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Hi Doug... good review. Sorry I wasn't able to get into the initial discussion, as I've been away camping in the backwoods (so to speak) of Vancouver Island and giving my version of OCN6 a good run.
A couple of things readers should know.
a) Software on a card -- while this is good in that it doesn't require activation, they should know that the software is hardwired to that specific card. This means that they cannot copy the software to another, larger card if they don't want to keep switching cards. However, as noted, OCN does provide cards of various sizes, but be aware that the 2GB version has many more POI's loaded than the 1GB version. Best bet is to order the larger card, then copy all the maps to a separate location, then delete the unneeded maps from the OCN card to free up some space.
b) Canadian customers should know that the Contacts import will not work at all for Canadian addresses. This is a known bug in the software that they are working on now, I believe. Also, just to be clear -- OCN does not 'use' the contacts db on the unit on an ongoing basis. It reads it at the first installation, then does its own import of the data into its own db. I don't believe this is 'interactive', so adding new contacts or updating addresses may not show up in the OCN POI's.
c) Saving POI's -- there is also a bug in the MyPOIs section of OCN, where it will not save new POI's in the folders you define. It seems to pick the first folder created, and even this is not consistent. Again, they know about this and are working on it.
d) Routing -- OCN6 tends to prefer major roadways in navigating cities. There may be a shorter and faster way to a point using side roads, but OCN6 tends to stick to the main thoroughfares. It's not a bad choice, it's just that these tend to get congested first, and until we get consistent implemenation of TCN information, you may have to use your 'first hand' knowledge of the city to avoid getting stuck in a long line.
Map accuracy -- OCN6 uses maps from NavTeq and I've found out that most of the maps for the US and some for Canada are less than a year old! This is great, and OCN has mentioned that they will be providing some way to update maps in the future, separate from the software. For me, I found these maps to be the most accurate and complete, from a Canadian perspective of any of the nav systems I've worked with.
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