WAYPOINT Announcements
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I like the fact that waypoints can be changed to allow spoken notifications, however after I have changed the waypoint to what i wish to be spoken it is announced immediately after a waypoint I have just passed and not close to when I actually get near or approach it? only the number of the waypoint is announced? considering this could be many miles later it seems pointless,,, can it be somehow changed so that the desired announcement happens when near or at the actual waypoint?
cheers
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I like the fact that waypoints can be changed to allow spoken notifications, however after I have changed the waypoint to what i wish to be spoken it is announced immediately after a waypoint I have just passed and not close to when I actually get near or approach it? only the number of the waypoint is announced? considering this could be many miles later it seems pointless,,, can it be somehow changed so that the desired announcement happens when near or at the actual waypoint?
cheers@Routemaster
Information added to notes in shaping points is announced at 750 metres before reaching the shaping point. Via point notes are announced at 2 kilometres before you reach the via point. -
I like the fact that waypoints can be changed to allow spoken notifications, however after I have changed the waypoint to what i wish to be spoken it is announced immediately after a waypoint I have just passed and not close to when I actually get near or approach it? only the number of the waypoint is announced? considering this could be many miles later it seems pointless,,, can it be somehow changed so that the desired announcement happens when near or at the actual waypoint?
cheers@Routemaster, What @Nick-Carthew says, plus: an extra waypoint within those distance limits will hold it up until you pass it. You found out that already
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I like the fact that waypoints can be changed to allow spoken notifications, however after I have changed the waypoint to what i wish to be spoken it is announced immediately after a waypoint I have just passed and not close to when I actually get near or approach it? only the number of the waypoint is announced? considering this could be many miles later it seems pointless,,, can it be somehow changed so that the desired announcement happens when near or at the actual waypoint?
cheers@Routemaster I agree with you 100% but the devs & MRA Illuminati think otherwise so don't hold your breath for any changes
Previous forum threads on this topic & info on the secret "contains a number" filter
https://forum.myrouteapp.com/post/49593
https://forum.myrouteapp.com/post/51050As I have said many times, the whole idea of announcements at fixed distances IMO is just totally absurd, the announcements should actually be calculated by estimated time to point, the system has speed & distance so that is a trivial calculation (& don't say speed varies, you can average or extrapolate)
e.g. traveling at 10km an hour with the current setup I get a Via point announcement at 2km which is 12 minutes before I arrive at the Via point, you can pick faster speeds but it is still ludicrous, you have to be doing > 120km/hr for the announcement to be heard at a reasonable interval before the point& yes the superfluous pretty useless "you have reached waypoint numberX" why this announcement can't just be modified to actually announce the waypoint name
IMO these changes would make MRA better
