QUOTE(LemonBraders @ Sep 26 2009, 08:08 PM)
This is one of the most infuriating post i've ever made in my life. Hope every1 can read this.I would like to comment one disastrous experience i have after updating to v31. The Garmin software.
The Garmin software totally spoilt my entire mood for 2day.
Now, let me explain in detail why I made such a provoking comment. Active forumers here like aspire, aishiteru-suki or ataraxis n other forumers can come comment giving your justification or even bashing if u feel wat im saying is wrong.
I were to attend Mahathir's open house today in seri kembangan. Extremely looking forward to it. So i chucked out my Garmin(tube) for directions. To my horror, every 15 seconds it recalculates and every 30sec it lost it's satellite signal. I've never experienced when i was on v30 eventhough i've been travelling to further places. I'm driving Honda Civic btw with Vcool windscreen.
Okay, so Vcool makes it harder for signals 2 penetrate? Fine, I wind down the window and asked my fren to put the tube near the window. Absolutely USELESS.
It recalculates like mad and my car is like forever off road and on top of tat, the GPS is asking us to make impossible turns which makes driving extremely dangerous.
I'm extremely unhappy today as I have no choice but to drive back home, unable to attend the former PM's open house.
If u guys had thought v31 fixes bugs or watsoever, now im here telling all Garmin users NOT to update ur tube to v31 as the signal reception is extremely poor, that is, if u had not realised.
Now, I would like to hear every1's comments who had updated to v31 and thereafter used their Garmin intensively.
It doesnt matter whether u wind down your windows or not. A gps signal transmit from the top. It needs 4 signal to calculate your exact position.
For your mess up Did it mess up at the same location? Or another location when you are trying to look for matahir house? When something like this happen immediately restart the phone.
Stop the car take the GPS unit out of the car let it get more signal locks.
There so many possiblity why it happen?
1. VCOOL?
2. Maybe weather at your location was bad so it effect the signal
3. Maybe software corruption?
4. Not enough GPS signal locks.
5. Some problem with malsing or MFM maps in that area
Our justification always have our reasons. Do you notice i never ask for solution within this thread only gives solution? So who solve for me? We do our own research.
We only bash ppl that wait for spoonfeeding. Not every person have problem we bash.
This post has been edited by aspire2oo6: Sep 26 2009, 11:04 PM