GPS is wacked out!

[RWFJR]

Originally Posted by vperl

What did On Star Do to help you if they did?

Sorry...Got sidetracked on the way out yesterday. Will do it today and let you know this weekend...

[RWFJR]

Originally Posted by vperl

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or, you could push the OnStar button and ask to be connected to the people that have knowledge of the NAV system.
It may have been the Cadillac concierges that provided me with help with my NAV on my trip home, ONSTAR connected me....

your mileage may vary, but I got an answer in 4 minutes....

OnStar said they could not help me and advised me to contact by Tec Rep at Dew Cadi...Oh...they would connect me...I said no thanks. There is a new threat on page obne discussing this topic...

[Cadillac Tony]

I'm confused as to the exact nature of your problem- are you saying that it was referring to I4 incorrectly as "400", or was it trying to make you leave I4 and get on 400?

[RWFJR]

It said keep traveling on 400 when I was on I-4. This occured in both directions from St. Petersburg to New Smyrna Beach, FL. and back...

[RWFJR]

Originally Posted by Cadillac Tony

I'm confused as to the exact nature of your problem- are you saying that it was referring to I4 incorrectly as "400", or was it trying to make you leave I4 and get on 400?

It said keep traveling on 400 when I was on I-4. This occured in both directions from St. Petersburg to New Smyrna Beach, FL. and back...

[Cadillac Tony]

When I-4 crosses 95, it is actually called SR 400 until it dead-ends into Daytona Beach. Chances are that you got on I-4 in Smyrna, where it is called SR 400, which caused the GPS to continue to refer to it as 400.

If that's not the case and the car always calls it 400, then the people responsible are the ones who provide the map data to Alpine. Alpine builds the Nav systems, but NavTeq provides the map data. Microsoft only builds the OS, so they won't be of any help. Unless NavTeq decides to correct the name of I-4 in their next revision, there's probably not much you can do.

[bpospo]

it sounds like a disc erro (meaning I4 is mis labeled on the disc) now i know they have been doing work on I4 and maybe the company that wrote the disc did not update their info in time?? not sure but the nav should label I4 "I4" in some spots they did not move the entire highway that much as to the gps being off course. Now a good test would be if you have had any othe streets being mis labeled also; example 275 etc in your area.

[Cadillac Tony]

I've seen this happen on a few other streets (on different models like the DTS or Escalade). A good example is SR 436 in the Orlando area. The Nav in those models will sometimes call Semoran Blvd "SR 436", just like US 441 can also be called "Orange Blossom Trail".

I just ignore the name as long as it has me on the right road.

[RWFJR]

Originally Posted by Cadillac Tony

I've seen this happen on a few other streets (on different models like the DTS or Escalade). A good example is SR 436 in the Orlando area. The Nav in those models will sometimes call Semoran Blvd "SR 436", just like US 441 can also be called "Orange Blossom Trail".

I just ignore the name as long as it has me on the right road.

Thanks Tony...However...I have had 5 Garmins starting in 1986, both boat and street nav. and had no problems (software glitches) with them. This is my first experience with Windows Automotive 5.0. It is not very different than Garmin except some of the trimmings are a little more elaborate. With that said, if it shows a problem with a major interstate, how can I trust it if I am in unfamiliar territory? I'd give Bill Gates a call but I lost his cell phone number. Will continue research through Microsoft...

[RWFJR]

Originally Posted by RWFJR

It said keep traveling on 400 when I was on I-4. This occured in both directions from St. Petersburg to New Smyrna Beach, FL. and back...

Found 400. It is between North Dixie Highway (Daytona Beach) and I-95...Not the route I was taking...

[Cadillac Tony]

Originally Posted by RWFJR

Found 400. It is between North Dixie Highway (Daytona Beach) and I-95...Not the route I was taking...

400 is concurrent with I-4. It actually is I-4, but the name changes once you cross over 95 (like the 436/semoran blvd example I mentioned).

I doubt that following up with Microsoft is going to accomplish anything, since they just wrote the Operating System. NavTeq provided the map data and labeled the streets, and it sounds to me like they simply never programmed the "trigger" that tells the system you've left the part of I-4 called SR 400.

Complaining to Microsoft about a piece of software running on their OS would be like calling them asking for help with Adobe Photoshop- you need to talk to the designer of the software program, not the operating system.

[RWFJR]

Originally Posted by Cadillac Tony

400 is concurrent with I-4. It actually is I-4, but the name changes once you cross over 95 (like the 436/semoran blvd example I mentioned).

I doubt that following up with Microsoft is going to accomplish anything, since they just wrote the Operating System. NavTeq provided the map data and labeled the streets, and it sounds to me like they simply never programmed the "trigger" that tells the system you've left the part of I-4 called SR 400.

Complaining to Microsoft about a piece of software running on their OS would be like calling them asking for help with Adobe Photoshop- you need to talk to the designer of the software program, not the operating system.

Thanks Tony...

[vperl]

Originally Posted by Cadillac Tony

I've seen this happen on a few other streets (on different models like the DTS or Escalade). A good example is SR 436 in the Orlando area. The Nav in those models will sometimes call Semoran Blvd "SR 436", just like US 441 can also be called "Orange Blossom Trail".

I just ignore the name as long as it has me on the right road.

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Hwy 99 out here is called McLoughlin Blvd as one leaves town and is called Hwy 99 in other areas.... no biggie.....