New tft screen
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Looks very nice, BUT you need a phone with a good connection or else it won't work I presume.
Where are the maps stored and will you need to pay for updates or speed cameras?
Do you need an expensive all singing phone for it to work?
What happens if your phone goes flat or on the blink or you lose it on that continental trip?
Park up in some dodgy location like London and how long before it gets wrenched off the bike?
Will the connection work reliably given BMWs history with bluetooth connection?
Where are the maps stored and will you need to pay for updates or speed cameras?
Do you need an expensive all singing phone for it to work?
What happens if your phone goes flat or on the blink or you lose it on that continental trip?
Park up in some dodgy location like London and how long before it gets wrenched off the bike?
Will the connection work reliably given BMWs history with bluetooth connection?
The majority of people have no problem so don't mention it on the web.
On the RT the pocket has wireless charging and a usb connection for power if your phone doesn't wireless charge. There is also a clip to hold the phone in place and a fan to keep it cool. The nav is all on the BMW app which connects to the TFT the same as on the GS I guess. If you lose the phone you would be stuffed, but it is not going to go flat 
"A bluetooth connection is all that is needed for the existing TFT, all smart phone have bluetooth."
You misunderstand, the phone will presumably need a good DATA connection for the map app to work or are the maps stored on the phone and who provides them. Do we know which mapping system is used on the phone which then gets sent to the TFT via bluetooth. Is there a cost involved.
You misunderstand, the phone will presumably need a good DATA connection for the map app to work or are the maps stored on the phone and who provides them. Do we know which mapping system is used on the phone which then gets sent to the TFT via bluetooth. Is there a cost involved.
The maps are on the BMW connect app, no cost is mentioned, watch the video. How about just phoning a dealer and asking them, there are plenty of threads on RT specific forums where some have already taken delivery of their bikes and nobody is mentioning costs, so would assume just your data plan. You can also upload routes to the app from apps like My Route App.
Exactly. The maps are on my phone, all for free. Not sure now who provides them, but like many things they are in the public domain these days, so that means free. Not sure that mine has ever used my data, but data is so cheap, £10 a month for 30Gb, that it does not matter.
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Anything that relies on your phone is going to rely on the phone being able to get a data connection. Areas without coverage are becoming rarer but no doubt still exist and Sod's law is that the connection will drop out at the most awkward moment!
There is also the potential for accumulating charges if you're on a foreign network.
I guess it's hordes for courses - if you want more reliability, pay £500+ for a sat nav. But sat navs and phones can break.
There is also the potential for accumulating charges if you're on a foreign network.
I guess it's hordes for courses - if you want more reliability, pay £500+ for a sat nav. But sat navs and phones can break.
I use both depending on the circumstances. Best advice is to stay clear of the Nav 6 and go for the Zumo XT which is an epic bike sat nav that is quicker and has more utility than the Nav 6.
But doesn't fit in the current RT reciprocal. And on the new RT, why would you bother to buy a separate Garmin Sat Nav.
Is epic, the same as awesome but just one stage above?
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Other way round Wapping,,,,,awesome is above epic.
The Connected App uses maps downloaded and stored on your phone. So not having a connection won’t make any difference.
It does use a connection to supply traffic info (from TomTom), but that’s all you’d lose. For some strange reason though it does supply the TomTom camera data base, which is a significant issue, for me at least.
Err no, it does not require a data connection. As said the maps are on the phone. That has been said a few times before, so why would you say that it does?
If you want to use data in the EU then perhaps brexit was not such a good idea. If you have a £10 per month Smarty sim in your phone then you can have 20Gb of data in the EU as part of the package, not that you need it for the BMW app as it still does not use data.
Brexit, the shity gift that just keeps on giving......
The concept will roll out to all TFT screens eventually
If your bike can take the big screen, that's what you'll get, if it can only take a smaller screen, you'll get screen switching or sized to suit
End of the Nav units as we know them
If your bike can take the big screen, that's what you'll get, if it can only take a smaller screen, you'll get screen switching or sized to suit
End of the Nav units as we know them
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