Thanks for all the updates flashyphotos. Useful knowing that the full size Bluetooth module does the 'fast update'. And it's only by experimenting will you know what works. Did you manage to get the boost gauge working yet ?
During the week the Tom Tom Live 2 stopped working stating 'No GPS Signal'. Only just got a chance to do the updates and do a reset by holding down the on/off button for 30 seconds until the 'Drums started beating'. As an interim solution had to revert to the Navfree app on the iphone whilst the OH was double checking that I was going the 'right way' with the same app running on an ipad. This was through a tricky part of a city that I wasn't familiar with. Did notice that the Sat Nav app eats the battery.
When you're 2 up and using the car as a mobile office MiFi comes into play. Did notice that having a build-in cellular connection with a different service provider gives better connectivity. Broadband coverage can still be a bit patchy but at least one of the broadband providers will work.
What's working best for us is the ipad on the lap of the passenger, tom tom dedicated for sat nav and iphone on the pillar side (for me) for any alerts. Expecting improvements with the promised release of the bigger screen on the iphone 5.
Not entirely convinced as to where the Nexus fits in. For a play with the torque app a Smartphone would do just as good a job and wouldn't need having to resort to a 7 inch screen unless it become your only device. And even them it doesn't provide the capability of a multi-screen.
Yes the Boost Gauge is working now, the updates on the old OBDII unit were to slow for it, all works perfect now.
The TomTom is still the best navigation source, I find the HDTraffic spot on, but it can be cumbersome looking for oscure places or when you have only been sketchy info, that where google on the Nexus comes into its own. I did try with the ipad but just found it a bit cumbersome in the car,
Jobs instructions can be obscure as,
"Boris is the a pub, the one on the junction of Rose Street "You know the one" Red Lion or something!, Please image and Wire ASAP.
Google Search is so much easier for trying to decipher that than on the tomtom.
Where the Nexus comes into its own is integration with the works system for processing images.
I did a test in a live work situation yesterday, 20 images, transferred by wifi to the Nexus direct from the camera, tagged and uploaded by FTP to the Newsdesk in 7mins, all sitting in the car while being driven on to the next assignment, I normally have to do it by laptop which is too big to open on your lap in the 500, so have to be parked up somewhere, even then by the time you boot the laptop transfer images from card tag and FTP it never takes less than 15mins, time wasted sitting around, where with the Nexus we can move on straight away.
So for quick jobs arounnd London it really comes into its own, I would not attempt it on larger jobs where there are 100s of images ot sort for quality and upload, would do my eyes in!!
Anyway waffling on now, must stop that... So in conclusion, for me I think the Nexus is a keeper, the OBDII Stuf is a novely and a toy, but the other features of it are superb and if it saves carrying a laptop that always seems to need a charge when you need it then its a real
