I tried it out today on a route that I have used the old maps application on and I am afraid to say we came up against a few annoyances:
1: We were on a dual carriageway, the phone said we were going about 67mph yet the voice kept saying something about adhering to speed limits. There were no imposed speed restrictions, I don't know if it was just a warning that we were approaching the speed limit or what, but it was annoying, she wouldn't shut up!
2: It kept recalculating the route for no reason! We were happily driving down a road on more than one occasion, in the direction it was telling us to and it just suddenly did that.
3. The arrow marking our position was about 5 seconds behind where we were, so any quick turns were spoken out after we had already taken them. We knew where we were going, so turned anyway but it would have been problematic for someone who didn't know the route.
It might just be the GPS was a bit screwy. We are going on a longer journey tomorrow, so will give it another whirl, see if she behaves herself this time ... well, it will be he tomorrow as we have decided we don't like the female voice any more
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I want to like it and I want it to work, anything that is decent, works and is free is worth having.
1: We were on a dual carriageway, the phone said we were going about 67mph yet the voice kept saying something about adhering to speed limits. There were no imposed speed restrictions, I don't know if it was just a warning that we were approaching the speed limit or what, but it was annoying, she wouldn't shut up!
2: It kept recalculating the route for no reason! We were happily driving down a road on more than one occasion, in the direction it was telling us to and it just suddenly did that.
3. The arrow marking our position was about 5 seconds behind where we were, so any quick turns were spoken out after we had already taken them. We knew where we were going, so turned anyway but it would have been problematic for someone who didn't know the route.
It might just be the GPS was a bit screwy. We are going on a longer journey tomorrow, so will give it another whirl, see if she behaves herself this time ... well, it will be he tomorrow as we have decided we don't like the female voice any more
.I want to like it and I want it to work, anything that is decent, works and is free is worth having.



