 Poster: A snowHead
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Hiya folks,
Does anyone own a GPS that actually shows the Rheims bypass on it.
The reason i ask is that my sat nav, which is a Navman S80 which i bought in 2008 does not, however i can upgrade the maps on line to version 2011.03, so March 2011 maps.
This will cost me £49 to do, but not sure if the Rheims bypass will be shown. Navman use the same map system as Tom Tom which is Tele Atlas
Or is there a newer sat nav that has it on.
I know the route like the back of my hand but i find the sat nav useful for the distance to go and eta function, when driving accross France.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I currently use a TTGO920. The map updates earlier this year included the Reims bypass.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Just ignore the fact that the SatNav will try and take you thorugh Rheims and just take 5 mins off the journey time - it's in the rounding and glad I'm not a French Tax payer funding an unecessary bit of road !
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FraserP,
Do you know what version of maps are in it per chance
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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FraserP,
Do you know what version of maps are in it per chance |
I will check and updatye you later this evening. You need to be carefull as different TomTom models are on different revisions and maps.
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FraserP,
Many thanks
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Timbobaggins, it's not an issue. Just follow the (absolutely gigantic) road signs and for a few miles your satnav will think you are driving across fields and will keep telling you turn left or right in 75 metres. Ignore it. Then when you are back on the original road, it'll sort itself out. The new maps will show the Reims bypass, but so what, really? Definitely not worth £49.
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If you are putting Rheims into the sat-nav it probably won't find it let alone Reims by-pass. 
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I agree with Timbobaggins, just ignore it and stay on the road. My 2011 satnav doesn't recognise the new road, it keeps yabbering away at me to turn etc etc.Soon sorts itself out after a few Ks.
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I agree with Timbobaggins
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that was me  . I find I have to ignore my satnav a fair bit in foreign lands, even though I have just updated the maps. She threw a hissie fit in Annemasse today. I was sitting on the "on ramp" for the A40 and all of a sudden she started shouting "turn around where possible and then go STRAIGHT ON". Her little electronic brain was very addled last week in Genoa, but that's fairly forgiveable. I find that if you have a fair idea where you should be going anyway (ie have consulted a map beforehand and have a sense of the geography) you can judge when to ignore them. Relying 100% on satnav in some of those situations would be a disaster.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Timbobaggins,
According to the device:-
Map: Western and Central Europe v875.3613
Its a TomTom Go 920
I received the latest update about 2 weeks ago
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FraserP, thanks
pam w, I know its not an issue but i like to have all bases covered i think i suffer with OCD!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
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You know it makes sense.
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Timbobaggins, will if you are so OCD you can't spend a few minutes following a very well signposted route without a satnav which knows where you are then yes, you had better spend the money and get the new maps.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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actually, the satnav knows exactly where you are, it just doesn't know that there's a road there....
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