this navigation system is a joke......

tomdlgns · 06-24-2007, 04:50 PM

I swear to god, i have had it the BMWs shitty ass navigation system. the controls are great, but the saved data or stored data on the disc is just garbage/horse shit.

out of my last 5 destinations, 4 of them have NOT been in the system. and all these places that i have been to were easily found on my old pioneer unit that is sitting inside my closet right now.

there is no way i just pick all the destinations that are not stored on the disk. these places have been around forever...

and all this talk of having to pay for the upgrade at the BMW dealer AND keeping your car overnight....this is just wrong and unfair.

vent=done.

Two Sheds · 06-24-2007, 05:18 PM

I too am dissapointed with the nav system. In this age not being able to search by name is just nuts. If it were a stand alone unit it wouldn't sell a single unit.

It's good if you know the address, but if you are trying to search for a nearby store it's useless, even if it's a major chain.

The map disks do not seem to be that up to date either. I have just moved into a house that is about 18 months old and the street is not on the 2007 nav disk.

poiney · 06-24-2007, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Two Sheds

I too am dissapointed with the nav system. In this age not being able to search by name is just nuts. If it were a stand alone unit it wouldn't sell a single unit.

yup. pretty much sums it up.

tomdlgns · 06-24-2007, 07:24 PM

The funny part is, I had the address for all of the places that I was going to. This is just crap.

uhaulball · 06-24-2007, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Two Sheds

I too am dissapointed with the nav system. In this age not being able to search by name is just nuts. If it were a stand alone unit it wouldn't sell a single unit.

It's good if you know the address, but if you are trying to search for a nearby store it's useless, even if it's a major chain.

The map disks do not seem to be that up to date either. I have just moved into a house that is about 18 months old and the street is not on the 2007 nav disk.

his system is vastly different than yours. you can search by name with the new programs. i know the difference first hand, i recently updated.

tomdlgns · 06-24-2007, 07:30 PM

I'd like to update as well but I heard if they don't think you need the upgrade you need to pay for it. So I guess if I bitch about the navi then that should get the upgrade for free. I would need a loaner though, since they need the car overnight.

tomdlgns · 06-24-2007, 07:40 PM

I like to put them into the navi to see if it finds the location. If my 3 year old pioneer unit can find these and the BMWs can't, then something isn't right in my eyes.

picus · 06-24-2007, 07:56 PM

Weird. I am not a huge fan of not being able to search by name (srsly lame), but I've yet to have it not find a location and I use it 2-3 times a day for work. I've probably input 1,000 locations already.

urnone · 06-24-2007, 09:54 PM

oh great... im used to my acura navi which kicks ass....

tomdlgns · 06-25-2007, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by uhaulball

his system is vastly different than yours. you can search by name with the new programs. i know the difference first hand, i recently updated.

how did you upgrade it? i mean, i know the dealer does it, but did you have to pay for it?

SteveMD · 06-25-2007, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by tomdlgns

and all this talk of having to pay for the upgrade at the BMW dealer AND keeping your car overnight....this is just wrong and unfair.

vent=done.

The Progman upgrade has absolutely NOTHING to do with the data that is on the nav DVD. That is researched and compled by Navteq who do it for many many GPS manufacturers and other companies like Google who use it in their maps.

Do the places you cannot find appear on Google Maps?

Sounds like you need a newer map DVD not a software upgrade.

tomdlgns · 06-25-2007, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by SteveMD

The Progman upgrade has absolutely NOTHING to do with the data that is on the nav DVD. That is researched and compled by Navteq who do it for many many GPS manufacturers and other companies like Google who use it in their maps.

Do the places you cannot find appear on Google Maps?

Sounds like you need a newer map DVD not a software upgrade.

yes, i was able to find my location on google maps when the bmw didnt find it.

i realize the info is on a disc, but i read that with the upgrade you can search by names and not have to go through the categories. also, i read that the menus were a bit quicker. sometimes mine pauses for 5-10 seconds, after i press a button or select a new menu, while it thinks.

stingq · 06-25-2007, 12:21 PM

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with the upgrade you can search by names and not have to go through the categories

I thought with the new upgrade, you still have to go through categories to search by names. I'm I wrong?

tomdlgns · 06-25-2007, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by stingq

I thought with the new upgrade, you still have to go through categories to search by names. I'm I wrong?

that would suck

poiney · 06-25-2007, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by stingq

I thought with the new upgrade, you still have to go through categories to search by names. I'm I wrong?

yup, so its a minor improvement. I did the upgrade because I had some legitimate problems. Whether the upgrade feels like one depends on how old your last unit was.

Even if we can't agree on whether the Navi unit is good, we should be able to agree it could never compete with the commercial brands.

tomdlgns · 06-26-2007, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by poiney

yup, so its a minor improvement. I did the upgrade because I had some legitimate problems. Whether the upgrade feels like one depends on how old your last unit was.

Even if we can't agree on whether the Navi unit is good, we should be able to agree it could never compete with the commercial brands.

what were some of your legitimate problems?

sometimes my menu freezes for longer than i would like.

thanks

poiney · 06-26-2007, 09:00 AM

My Navi would freeze sporadically -- forever. Even if I turned off the car momentarily. It would only reset if I turned off the car for several minutes.

THe other thing I noticed was that my sat radio and/or nav went totally dead -- no sound and none of the buttons worked, etc. Again, not until I turned off car and restarted. In the latter case, they thought it may have been a lose wire. Dunno.

japac1 · 06-26-2007, 09:20 AM

I have used the navi for guidance only twice. Once to find a liquor store, then to see if my favorite sushi place was listed. It did find both locations, but it did take me a while to figure out which sub-menu to search under. It would be nice to just input the name regardless of catagory. But, my last navi was in a lexus. An awesome user friendly device, but one that cannot be utilized while driving. So, I am happier now.

007e92 · 06-26-2007, 09:48 AM

. theres a shtload of this info in this forum about the things to say to get the dealer to upgrade idrive for free.

Bimmer335i07 · 06-26-2007, 11:28 AM

BMW NAV = POS.

On the other hand I love the I-drive.

Jimbert · 06-26-2007, 05:53 PM

The search by name is broken. My car was built in May, so it should have the latest Progman, and it does have the search by name. But it can't find places. You can find them by going through the category menus, but will not find them by name. I ran into the problem trying to find a WalMart.

On a rather funny note, if I tell it to find my BMW dealership, it directs me to their old location - they moved about a year ago.

msimon18 · 06-26-2007, 09:17 PM

Mine was also built in May and it DOES find by NAME. I have 25.02.

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tomdlgns Private First Class 6 Rep 137 Posts Drives: 328xi Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: IL iTrader: (0)	this navigation system is a joke...... I swear to god, i have had it the BMWs shitty ass navigation system. the controls are great, but the saved data or stored data on the disc is just garbage/horse shit. out of my last 5 destinations, 4 of them have NOT been in the system. and all these places that i have been to were easily found on my old pioneer unit that is sitting inside my closet right now. there is no way i just pick all the destinations that are not stored on the disk. these places have been around forever... and all this talk of having to pay for the upgrade at the BMW dealer AND keeping your car overnight....this is just wrong and unfair. vent=done.
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Two Sheds First Lieutenant 10 Rep 358 Posts Drives: Mini Cooper JCW Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Toronto iTrader: (1)	I too am dissapointed with the nav system. In this age not being able to search by name is just nuts. If it were a stand alone unit it wouldn't sell a single unit. It's good if you know the address, but if you are trying to search for a nearby store it's useless, even if it's a major chain. The map disks do not seem to be that up to date either. I have just moved into a house that is about 18 months old and the street is not on the 2007 nav disk.
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tomdlgns Private First Class 6 Rep 137 Posts Drives: 328xi Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: IL iTrader: (0)	I'd like to update as well but I heard if they don't think you need the upgrade you need to pay for it. So I guess if I bitch about the navi then that should get the upgrade for free. I would need a loaner though, since they need the car overnight.
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tomdlgns Private First Class 6 Rep 137 Posts Drives: 328xi Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: IL iTrader: (0)	I like to put them into the navi to see if it finds the location. If my 3 year old pioneer unit can find these and the BMWs can't, then something isn't right in my eyes.
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picus Brigadier General 124 Rep 4,172 Posts Drives: e92 SG 335i Coupe Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toronto, ON iTrader: (0)	Weird. I am not a huge fan of not being able to search by name (srsly lame), but I've yet to have it not find a location and I use it 2-3 times a day for work. I've probably input 1,000 locations already.
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poiney Captain 36 Rep 798 Posts Drives: 328i coupe Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: SJ iTrader: (0)	My Navi would freeze sporadically -- forever. Even if I turned off the car momentarily. It would only reset if I turned off the car for several minutes. THe other thing I noticed was that my sat radio and/or nav went totally dead -- no sound and none of the buttons worked, etc. Again, not until I turned off car and restarted. In the latter case, they thought it may have been a lose wire. Dunno.
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japac1 Major 21 Rep 1,100 Posts Drives: 2015 M4 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Keller, TX iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 335xi [0.00]	I have used the navi for guidance only twice. Once to find a liquor store, then to see if my favorite sushi place was listed. It did find both locations, but it did take me a while to figure out which sub-menu to search under. It would be nice to just input the name regardless of catagory. But, my last navi was in a lexus. An awesome user friendly device, but one that cannot be utilized while driving. So, I am happier now. __________________ [FONT="Garamond"]2007 E90 335 xi, Monaco Blue, Beige, Prem, Cold, Step, Navi, Sat, iPod
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Jimbert Jim 6 Rep 71 Posts Drives: 2012 BMW 335xi, M Coupe Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Eagan, Minnesota iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 335i xDRIVE COUPE [0.00]	The search by name is broken. My car was built in May, so it should have the latest Progman, and it does have the search by name. But it can't find places. You can find them by going through the category menus, but will not find them by name. I ran into the problem trying to find a WalMart. On a rather funny note, if I tell it to find my BMW dealership, it directs me to their old location - they moved about a year ago. __________________ Jim 2012 335xi, Mineral White, Coral Red Leather, auto, M sport pkg, nav
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