Satnav scare stories (1 Viewer)

[GWAYGWAY]

The tories about the sat nav rollover date, which appear to be as unfounded as the horror stories about a political matter now a hot news topic upon which I am not allowed post

Poor Tories , they are getting blamed for the GPS clock issues as well as Brexit, or was that a typo.

 

[joka250]

Hi @movan

Ha ha Not really. It took me nearly half hour to get out of the NEC and when I eventually got to the M6 about 8-15am I quickly joined a queue coming to a standstill until 11pm. The chap in the car behind me flattened his battery and came into my car to keep warm. We eventually, with the help of others dismantled the central reservation barriers and dug our way through the snow to the other side where the snowplow had been along. We helped the feller with the flat battery to get his car sorted and I followed him as he lived in South Birmingham and stayed at his place which he offered as I had helped him. I then left from there and had to travel via the M5 and M4 back to Kent. The roads to the M6, M40 and the M1 were blocked for 36 hours and some were stuck there all that time.

The one problem at the time was people that had mobiles were few and far between and the mobile system crashed so I could not contact home to tell them where I was until just after midnight.

Remember that weekend well. Managed to avoid most of delay but although had a mobile couldn't phone home as our land line and power lines cut and water went off as well. All that lasted for days.

 

[iandsm]

Poor Tories , they are getting blamed for the GPS clock issues as well as Brexit, or was that a typo.

I wondered how long it would take for someone to notice that

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[Hilewaychile]

Sorry but don't you have to pay for mobile data to use it?

Some contracts have "all you can eat" data allowance.

 

[Electraglide]

Satnav – A new poem by Pam Ayres.
I have a little Satnav, it sits there in my car. A Satnav is a driver's friend it tells you where you are. I have a little Satnav, i've had it all my life. It's better than the normal ones, my Satnav is my wife.
It gives me full instructions, especially how to drive "It's sixty miles an hour", it says, "You're doing sixty five". It tells me when to stop and start, and when to use the brake And tells me that it's never ever, safe to overtake.
It tells me when a light is red, and when it goes to green It seems to know instinctively, just when to intervene. It lists the vehicles just in front, and all those to the rear. And taking this into account, it specifies my gear.
I'm sure no other driver, has so helpful a device. For when we leave and lock the car, it still gives its advice. It fills me up with counselling, each journey's pretty fraught. So why don't I exchange it, and get a quieter sort?
Ah well, you see, it cleans the house, makes sure I'm properly fed. It washes all my shirts and things, and keeps me warm in bed!
Despite all these advantages, and my tendency to scoff, I only wish that now and then, I could turn the bugger off.

 

[gus-lopez]

Yes, but unless you're living in the 1990s data is included in your monthly bill

Why?I it's a phone?

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[Quick Quick]

I need my sat nav to work, and I rely upon it on long journeys, because who else can I argue with as it tells me (yes...tell) to turn down a narrow lane, off of a main route, just because it's smart enough to know that it's the "Quickest" route by about 200 yards. If I ignore an instruction, she nags for about 5 minutes and then sulks.

 

[Robert Clark]

I need my sat nav to work, and I rely upon it on long journeys, because who else can I argue with as it tells me (yes...tell) to turn down a narrow lane, off of a main route, just because it's smart enough to know that it's the "Quickest" route by about 200 yards. If I ignore an instruction, she nags for about 5 minutes and then sulks.

Google Maps doesn’t do that
She immediately re routes

 

[Minxy]

Google Maps doesn’t do that
She immediately re routes

... but does it say 'please'? Our Sygic system does ... really, it does!

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[Destination Unknown]

Our igo primo can not locate correct time. Just erratic time zones scrolling.

All other functions work fine.

Someone did mention about the 6th. Not sure how we update this one as it's just on a s card in a tablet.

 

[tomag]

Had a notice from Renault to update sat nav in my Captur by the 6th April otherwise it would not work properly

 

[Richard n Ann]

It's a little bit easier updating Google maps...

You get up one morning and there's I tiny icon in the top corner of your screen "Google Maps was updated"
It's still hassle having to pull the notifications bar down though

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[ctc]

My Snooper kept failing because the alternator switched off and the voltage at the socket fell to about 12.3 before the alternator switched on. Now we use it in the car and have no problems, always +13v.

 

[Quick Quick]

I have a little Satnav, it sits there in my car.
A Satnav is a driver's friend it tells you where you are
I have a little Satnav, I've had it all my life.
It's better than the normal ones,
My Satnav is my wife.
It gives me full instructions, especially how to drive
"It's sixty miles an hour", it says, "You're doing sixty five".
It tells me when to stop and start,
and when to use the brake
(Attributed to Pam Ayres)

 

[Drum Major]

This sounds a bit like me my husbands says must be a few of us around

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