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Think I touched a nerve 😀
You can touch my nerve if you want?
Garmin's ability to occasionally forget to give me directions when using turn-by-turn has naff all to do with the way I'm using it.
No, but it's probably entirely down to the mapping information, and unlikely to be any better on other units, particularly if you're already using the same OSM data as this unit uses. The problem is if the map has the wrong information about which route is the "main road" and which is turning.
I hope this new unit shakes up the market a bit. The Garmin hardware and software on the unit is OK, but all their desktop / online software is just incredibly flakey and seems to have got worse, not better, over the years.
As a company, they seem unresponsive to user feedback, and I was pretty disappointed that they offered no goodwill or discount on replacing the plastic mounts on my old Edge 305 which suffered from a seemingly common breakage, with the replacement mounts only coming in a kit at some extortionate retail price.
Never had any real problems with the garmin units. And that doesn't look like something that would tempt me away from them in future. Had a 705 when they first came out and now have an 810.
I never use the turn by turn directions, I just prefer to display my route on the map. Tried turn bu turn when I fist started using a garmin, but don't think it works at all, I don't see a way of making it work suitably for cycling, especially mountain biking i just don't think it is a technology that crosses over from car sat nav.
I also don't find the menus intuitive, I think they could make it a lot better if you could do all the set-up on a computer and just send it down to the unit.
I think the map looks pretty good in terms of actually seeing where you're going! I use an eTrex and follow the route on the map, and often my tired old eyes struggle to distinguish my route from other roads and map clutter.
Never had any real problems with the garmin units … Tried turn bu turn when I fist started using a garmin, but don't think it works at all … I also don't find the menus intuitive, I think they could make it a lot better
The cognitive dissonance is strong in this one 🙂
I think the full sentences explain my position pretty clearly, sorry if they were too long for you. I haven't had any problems with garmins, but it doesn't mean I don't see room for improvement.
Smileys may imply facetiousness 🙂