for troubleshooting purposes.

 

[digital-flex]

Do you mean this arrow?

 

[Nextourer]

Do you mean this arrow?

Gra?ias! Thanks! Mrcbcp!

Yeah that's the one!

 

[Nextourer]

If the TT knows what side of the road the destination is on, it will give you the arrow. Many times it doesn't know, so it just shows the flag with no arrow. Back in my TT 700 days, there was no arrow at all. But with the newer units (910/ONE in my case) I see the arrow more than I don't.

It's also on my wishlist that TT incorporate this into their next software version, actually SPEAKING what side of the road the destination is on. I do miss that about Garmin. Magellan units have this also.

Indeed. My friend's (free) GPS prgm on his PDA actually says the side in which the destination is to be found.

 

[digital-flex]

Gra?ias! Thanks! Mrcbcp!

Yeah that's the one!

You're right though as this doesn't show up all the time. It sort of a hit and miss for this to show up.

 

[Nextourer]

You're right though as this doesn't show up all the time. It sort of a hit and miss for this to show up.

seems to work all the time with addresses. It's the POIs that tend to be hit or miss.

 

[smash]

Wow! I have NEVER seen this arrow before. Addresses or POI and I have the newest maps (month ago from DVD).

Arrow would be very helpful indeed, but I never once saw it before. When you're traveling on the street, it just says final destination in X miles (no location indication). I haven't seen any kind of switch in Settings for this!?

 

[digital-flex]

Like I mention before, its usually a hit or miss. Plugging an address gives you the arrow more so than chossing a POI *shrugs shoulders*.