Numpty guide to updating poi's on PDA

Numpty guide to updating poi's on PDA

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puggit

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48,803 posts

255 months

Tuesday 3rd January 2006
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Hi all - I'm running TomTom Navigator for the Pocket PC ver 5.000 on my Orange SPV M500.

I need a numpty guide to updating my POIs (which someone else loaded for me) as I just can't work it out.

Any advice gladly received!

I've managed to find the database to download myself at www.pocketgpsworld.com/uksafetycameras.php !

off_again

13,043 posts

241 months

Tuesday 3rd January 2006
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Right get over to www.poiedit.com/ and download PoiEdit....

When you have, install it and then get over to www.pocketgpsworld.com/POIEdit3-install.php for instructions on how to set it up and get it automatically updating the PoI's.

Funny you should post this as I eventually got around to doing it on mine only 1 hour ago....

puggit

Original Poster:

48,803 posts

255 months

Tuesday 3rd January 2006
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Very handy!

BigBob

1,471 posts

232 months

Wednesday 4th January 2006
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Another 'numpty' who found it useful.

Many thanks


steve_d

13,796 posts

265 months

Wednesday 4th January 2006
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off_again said:
Right get over to www.poiedit.com/ and download PoiEdit....

When you have, install it and then get over to www.pocketgpsworld.com/POIEdit3-install.php for instructions on how to set it up and get it automatically updating the PoI's.

Funny you should post this as I eventually got around to doing it on mine only 1 hour ago....


My son loaded the camera POIs to my 700 but your post implies that this software updates the info automatically which sounds ideal.
How does it work, where does it get its data and by what route GPRS?

Thanks
Steve

puggit

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48,803 posts

255 months

Wednesday 4th January 2006
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You choose from a list of databases on the internet (I suggest the one mentioned in the thread - its well respected), and select a country. Then you select the POIs you want to add to your system, and tell the software where they are stored in the system.

From then on, it's almost automatic