audi GPS with no radar info?
06-11-2007, 04:38 AM
#11
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Re: audi GPS with no radar info?
>> >I'm about to purchase an Audi with builtin GPS navigation system but the
>> >salesman told me it is not updatable with radar information (P.O.I,
>> >Point Of Interest), rendering that expensive option almost useless.
>>
>> You can still navigate, no?
>
> Sure, but in France a GPS without POIs is a severly crippled device. In
> Germany radars are less of a concern as you guys can blow off steam on
> your limitless autbahns
>
>> >All
>> >portable GPS devices have that capability.
>> >
>> >When will Audi finally upgrade their hardware to modern standards?
>>
>> When it becomes legal in Germany, maybe? Because radar warning POI's
>> currently are not legal there.
>
> Hmm, I wasn't aware of that aspect. But I doubt it's a factor for such a
> global company as Audi that must sells more than half its production
> abroad. Still interesting to know.
>
> So portable GPS devices with POIs are forbidden in cars in .de ? That
> must hard to enforce as even phones have that capability now...
>
> Cheers,
Speed camera POIs are also illegal in France. There have been cases of
owners having there GPS confiscated for using POIs
>> >salesman told me it is not updatable with radar information (P.O.I,
>> >Point Of Interest), rendering that expensive option almost useless.
>>
>> You can still navigate, no?
>
> Sure, but in France a GPS without POIs is a severly crippled device. In
> Germany radars are less of a concern as you guys can blow off steam on
> your limitless autbahns
>
>> >All
>> >portable GPS devices have that capability.
>> >
>> >When will Audi finally upgrade their hardware to modern standards?
>>
>> When it becomes legal in Germany, maybe? Because radar warning POI's
>> currently are not legal there.
>
> Hmm, I wasn't aware of that aspect. But I doubt it's a factor for such a
> global company as Audi that must sells more than half its production
> abroad. Still interesting to know.
>
> So portable GPS devices with POIs are forbidden in cars in .de ? That
> must hard to enforce as even phones have that capability now...
>
> Cheers,
Speed camera POIs are also illegal in France. There have been cases of
owners having there GPS confiscated for using POIs
06-11-2007, 04:38 AM
#12
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Re: audi GPS with no radar info?
>> >I'm about to purchase an Audi with builtin GPS navigation system but the
>> >salesman told me it is not updatable with radar information (P.O.I,
>> >Point Of Interest), rendering that expensive option almost useless.
>>
>> You can still navigate, no?
>
> Sure, but in France a GPS without POIs is a severly crippled device. In
> Germany radars are less of a concern as you guys can blow off steam on
> your limitless autbahns
>
>> >All
>> >portable GPS devices have that capability.
>> >
>> >When will Audi finally upgrade their hardware to modern standards?
>>
>> When it becomes legal in Germany, maybe? Because radar warning POI's
>> currently are not legal there.
>
> Hmm, I wasn't aware of that aspect. But I doubt it's a factor for such a
> global company as Audi that must sells more than half its production
> abroad. Still interesting to know.
>
> So portable GPS devices with POIs are forbidden in cars in .de ? That
> must hard to enforce as even phones have that capability now...
>
> Cheers,
Speed camera POIs are also illegal in France. There have been cases of
owners having there GPS confiscated for using POIs
>> >salesman told me it is not updatable with radar information (P.O.I,
>> >Point Of Interest), rendering that expensive option almost useless.
>>
>> You can still navigate, no?
>
> Sure, but in France a GPS without POIs is a severly crippled device. In
> Germany radars are less of a concern as you guys can blow off steam on
> your limitless autbahns
>
>> >All
>> >portable GPS devices have that capability.
>> >
>> >When will Audi finally upgrade their hardware to modern standards?
>>
>> When it becomes legal in Germany, maybe? Because radar warning POI's
>> currently are not legal there.
>
> Hmm, I wasn't aware of that aspect. But I doubt it's a factor for such a
> global company as Audi that must sells more than half its production
> abroad. Still interesting to know.
>
> So portable GPS devices with POIs are forbidden in cars in .de ? That
> must hard to enforce as even phones have that capability now...
>
> Cheers,
Speed camera POIs are also illegal in France. There have been cases of
owners having there GPS confiscated for using POIs
06-11-2007, 04:38 AM
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Re: audi GPS with no radar info?
>> >I'm about to purchase an Audi with builtin GPS navigation system but the
>> >salesman told me it is not updatable with radar information (P.O.I,
>> >Point Of Interest), rendering that expensive option almost useless.
>>
>> You can still navigate, no?
>
> Sure, but in France a GPS without POIs is a severly crippled device. In
> Germany radars are less of a concern as you guys can blow off steam on
> your limitless autbahns
>
>> >All
>> >portable GPS devices have that capability.
>> >
>> >When will Audi finally upgrade their hardware to modern standards?
>>
>> When it becomes legal in Germany, maybe? Because radar warning POI's
>> currently are not legal there.
>
> Hmm, I wasn't aware of that aspect. But I doubt it's a factor for such a
> global company as Audi that must sells more than half its production
> abroad. Still interesting to know.
>
> So portable GPS devices with POIs are forbidden in cars in .de ? That
> must hard to enforce as even phones have that capability now...
>
> Cheers,
Speed camera POIs are also illegal in France. There have been cases of
owners having there GPS confiscated for using POIs
>> >salesman told me it is not updatable with radar information (P.O.I,
>> >Point Of Interest), rendering that expensive option almost useless.
>>
>> You can still navigate, no?
>
> Sure, but in France a GPS without POIs is a severly crippled device. In
> Germany radars are less of a concern as you guys can blow off steam on
> your limitless autbahns
>
>> >All
>> >portable GPS devices have that capability.
>> >
>> >When will Audi finally upgrade their hardware to modern standards?
>>
>> When it becomes legal in Germany, maybe? Because radar warning POI's
>> currently are not legal there.
>
> Hmm, I wasn't aware of that aspect. But I doubt it's a factor for such a
> global company as Audi that must sells more than half its production
> abroad. Still interesting to know.
>
> So portable GPS devices with POIs are forbidden in cars in .de ? That
> must hard to enforce as even phones have that capability now...
>
> Cheers,
Speed camera POIs are also illegal in France. There have been cases of
owners having there GPS confiscated for using POIs
06-11-2007, 04:29 PM
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Re: audi GPS with no radar info?
On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 09:19:11 +0200 (CEST), Julius Vindex
<vindex@linbox.fr> wrote:
>Sure, but in France a GPS without POIs is a severly crippled device. In
>Germany radars are less of a concern as you guys can blow off steam on
>your limitless autbahns
Me's from Austria, not Germany, so unfortunately there's a speed limit
on Autobahns here *sigh*
>So portable GPS devices with POIs are forbidden in cars in .de ? That
>must hard to enforce as even phones have that capability now...
Yep. It's still forbidden.
read up on pocknatvigation.de. People in germany seem to be really
concerend about such a feature.
>PS: what do you guys think of the Q7 4.2 TDI ? I'm seriously considering
>it.
Really I like Audis, but the Q7 is the first Audi which in reality
looks much worse than the pictures.
But YMMV.
Wolfgang
<vindex@linbox.fr> wrote:
>Sure, but in France a GPS without POIs is a severly crippled device. In
>Germany radars are less of a concern as you guys can blow off steam on
>your limitless autbahns
Me's from Austria, not Germany, so unfortunately there's a speed limit
on Autobahns here *sigh*
>So portable GPS devices with POIs are forbidden in cars in .de ? That
>must hard to enforce as even phones have that capability now...
Yep. It's still forbidden.
read up on pocknatvigation.de. People in germany seem to be really
concerend about such a feature.
>PS: what do you guys think of the Q7 4.2 TDI ? I'm seriously considering
>it.
Really I like Audis, but the Q7 is the first Audi which in reality
looks much worse than the pictures.
But YMMV.
Wolfgang
06-11-2007, 04:29 PM
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Re: audi GPS with no radar info?
On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 09:19:11 +0200 (CEST), Julius Vindex
<vindex@linbox.fr> wrote:
>Sure, but in France a GPS without POIs is a severly crippled device. In
>Germany radars are less of a concern as you guys can blow off steam on
>your limitless autbahns
Me's from Austria, not Germany, so unfortunately there's a speed limit
on Autobahns here *sigh*
>So portable GPS devices with POIs are forbidden in cars in .de ? That
>must hard to enforce as even phones have that capability now...
Yep. It's still forbidden.
read up on pocknatvigation.de. People in germany seem to be really
concerend about such a feature.
>PS: what do you guys think of the Q7 4.2 TDI ? I'm seriously considering
>it.
Really I like Audis, but the Q7 is the first Audi which in reality
looks much worse than the pictures.
But YMMV.
Wolfgang
<vindex@linbox.fr> wrote:
>Sure, but in France a GPS without POIs is a severly crippled device. In
>Germany radars are less of a concern as you guys can blow off steam on
>your limitless autbahns
Me's from Austria, not Germany, so unfortunately there's a speed limit
on Autobahns here *sigh*
>So portable GPS devices with POIs are forbidden in cars in .de ? That
>must hard to enforce as even phones have that capability now...
Yep. It's still forbidden.
read up on pocknatvigation.de. People in germany seem to be really
concerend about such a feature.
>PS: what do you guys think of the Q7 4.2 TDI ? I'm seriously considering
>it.
Really I like Audis, but the Q7 is the first Audi which in reality
looks much worse than the pictures.
But YMMV.
Wolfgang
06-11-2007, 04:29 PM
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Re: audi GPS with no radar info?
On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 09:19:11 +0200 (CEST), Julius Vindex
<vindex@linbox.fr> wrote:
>Sure, but in France a GPS without POIs is a severly crippled device. In
>Germany radars are less of a concern as you guys can blow off steam on
>your limitless autbahns
Me's from Austria, not Germany, so unfortunately there's a speed limit
on Autobahns here *sigh*
>So portable GPS devices with POIs are forbidden in cars in .de ? That
>must hard to enforce as even phones have that capability now...
Yep. It's still forbidden.
read up on pocknatvigation.de. People in germany seem to be really
concerend about such a feature.
>PS: what do you guys think of the Q7 4.2 TDI ? I'm seriously considering
>it.
Really I like Audis, but the Q7 is the first Audi which in reality
looks much worse than the pictures.
But YMMV.
Wolfgang
<vindex@linbox.fr> wrote:
>Sure, but in France a GPS without POIs is a severly crippled device. In
>Germany radars are less of a concern as you guys can blow off steam on
>your limitless autbahns
Me's from Austria, not Germany, so unfortunately there's a speed limit
on Autobahns here *sigh*
>So portable GPS devices with POIs are forbidden in cars in .de ? That
>must hard to enforce as even phones have that capability now...
Yep. It's still forbidden.
read up on pocknatvigation.de. People in germany seem to be really
concerend about such a feature.
>PS: what do you guys think of the Q7 4.2 TDI ? I'm seriously considering
>it.
Really I like Audis, but the Q7 is the first Audi which in reality
looks much worse than the pictures.
But YMMV.
Wolfgang
06-11-2007, 04:29 PM
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Re: audi GPS with no radar info?
On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 09:19:11 +0200 (CEST), Julius Vindex
<vindex@linbox.fr> wrote:
>Sure, but in France a GPS without POIs is a severly crippled device. In
>Germany radars are less of a concern as you guys can blow off steam on
>your limitless autbahns
Me's from Austria, not Germany, so unfortunately there's a speed limit
on Autobahns here *sigh*
>So portable GPS devices with POIs are forbidden in cars in .de ? That
>must hard to enforce as even phones have that capability now...
Yep. It's still forbidden.
read up on pocknatvigation.de. People in germany seem to be really
concerend about such a feature.
>PS: what do you guys think of the Q7 4.2 TDI ? I'm seriously considering
>it.
Really I like Audis, but the Q7 is the first Audi which in reality
looks much worse than the pictures.
But YMMV.
Wolfgang
<vindex@linbox.fr> wrote:
>Sure, but in France a GPS without POIs is a severly crippled device. In
>Germany radars are less of a concern as you guys can blow off steam on
>your limitless autbahns
Me's from Austria, not Germany, so unfortunately there's a speed limit
on Autobahns here *sigh*
>So portable GPS devices with POIs are forbidden in cars in .de ? That
>must hard to enforce as even phones have that capability now...
Yep. It's still forbidden.
read up on pocknatvigation.de. People in germany seem to be really
concerend about such a feature.
>PS: what do you guys think of the Q7 4.2 TDI ? I'm seriously considering
>it.
Really I like Audis, but the Q7 is the first Audi which in reality
looks much worse than the pictures.
But YMMV.
Wolfgang
06-16-2007, 03:13 PM
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Re: audi GPS with no radar info?
On Jun 10, 12:46 pm, Julius Vindex <vin...@linbox.fr> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm about to purchase an Audi with builtin GPS navigation system but the
> salesman told me it is not updatable with radar information (P.O.I,
> Point Of Interest), rendering that expensive option almost useless. All
> portable GPS devices have that capability.
>
> When will Audi finally upgrade their hardware to modern standards?
>
> --
> l...@apartia.fr
Being from the U.S., I'm not sure if there is a difference, but here
all GPS navigation information and POI's here are stored on DVD or CD
depending on the year of your Audi vehicle. Updated disks can be
purchased with worldwide compatibility at www.navteq.com. I ordered
my update disk for my S8 in April, and am today ordering the DVD for
my A8L that I purchased (used) yesterday now.
Hope that helps.
> Hi,
>
> I'm about to purchase an Audi with builtin GPS navigation system but the
> salesman told me it is not updatable with radar information (P.O.I,
> Point Of Interest), rendering that expensive option almost useless. All
> portable GPS devices have that capability.
>
> When will Audi finally upgrade their hardware to modern standards?
>
> --
> l...@apartia.fr
Being from the U.S., I'm not sure if there is a difference, but here
all GPS navigation information and POI's here are stored on DVD or CD
depending on the year of your Audi vehicle. Updated disks can be
purchased with worldwide compatibility at www.navteq.com. I ordered
my update disk for my S8 in April, and am today ordering the DVD for
my A8L that I purchased (used) yesterday now.
Hope that helps.
06-16-2007, 03:13 PM
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Re: audi GPS with no radar info?
On Jun 10, 12:46 pm, Julius Vindex <vin...@linbox.fr> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm about to purchase an Audi with builtin GPS navigation system but the
> salesman told me it is not updatable with radar information (P.O.I,
> Point Of Interest), rendering that expensive option almost useless. All
> portable GPS devices have that capability.
>
> When will Audi finally upgrade their hardware to modern standards?
>
> --
> l...@apartia.fr
Being from the U.S., I'm not sure if there is a difference, but here
all GPS navigation information and POI's here are stored on DVD or CD
depending on the year of your Audi vehicle. Updated disks can be
purchased with worldwide compatibility at www.navteq.com. I ordered
my update disk for my S8 in April, and am today ordering the DVD for
my A8L that I purchased (used) yesterday now.
Hope that helps.
> Hi,
>
> I'm about to purchase an Audi with builtin GPS navigation system but the
> salesman told me it is not updatable with radar information (P.O.I,
> Point Of Interest), rendering that expensive option almost useless. All
> portable GPS devices have that capability.
>
> When will Audi finally upgrade their hardware to modern standards?
>
> --
> l...@apartia.fr
Being from the U.S., I'm not sure if there is a difference, but here
all GPS navigation information and POI's here are stored on DVD or CD
depending on the year of your Audi vehicle. Updated disks can be
purchased with worldwide compatibility at www.navteq.com. I ordered
my update disk for my S8 in April, and am today ordering the DVD for
my A8L that I purchased (used) yesterday now.
Hope that helps.
06-16-2007, 03:13 PM
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Re: audi GPS with no radar info?
On Jun 10, 12:46 pm, Julius Vindex <vin...@linbox.fr> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm about to purchase an Audi with builtin GPS navigation system but the
> salesman told me it is not updatable with radar information (P.O.I,
> Point Of Interest), rendering that expensive option almost useless. All
> portable GPS devices have that capability.
>
> When will Audi finally upgrade their hardware to modern standards?
>
> --
> l...@apartia.fr
Being from the U.S., I'm not sure if there is a difference, but here
all GPS navigation information and POI's here are stored on DVD or CD
depending on the year of your Audi vehicle. Updated disks can be
purchased with worldwide compatibility at www.navteq.com. I ordered
my update disk for my S8 in April, and am today ordering the DVD for
my A8L that I purchased (used) yesterday now.
Hope that helps.
> Hi,
>
> I'm about to purchase an Audi with builtin GPS navigation system but the
> salesman told me it is not updatable with radar information (P.O.I,
> Point Of Interest), rendering that expensive option almost useless. All
> portable GPS devices have that capability.
>
> When will Audi finally upgrade their hardware to modern standards?
>
> --
> l...@apartia.fr
Being from the U.S., I'm not sure if there is a difference, but here
all GPS navigation information and POI's here are stored on DVD or CD
depending on the year of your Audi vehicle. Updated disks can be
purchased with worldwide compatibility at www.navteq.com. I ordered
my update disk for my S8 in April, and am today ordering the DVD for
my A8L that I purchased (used) yesterday now.
Hope that helps.
