Unfortunately I had no practice time with the device due to a minor set-back when I first purchased the device. NOTE if you purchase this device please ensure the outer shrink-wrap has not been removed! I had purchased it the night prior to our departure close to closing time and I discovered that my package had been opened by another consumer and the unit's touch screen was defective so I was left scrambling to exchange it the morning we were to depart.
Well I managed to exchange it and we were off to Montreal, I figured if I was going to lose the GPS signal it would be in the downtown core as it has many narrow streets with high buildings all around. The GPS signal was strong and this was not the case the signal was perfect except for one time we passed under a much wider than usual underpass and the signal was restored mere seconds after clearing the underpass.
The Mio Map software supports voice prompts and the unit ships with a full selection of languages but only one voice per language it appears to be possible to download new voices but at this time not many voices are available, one spot I found is Here. In practice both work really well I prefer the Voice reminders but that's my opinion. I did notice on a few occasions that both of the GPS software's gave directions that were not really the best route and they both used slightly different routes to the same destination, this would not effect a visitor to the city who had no idea in the first place but it's worth mentioning that both plan routes fairly well with minor exceptions.
I also found both to be very good with recalculating the route if you miss a turn or are forced to take a detour. Interestingly enough because of road work on the to Montreal we were forced to cross the medium and the GPS software became confused as we were not on the roadway it was expecting, we were essentially heading the wrong way down a two lane highway and both of the software packages struggled to figure out what the heck was going on with one telling us we needed to turn back and the other saying we were on a unknown road.
Once we crossed back over the medium both were happy to continue with the planned route. TomTom's interface is more intuitve to use as the menu's are sorted better, Mio Map takes some guesswork to find the same menu's.
I suspect if you have never used either this won't be an issue but users acustomed to the TomTom's interface will be totally lost with Mio Map's interface kinda like XP users trying Vista. A feature I liked with Mio Map is the way the map changes perspective when you approach turns, the map zooms closer to the area to allow you to have a better look and then after the turn is made it zooms back out to give you a better look at the road ahead.
Update Aug I recently went on a few trips into some rural areas around Ontario,Canada and here is where the Miomap software starts to show some faults. In one instance I was shown driving on a field for several miles instead of the road, I knew that this highway had been widened more than 5 years ago and was relocated to the side of the original road.
This means the GPS maps are out of date and I have not seen any updates available on the Mio website. When we headed out to Westport once again Miomap failed as it could not locate the address we were trying to find, it showed roads in the town where TomTom showed close to 50 roads for the same area.
Obtaining the GPS signal when the device is first turned on can take a few minutes but improves after a few uses as the device remembers where it is and knows where to look for the GPS satellites, but if you move the unit or turn it on inside to show your friends the GPS locking will take substantially longer as it needs to sort it self out again.
I suspect the GPS unit is being reset because of the power being removed surge perhaps but other than this oddity I have not had any issues locking onto or losing the GPS signal unless traveling under a very large overpass.
Well it's official I'm addicted to my GPS and would not want to drive without it, I have actually been thinking about traveling to Prince-Edward Island and planning the whole trip with stops at Points of interest along the way. This coupled with the ability to bring games, photos, videos and access the internet all on one device is truly handy. I have purchased a slew of games and programs for the Palm and was not looking forward to having to repurchase most of them for use on the Pocket PC.
Power is provided either by a wall charger or by an in-car charger that plugs into the USB port. The device has the usual arrangement of four buttons surrounding a central joystick.
The bottom left is mapped to the contacts list, while the top right takes you back to the main menu screen. The top left button switches the screen between landscape and portrait mode and works quickly, which is good. The right hand side is devoid of anything save for serial numbers and a tiny hole that is a microphone — not a reset switch as I at first thought.
Hook your PC up to this and you can sync via the supplied Active Sync 4. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are both included on the device and the interface makes it easy to have one on and not the other or both on or off. It was a simple process to get the PDA online and to beam pictures to it from a mobile phone. I found that colours looked quite strong on the PDA but the screen could be far better lit. Looking at an image straight on in landscape mode, I found that the bottom half is well lit but the opposite side is darker, which means that you have to tilt it to get the image you want.
This indicates that the backlight is located only on one side. The only hint that this is a GPS capable device, are the letters inscribed in the plastic at the top. In one corner is a plastic hook for attaching a strap while the stylus is located in the other corner. It can be extended or shortened, which can help you use it when placed in a cradle close to a windscreen. The top can be unscrewed and can be used to insert into the reset switch, which I needed to do on one occasion.
The battery is rated at 1,mAh and a figure of 4. This might be possible in certain cases, but not when the screen is left on and the internal GPS unit is active, as it would be on a car journey. I found this worrying, annoying and far too premature, as it will last closer to three hours. However, the first time I had to rely on the Mio to get me to a destination it turned out that the car I was in had no power sockets, so I had to hope the battery would last, lest I found myself lost in the mists of deepest Uxbridge.
Fortunately, it did. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Paste as plain text instead. Only 75 emoji are allowed. Display as a link instead. Clear editor. Upload or insert images from URL. Followers 1. Reply to this topic Start new topic. Recommended Posts. Posted March 6, Can anyone out there tell me how I can achieve synchronization before I pull my hair out.
I might not be able to respond to messages until early next week, thanks. Link to comment. Not sure about the drivers, but if you have Bluetooth on the A then heres a worked around. Not sure if that helps but it might work for your setup.
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