GARMIN QUEST 'utter crap'

[RHINO]

Been back to PC WORLD today and returned my 'QUEST' as i've found it to be as much use as a handbrake on a canoe.

Going over to 'Pudsey' in Yoks yesterday and it was completey unable to tell i was on the M62 heading for Leeds and kept telling me i was off route :bang:

I actually had an idea of where i was heading but this little bastard kept on trying to 're-calculate' and send me off road (OK for BERT but not for me)

Eventually we found Pudsey and got onto Bradford road and then it started lagging behind 500 yards even when my speed was way under 40 mph mostly. We arrived at our destination on the LEFT yet the 'GARMIN JEST' was telling me it was on the RIGHT half a mile further on :bang:

Never been so miffed with a piece of electronic wizzardry EVER!!!!
Complete and utter shite.

Yes, all the satelites were on the scale.
Yes, i read the handbook several times.
Yes, you get what ya pay for.

No, i wouldn't have one as a gift.
No, i cannot understand why its so pants.

Oh and YES i can see how you all got lost in Germany if Bert was reliant upon his.


Can anyone else suggest a trustworthy alternative for the bike??

 

[Fat Bert]

LOL

.....Going over to 'Pudsey' in Yoks yesterday ........

User Error!!

Did you have the Velcro correctly positioned?

 

[Fat Bert]

Pudsey???

Probably thought to itself....

"Two Pumps Turner? Children in Need"

LOL

 

[derek kelly]

You should have given me a call I would have taken you straight to Pudsey.

 

[Jaws]

Sorry John, but I am guessing you are new to GPS use ?

Using a GPS is a bit like piloting a helecopter.. anyone can do it after reading the book and playing for an hour, but few folk actually live after the experience

In 10 years of GPS use I have yet to find ANY unit to be useless.. I have found varying GUI's have made some better than others, but ALL require time to learn and time to get the best out of..

You did not get on with the Quest.. Have a try with something like the Navman or a TomTom based unit.. They tend to be a bit basic but the GUI is good and the units are always easy to use.

Might suit you better John....

 

[Pugwash]

There's a road out of Thorney here where the TomTom reckons you're in a field, but to be fair they have just moved the road a few hundred meters to the side as part of the new bypass thing.


p.s. A mate of mine works for Toyota, where the test guys spent a few hours trying to fix a GPS system before realising their test track isn't actually on the map. c7u8

 

[derek kelly]

Watching fifth gear the other week, 'tom tom go 300 came out top' for ease of use.

 

[marcella]

Been back to PC WORLD today and returned my 'QUEST' as i've found it to be as much use as a handbrake on a canoe.

/QUOTE]well i piloted a small skul canoe in my youth (for at least a month!) and i think a handbrake on a canoe would prove beneficial rhino i was pish by the way!


i soon opted out of boating for rumping apples though, got no staying powerc7u8

sold em for 50p a bag,,,, who says crime dont pay
i even stole em from our own sherrif kenneth barrs garden!!!! lwhich looked out across the stretch of the nith i gave up skuling on:dunno:
his gardener caught me and let me off with a swift kick in the balls and the parting statement "you'll amount to f#ckall!" which proved to be a stunningly inaccurate statement as i believe telling danni minogue she made a better door than a window whilst she was a guest at one of my gigs:f sets my achievement level somewhat higher than his anyhow----i cant work the f#cking things either:blush: and i have a face that my own mother describes as (just broke out of barllinie) ask pretty boy wolfie! so it doesnt make asking directions from strangers an easy task,,,take a tip from me and dont plan a route that takes you past Ecclefechan:yo:

 

[SILVERONE]

Can anyone else suggest a trustworthy alternative for the bike??

''Yip'' http://www.theaa.com/travelwatch/inc/planner_places_redirect.jsp

cut the crap out, Ie note the main towns, villages and roads, then stick it on ur tank with Sellotape.

It's cheap, quick, light and you can leave it on your bike with out the fear of any'one nicking it + you can look where your going (not at a small TV screen).

Us old'urns have been doing it for years "I thought everyone knew?'' :dunno:

 

[the all new REEFER]

sounds like the mapping software isint unlocked to the gps unit
i had the same happen when i tried using software bought off ebay..was well inaccurate and tried taking me across ferking fields and all sorts..battled with it for a week or two then found out the map software has to "marry" up with the unit for licence purposes
in a nut shell if i had the same unit as yours and done a route on my pc and downloaded to my unit it would be fine....if i downloaded it to your unit (being the same) although all the info would be there the gps tracking would be wildly inaccurate due to it not marring up with your gps electronic serial number
just there way of stopping people copying the software..pain in the ass if you wanna give peoplethe same routes for a rideout
i had to drop back to an older "legal" version in the end
hthw;;v

 

[Gerrard]

Crap GPS

Hola Rhino
So its back to the road maps then matey. :dunno: Bummer.

 

[Aidey]

The Nissan Birdview system in my Primera works perfectly every time. Now, if we can work out a way to duct tape a ton of car onto your handlebars we may have a solution........ :}

 

[Chunky Monkey]

I've heard lots and lots of positives on these amazing devices. Berts problem in Germany was the programming and not the equipment.

or was it cause Bert always argued with the Garmin why he got lost..... :f

 

[Duck n Dive]

Real simple route reading.......... use a map or route software first then write it down either on a bit of paper for the top of a tank bag or write it out on a bit of masking tape and stick it to the top of the tank/anywhere easy to see.

Short example of how to write it out attached (you can put in miles to each point on the centre line). It tells you which road to take (can add significant places signed as well) and which direction (left/right) the turn is.

Used to use this way when I was sailing for noting course.

Now how much masking tape can I buy for the price of a GPS?

 

[Allan]

GPS

In a recent survey - TOM TOM came out tops.

Easy to use.
Clear instructions
Full post code entry
Touch screen operation
Biggest range of options such as: avoid types of roads, sections of roads, set speed limites.. and more.

Now there have been many debates over which GPS is best and I've laways supported TOM TOM.

Having seen Berts Garmin, the read out on the sereen was wank,very small maps detail, no road names etc.... but I now see Garmin have copied TOM TOM in their screen read out in thier latest version.

Always knew I had the better model, eh Bert?.


Buzz

 

[Fat Bert]

LOL

In a recent survey - TOM TOM came out tops.

Easy to use.
Clear instructions
Full post code entry
Touch screen operation
Biggest range of options such as: avoid types of roads, sections of roads, set speed limites.. and more.

Now there have been many debates over which GPS is best and I've laways supported TOM TOM.

Having seen Berts Garmin, the read out on the sereen was wank,very small maps detail, no road names etc.... but I now see Garmin have copied TOM TOM in their screen read out in thier latest version.

Always knew I had the better model, eh Bert?.


Buzz

Difficult to read your screen though when it's wrapped in a plastic bag cos it aint waterproof!!

Mind you - fair credit - it's Armco proof Hoppy!

 

[Jaws]

For those who advocate the bit of paper method:
( and I am a past master of it as there was no such things as GPS available when I was dispatching ) ..

Whilst the basic method can not be faulted, trying to get the bit of paper to tell you where your nearest fuel is while your in the foothills of the Alps, can be a bit tricky..

Orrr.....

I am guessing that you folks have taken at least SOME modern technology on board and have a mobile fone ?
So you do your route.. suddenly a fone call... We have changed the meeting point.. we are now all meeting at XYZ
Turn your bit of paper anyway you like and it just will not get you to the new point..

Whilst the bit of paper is fine and works really well, I am afraid I have dragged my own sorry arse into the 21st century and am very very happy to have a GPS !

 

[Fat Bert]

LOL

For those who advocate the bit of paper method:
( and I am a past master of it as there was no such things as GPS available when I was dispatching ) ..

Whilst the basic method can not be faulted, trying to get the bit of paper to tell you where your nearest fuel is while your in the foothills of the Alps, can be a bit tricky..

Orrr.....

I am guessing that you folks have taken at least SOME modern technology on board and have a mobile fone ?
So you do your route.. suddenly a fone call... We have changed the meeting point.. we are now all meeting at XYZ
Turn your bit of paper anyway you like and it just will not get you to the new point..

Whilst the bit of paper is fine and works really well, I am afraid I have dragged my own sorry arse into the 21st century and am very very happy to have a GPS !

Even when it's held on with an elastic band!!

Contrary to popular opinion though JAWS, even the most basic of 21C gadgetry relies on one vital ingredient.............



Human Intelligence!!

and that explains a lot :} :} :}

 

[ianrobbo1]

SOoooo tempting!! :}

 

[Fat Bert]

Certainly is Slobbo-Chops

SOoooo tempting!! :}

You can't even get ya bike working let alone anything else "electronic"

Can almost see the Ebay advert now

"For Sale Garmin Quest - never been raced [never even been used] - only done 200 yards - garage to front drive and back x 1000 times....serious enquiries only - apply the Fat Bikeless Twat in Wakefield aka Mister DIY Bike Maintainance"