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Well after the disastrous event of trying to update our VF 2015 SV6 storm Sat Nat to have the POI for schools and Red Light Speed and Cameras updated and after I found out and TESTED my neighbours Brand new Feb built 2017 VF on one of our NEW Combination Speed and Redlight Cameras in our AREA (FAILED TO SEE IT THERE) I decide to find another way of help me to remember things after my Stroke.
Yes My Neighbour new 2017 Calais did not see or report on the Red Light and Speed camera whist I was with him on the passengers seat and after this and now to be told that not only Holden Maps are stale for 2 years also there PIO's including Schools , Red Light, Red light and Speed camera (Combination) and speed cameras as just as stale as what the maps are.
So what I did I done some Homework and tried to find the best after Market Sat Nav you can have and this is the Garmin 61 LMT-S. Well they have everything I need, It warn me on Schools as we have plenty around our drivings (7 Off them) And Combination Speed and red light Cameras (Not a Complete list but it had out 2 close cameras). But you have Choice of either subscribing to Cyclops for a FULL Australia Wide Speed Red Light and Combination camera for $39 or get it from (Not saying) on other means Cough cough Cough.
Now For the Map update. I had 3 off them in 2 weeks NOT 2 years + like Holden, The Redlight/speed Combination cameras if you pay you gen them in the first week the cameras gets commissioned via an update and the other way its once I'm notified It take me 2 Minutes to add them on my excel on my computer and add or delete them and sent them to the Sat Nav.
By the way The Garmin when ever you come home and pull under the garage it checks via Wi Fi to see if you have any updates or you can do this in the morning.
The Best thing I like about this I have on my Computer Two Programs I have Garmin Express and POI Loader and with these two I can access the Garmin and do everything I need to do.
Only yesterday on the Front Page (Caboolture News) one of our local schools are having a Shi.t fight about the cars travailing along Oakey Flats road (main Road at 80 KPH))at at school time its 60 KPH yes 60 kph as its normally 80 kph and they want to change it to 40 KPH so you will have to go from 80 to 40 in a long part of the road possible over 600 M and that is way to long for 40 KPH. Now if this happens and I say they will win the Schools zone speeds for that schools will change fro 60 to 40 KPH and possible over 600M.
Now when this happens I will contact Garmin or I will do the changes myself from 60 to 40 for that school ONLY and give the proximity distance by clicking on the map and change by using there wonderful tool Garmin Express and find the School on the Australia wide map and create a Custom POI For that Schools.
Aside this there noting that can do what I want to have the most accurate maps and POI's
Yes I know people will say I don't want to have Sat Nav off the windscreen but does someone know of a current car that allow you to do this in under one hour
The Below photo is take from the back seat looking at the VF Sat nav telling me that its 50 KPH when it normally 40 on the school Zone KPH. Look at my after market HUD. The best thing I have done for this VF as its know wired with the Sat nav. By the way where are the wires going? It took me hours to hide the Sat Nav and wire it in.
It will stay like this intill a Manufacture come up with a car that you can get current maps update by yourself and add or edit your POI's in a jiffy.
Yes My Neighbour new 2017 Calais did not see or report on the Red Light and Speed camera whist I was with him on the passengers seat and after this and now to be told that not only Holden Maps are stale for 2 years also there PIO's including Schools , Red Light, Red light and Speed camera (Combination) and speed cameras as just as stale as what the maps are.
So what I did I done some Homework and tried to find the best after Market Sat Nav you can have and this is the Garmin 61 LMT-S. Well they have everything I need, It warn me on Schools as we have plenty around our drivings (7 Off them) And Combination Speed and red light Cameras (Not a Complete list but it had out 2 close cameras). But you have Choice of either subscribing to Cyclops for a FULL Australia Wide Speed Red Light and Combination camera for $39 or get it from (Not saying) on other means Cough cough Cough.
Now For the Map update. I had 3 off them in 2 weeks NOT 2 years + like Holden, The Redlight/speed Combination cameras if you pay you gen them in the first week the cameras gets commissioned via an update and the other way its once I'm notified It take me 2 Minutes to add them on my excel on my computer and add or delete them and sent them to the Sat Nav.
By the way The Garmin when ever you come home and pull under the garage it checks via Wi Fi to see if you have any updates or you can do this in the morning.
The Best thing I like about this I have on my Computer Two Programs I have Garmin Express and POI Loader and with these two I can access the Garmin and do everything I need to do.
Only yesterday on the Front Page (Caboolture News) one of our local schools are having a Shi.t fight about the cars travailing along Oakey Flats road (main Road at 80 KPH))at at school time its 60 KPH yes 60 kph as its normally 80 kph and they want to change it to 40 KPH so you will have to go from 80 to 40 in a long part of the road possible over 600 M and that is way to long for 40 KPH. Now if this happens and I say they will win the Schools zone speeds for that schools will change fro 60 to 40 KPH and possible over 600M.
Now when this happens I will contact Garmin or I will do the changes myself from 60 to 40 for that school ONLY and give the proximity distance by clicking on the map and change by using there wonderful tool Garmin Express and find the School on the Australia wide map and create a Custom POI For that Schools.
Aside this there noting that can do what I want to have the most accurate maps and POI's
Yes I know people will say I don't want to have Sat Nav off the windscreen but does someone know of a current car that allow you to do this in under one hour
The Below photo is take from the back seat looking at the VF Sat nav telling me that its 50 KPH when it normally 40 on the school Zone KPH. Look at my after market HUD. The best thing I have done for this VF as its know wired with the Sat nav. By the way where are the wires going? It took me hours to hide the Sat Nav and wire it in.
It will stay like this intill a Manufacture come up with a car that you can get current maps update by yourself and add or edit your POI's in a jiffy.
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