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and here we all thought Canadian politics was boring.... 
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I have an external GPS navigation always plugged in my car dashboard which I rarely use it, except when I have to take a drive to a vacation or something. One of the reason I started using was to give me a warning sound when I exceed the speed limit ( already paid heft fine for 20+ over the limit ) and to give me "live" traffic updates for road blocks and jams. This "Live" is a joke because it never helps me avoid it. It shows/updates the map after I am in the middle of the jam. But that's not my rant.
For past few days, I have been getting the updated "live" message of traffic jam much ahead and asks if new alternate route need to be chosen. I being "smart" and assuming machine to be "dumb" ignore the warning and stay with the route. The Irony is that the Jam is there but in opposite direction. The traffic is blocked in opposite direction but it indicates my route as blocked. It has happened 3 times in a row. Is there any secret settings I should take care or this device is just kaput.
I am just thinking of dumping this piece in the nearest autobahn exit.
cheers,
Super
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Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
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I had to use my iPhone as a GPS when I was away last week. I tried Google Maps but could not get it to work the way I wanted it to. So I bit the bullet and used the oft criticized Apple Maps. I have to say they were excellent. I'm surprised that there is still a third-party GPS business with the proliferation of smartphones. Do you have access to waze [^] where you are? That is also supposed to be pretty good.
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I tend to avoid smartphone is because I need it for other purpose especially when kid is in backseat.
cheers,
Super
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Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
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Don't know what you are using.
I've used WAZE and NOKIA HERE in my Android and both work wonderfully well, WAZE is better to avoid jams and special conditions, and HERE is telling you the allowed speed and the current speed and tells you if you are over that... This combined with Radar Beep makes wonders.
They work really well, I prefer NOKIA HERE though.
Oh, and both are completely free.
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I use an external GPS system. I hate smartphone as GPS cos its never with me when I am driving with family.
cheers,
Super
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Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
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Then your bets are only upgrade it and send reports to the technical support or just throw it and get a new one...
the only bad thing with the cell phone GPS systems is when somebody calls you just in the middle of one complicated turn/path, but apart of that... anyway if you don't take it with you then it doesn't work, no matter the brand or model...
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super wrote: For past few days, I have been getting the updated "live" message of traffic jam much ahead and asks if new alternate route need to be chosen. I being "smart" and assuming machine to be "dumb" ignore the warning and stay with the route. The Irony is that the Jam is there but in opposite direction. The traffic is blocked in opposite direction but it indicates my route as blocked. It has happened 3 times in a row. Is there any secret settings I should take care or this device is just kaput.
It sounds to me like you are driving on the wrong side of the road. 
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Commas still Count
modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.
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Name and shame. C'mon, who's the manufacturer?
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super wrote: The Irony is that the Jam is there but in opposite direction.
Contrary to readings given by AMI (the Alanis Morrisette Irony Meter) that is not irony. A replacement is thoroughly recommended!
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Did Chiron1 like to be the centaur of attention?
1 - Roman Greek half horse, half man, also known as Cheiron
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
modified 12-Aug-15 13:44pm.
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Now your just stringing us along.
Mongo: Mongo only pawn... in game of life.
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Chiron? I was about to make an offhanded remark, then I realised that would be sinistre.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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I imagine he was quite popular with the ladies.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Yes, mares loved him a lot. 
The sh*t I complain about
It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem
~! Firewall !~
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I think Chiron and the centaurs were Greek, not Roman.
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Chiron[^] agrees to you.
The sh*t I complain about
It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem
~! Firewall !~
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So where are the centaurs hiding?
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In the wardrobe...
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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You're right; I'm wrong...
But it's all Greek to me!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Only until his voice went hoarse.
The sh*t I complain about
It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem
~! Firewall !~
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Article headline and "gotcha" for the National Enquirer (and suchlike rags):
SOME McDONALDS EMPLOYEES NOW MAKING SIX FIGURES PER HOUR IN CALIFORNIA!!!
Some shift managers are earning up to $10.27 per hour at McDonalds!
After all, "$10.27" is six figures, isn't it?
Go figure: "$" and "." are figures, as are the "cents" portion (27) of the salary.
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Maybe they're getting paid in Iranian Rials, $10.27 would be ~305635 Rials.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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