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Which phone holder do you use?
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wivenhoe
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As you have a new E Class you’ll have NG 5.5 - this automatically updates the maps and provides fuel prices etc. If you don’t have the Cockpit screen, the Nav screen must still be at least 3 times the size of a phone. My frustration with the sat nav is that in NG 5.5 you can no longer have speed cameras displayed - on previous versions you could.
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wivenhoe
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Can you have speed cameras displayed in the BMW sat nav ? I didn’t believe the tale I was told - as displaying them in some part of Europe is illegal MB has barred them being used. Sounded to me ‘dealers bull’.
Oooh fancy word you win. [emoji848][emoji849]. Just stop before I can apply Godwins law.Your statement is specious. The app works properly - that does not necessarily make it a good app. Plus, the fact that I say it works in my car does not mean that I use it on a regular basis or for navigation.
Ive tried to use Android auto and Apple car play, I just don't like my phone being locked down every time I'm in the car as I'm not always driving and the wife doesn't want your drivel interrupting a good Audible book.
And re the speedcamera uploads, they are useless for speed trapping and mobile camera vans, and they are the main risk. Wase has saved me on a few occasions. Especially on the M6.
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Well it seems that you made a statement to me, to which I replied to in some detail (after trying both systems) and disproved your statement that Waze is better. So far you have offered no constructive response except, to try and dig up other reasons why Waze is better and some jibber jabber about Godwin's law which again, has no relevance to the discussion.
I don't know about the M6 but I can tell you that on the stretch of the A1(M) that I regularly use (and know all the mobile and fixed cameras) - WAZE missed every single location. I've found the online DB very up-to date, accurate and it does not rely on having an internet connection.
But hey, whatever works for you is good!
Over and out!
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They do display in the MB satnav from a database that I subscribe to. Essentially, you are loading a set of personal POIs. Because I have them on a SD card it is easy to remove (and swallow
or hide somewhere) if I was ever pulled over by the popo.If BMW allows you to add a DB of personal POIs it should work.
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Pocket GPS World - SatNavs | GPS | Speed Cameras - Speed Camera Download
Why use a phone in a car that has satnav? The car satnav screen is bigger and easier to read than a phone. Even my wife () has worked out how to use the car satnav - it really is not difficult!
I have been using satnav since the early 2000s when they first arrived and even the worst units get you to your destination.
Seems to me, people want to be able to read messages while driving!
None of my cars have built in satnav , nor do any other cars in the family .
I also drive a lot of work vehicles , few of which have built in nav .
I like the fact that I can take my phone wherever I go and use it for this - I have the TomTom , Navigon and Google apps , all of which have good functionality , and don't depend on discs which go out of date .
Another good thing is that I bought TomTom way back when I had my iPhone 3 , although I've had every iteration of iPhone since then and currently on the 7 , when I pass the old handset onto family members , despite rebuilding it , the TomTom app stays on the old one as well as transferring to the new one :-D
So there are now about 5 handsets with TomTom for only one purchase , and since the mapping comes over the air , all are up to date
I have charging cradles in each of my own cars , and these hold the phone securely in a convenient position whilst being able to glance down if using nav ; I mainly rely on voice prompts , but it works well for me .
I don't have , or want , one of these plus sized phones either .
They do display in the MB satnav from a database that I subscribe to. Essentially, you are loading a set of personal POIs. Because I have them on a SD card it is easy to remove (and swallow
If BMW allows you to add a DB of personal POIs it should work.
See if your car is in this list
Pocket GPS World - SatNavs | GPS | Speed Cameras - Speed Camera Download
With COMAND do you get a visual and audible alert of an upcoming speed camera and is there a visual countdown as you approach it? Does it also take into account the direction of travel so that there isn't an alert for a camera on the opposite side of the road?
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I did say ......"Why use a phone in a car that has satnav?"
Can fully understand using a phone or other device if the vehicle does not have SatNav.
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You get an audible alert and the icon comes up in the scree as a POI - Audible is the only useful one to me as I look at the road when I'm driving.
. - you can set the POI parameters depending on your car. I think it warns even if it is on the other side of the road never really taken note.
OK, thanks for the info.You get an audible alert and the icon comes up in the scree as a POI - Audible is the only useful one to me as I look at the road when I'm driving.
wivenhoe
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Rory unfortunately NTG 5.5 doesn’t allow you to load speed cameras as POI’s. I have used Pocketgps for years - on my E Class Coupe, CLS and C350e but my E350e doesn’t have the same functionality. Trust me, I have spent ages touring the web to try to find a way. You’ll see on Pocketgps it says NTG 4.5 and the other reputable speed cameras site Speed cameras for Mercedes COMAND Online & MBUX - SCDB.info - The Worldwide Speed Camera Database says - no support for NTG 5.5 units in new Mercedes E-Class (W213 and W238)They do display in the MB satnav from a database that I subscribe to. Essentially, you are loading a set of personal POIs. Because I have them on a SD card it is easy to remove (and swallow
If BMW allows you to add a DB of personal POIs it should work.
See if your car is in this list
Pocket GPS World - SatNavs | GPS | Speed Cameras - Speed Camera Download
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You get an audible alert and the icon comes up in the scree as a POI - Audible is the only useful one to me as I look at the road when I'm driving.
Thanks for the above link & info.
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Do you have a link to that, please? I looked at their website but it's hopeless!
Does it connect to the car's standard external antenna? I miss that functionality that worked with my old Blackberry from the armrest phone cradle.
wivenhoe
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If I do find a way of getting them displayed in NTG 5.5 I’ll let you know for future use. It really is a backward step by MB.
To the op after years of trying different styles of cheap/expensive, vent/windscreen I've settled on cheap windscreen mounts. As my phone goes in and out of the holder 10+ times a day the springs fail or the sucker to the screen fails or plastic cracks from fatigue. A £10-15 screen mount lasts 12-18 months
I have CC9060 kits in each of my Mercs ; her ladyship has a cc9060 music kit in her car ; I still have a spare one of the latter kits , and I had an old take & talk kit in the Polo I just gave to my nephew . Still have a bag of bits enough to make up a couple more kits .
I bought the first couple of kits new , direct from Codewing , their UK distributor , but latterly just buy them used either from classifieds here or from eBay
chrisk2010
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Well two years and my phone holder broke yesterday which got me thinking about this thread.
I don't like the air vents ones i had one before and my phone ended up on the floor most of the time and the cd ones put me of because well they're not a cd and i do use the slot.
I don't have satnav an Aux port or anything else for that matter and to be honest i like the simplicity. My better halfs car has all the gadgets in it with car play for apple or android depending on what phone we plug in (my iphone or her s9).
Being particular doesn't leave me many option apart from windscreen mounting or dash board and i went for one of these (yes i know it broke but it served me well).
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B074FJ365K/?tag=amazon0e9db-21
It has a super sticky pad which can be washed and the only thing is do not leave it on on a hot day it'll leave a bit of gloop on the glass i use IPA to clean it off.
As for the broken one i hate throwing anything away which is useful so ......
It got a new lease of life on my workshop wall as a phone and G-clamp holder which is great because i always get calls when repairing or grinding. In fact sometimes it seems like i only get calls when my hand are covered in grease or i'm assembling a tricky part.
I don't like the air vents ones i had one before and my phone ended up on the floor most of the time and the cd ones put me of because well they're not a cd and i do use the slot.
I don't have satnav an Aux port or anything else for that matter and to be honest i like the simplicity. My better halfs car has all the gadgets in it with car play for apple or android depending on what phone we plug in (my iphone or her s9).
Being particular doesn't leave me many option apart from windscreen mounting or dash board and i went for one of these (yes i know it broke but it served me well).
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B074FJ365K/?tag=amazon0e9db-21
It has a super sticky pad which can be washed and the only thing is do not leave it on on a hot day it'll leave a bit of gloop on the glass i use IPA to clean it off.
As for the broken one i hate throwing anything away which is useful so ......
It got a new lease of life on my workshop wall as a phone and G-clamp holder which is great because i always get calls when repairing or grinding. In fact sometimes it seems like i only get calls when my hand are covered in grease or i'm assembling a tricky part.
