Garmin GPS

Submitted: Saturday, Sep 24, 2011 at 17:47

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Lyall G

Can any one help? I have three Garmin gps units which appears to no longer have any preference for major highways. Since updating the maps about a year ago, they are inclined to direct me down narrow, winding, minor, single lane roads where you are lucky to be able to do 80kph over major highways.

One unit which I had not updated the maps did not do this but I finally got round to updating the maps at Easter and, you guessed it, it now thinks all country roads are capable of treavelling at 100kph.

For example, when recently travelling from Millicent to Mount Gambier - which are connected by the Princess Highway - the Garmin took me off the Princess Highway to Glencoe SA and then back onto the Princess Highway adding considerable time travelling on very minor roads.

Garmin Australia has been no help at all. Have any travellers overcome this fault as I can not rely on the Garmin when going into a new area?

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Reply By: DesF - Saturday, Sep 24, 2011 at 17:52

Saturday, Sep 24, 2011 at 17:52

Hi, Lyall, what units do you have ?. and have you switched to " shortest route " instead of "fastest route".
Mate did that going to WA on his Garman and it sent him thru all the little towns that the highway bypassed,
Cheers Des.

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Follow Up By: rainbowprof - Sunday, Sep 25, 2011 at 19:58

Sunday, Sep 25, 2011 at 19:58

I agree. I played around with mine once and set it for shortest route which sent me off on a series of minor unsealed roads to save half a kilometre!!

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Reply By: JohnnyC - Saturday, Sep 24, 2011 at 18:03

Saturday, Sep 24, 2011 at 18:03

Hi Lyall,
Check the mode of travel, sounds like it may have defaulted to "walking" or "scenic route" or "avoid tollroads and highways' etc or something similar, you probably need "most direct " or similar.

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Follow Up By: Lyall G - Saturday, Sep 24, 2011 at 18:06

Saturday, Sep 24, 2011 at 18:06

Hi Johnny
All three are set on fastest route and do not have the Avoid Traffic box checked.
Cheers

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Follow Up By: Lyall G - Saturday, Sep 24, 2011 at 19:36

Saturday, Sep 24, 2011 at 19:36

Hi Johnny
No, none of these are set.
Cheers

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Follow Up By: snailbait (Blue mntns) - Sunday, Sep 25, 2011 at 19:15

Sunday, Sep 25, 2011 at 19:15

hi Lyall
All roads in Australia are being up graded, By parsing towns very fast so if you do not have your GPS upgraded reg you could find that the gps is travailing across country

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Follow Up By: Lyall G - Sunday, Sep 25, 2011 at 20:00

Sunday, Sep 25, 2011 at 20:00

Hi Snailbait
All very true, which is why a GPS should be better than a printed map. Trouble is, because you can't see a large map, you rely on the GPS choosing the best route. Trouble is, Garmin seem to have lost the ability to comprehend that highways are generally better than B and C roads.

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