Tyre Itineraries : which device for my bike ?

[Thiss]

Sorry if this has been asked a zillion times but here we go again...

Which devices can I use with Tyre's itinerary planning files ?

I have inbuilt satnav in my car so the old unit (XL) is now on the motorbike but we are planning a trip to the continent next year and my unit doesn't have Europe maps. Rather than shell out (40 quid ?) for a map update I may as well get a second hand unit on eBay that has these maps already.

However, having discovered Tyre on a biking forum I'd like one that I can upload a multi point route to (more than half a dozen waypoints) - my XL doesn't support this feature, so double reason to change.

I know the TomTom Rider supports itinerary files but a new one is over 300 quid (which I can't afford right now) so need to pick a used 'car' model for now.

Tks

Dave

 

[dhn]

Welcome to TTF. In fact, you can add a custom menu to your menu that brings back many features, including Itinerary Planning.

See the info in this link:

http://www.gpspassion.com/forumsen/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=136159

 

[Thiss]

Tks, but that just does some stuff with POI's doesn't let me load itineraries from file and still leaves me without Europe maps ......


Anyone got a list - according to Mr Google the Go730 supports loading files - can anyone confirm ?

 

[Arno]

- according to Mr Google the Go730 supports loading files - can anyone confirm ?

No, cannot confirm. Haven't tried it in a long time as it had stopped working for my GO 930 a long time ago.

 

[canderson]

Tks, but that just does some stuff with POI's doesn't let me load itineraries from file and still leaves me without Europe maps ......


Anyone got a list - according to Mr Google the Go730 supports loading files - can anyone confirm ?

Just so we're clear - you're asking if the GO730 supports *.itn itinerary files? If so, yes!

 

[Arno]

My reply was to the Google data transfer to the device.

 

[canderson]

If nothing else, you can convert pretty much anything to anything these days, so if he can create a track for his route in Google, it can be converted to *.itn, even if it isn't directly loaded to the unit. I had believed Google dropped "direct to TomTom" loading after their falling out with TomTom.

 

[Thiss]

Just so we're clear - you're asking if the GO730 supports *.itn itinerary files? If so, yes!

yes, that's what I meant - there are a few on ebay so I'll try get one - rather than be restricted to one model, I really wanted to know what others also work....

 

[canderson]

There were just a few 'low end' models offered in the Nav2 series (those that use Home) that did not support *.itn itineraries. Be advised that NONE of the newer Nav3/Nav4 units (those that use MyTomTom aka MyDrive) support *.itn itineraries, so you'll want to avoid those. The 730 is a good old workhorse, and about the worst thing you might encounter is a tired battery, but we can work you through a replacement if it ever comes to that.