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 Originally Posted by wookiee2cu
I had a few questions regarding the Tom Tom 6 with the Treo 750.
Do you notice a serious battery drain when using this? Videos I have seen with BT GPS shows the screen turning off (it was their power setting set for 2minutes or something I'm sure), so the person would constantly touch a button on the phone to wake the screen back up. Do you set your screen to not turn off or does the navigation software do this for you? Or is it that the map is interactive so there is constant operation going on so it tricks the phone to not turn the screen off?
How acurate is Tom Tom 6 in reference to distance? Ie will it say, turn right in 50ft and so on?
Does Tom Tom 6 also give speed indications and ETA of arrival time?
Can you hear the voice clearly? Do you have to have it dead quiet in your vehicle to be able to hear it?
I think that's it. Thanks!
Screen stays on, or off, or only on when you want directions. I leave it on and its fine.
Distance is dead on, with yards (non-metric) though, maybe somehow I can set it to feet but I dont think so. Speed indicators and ETA are constantly adjusting and right on with the routes I've so far done with it. Very accurate. I think this is more due to the software than the GPS receiver because it sometimes predicts you turning before you even turn if your speed is high (as in braking really hard at a red light where you were going to turn left or right). But it quickly readjusts before you can notice it, unless you're watching the screen during this time of attention being needed on the road. The voice is VERY clear and LOUD!! You can hear it in a car with radio cranked.
Haven't gotten a call while I have been using the device because I only use the navigation when I'm in the car which is usually for a brief trip but when I do a longer trip I'll let you know.
TomTom is better because its alternate routes options are money and really work. I got to some construction and a road that normally would go thru was blocked, I said road block 100m or whatever (still not sure how the distances matter, if you see the alternate menu you'd know what I mean), but anyways it rerouted within 1.5 seconds and I was clear to go. Telenav would just get caught up on my EVDO connection and still give me a wrong direction.
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