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Category Archives: Tips & Tricks

You and CoPilot Live – Are we compatible?

By Todd Klein | Published: March 11, 2011

Or to be more precise, your smartphone or tablet? It’s a good question that we encounter almost on a daily basis. For the record, if you’re running an  3G/3GS or 4 iPhone, the answer is yes, we’re fully compatible. We’ve even some tips on how you can improve GPS performance. The same applies for the [...]

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Tips and Tricks: Saving on Fuel Costs

By Todd Klein | Published: March 8, 2011

With a volatile Middle East and much media speculation about the arrival of the £2 litre of petrol coming to a forecourt near you, ways in which you can lower your fuel consumption have probably crossed your mind. As always, the internet is a great source of advice and this article on MSBNC.com  in particular focuses on simple [...]

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Getting the most out of your CoPilot Live v8

By Todd Klein | Published: January 14, 2011

  Recognising that as a result of the festive season, some of you will be new readers of this blog, we thought now would be the ideal time to demonstrate to you that CoPilot Live is much more than simply a means of navigating from A to B.  As you’ve probably experienced first hand, CoPilot Live comes equipped with a [...]

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Today’s Tip – Using Driver Safety mode

By Todd Klein | Published: October 12, 2010

With the onset of autumn and the clocks going back in just a few weeks time, we’ll all soon have to get back into the habit of driving in the dark.  For a lot of us, it can take some getting used to – especially when accompanied by typical autumnal rain and wind. In these circumstances, [...]

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Today’s Tip – CoPilot Live Back up

By Todd Klein | Published: September 21, 2010

Its an all too common phenomenon. You go to switch on your PC and…nothing. Its at this point you make a mental list of all the files. pictures and music you may have lost forever. While there are some diligent users out there, a recent survey concluded that more than 81% of home PC users fail [...]

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Today’s Tip: How to Preview Your Route

By Todd Klein | Published: September 14, 2010

Today’s tip comes courtesy of our US Marketing Manager, Devon Valenti. Recently I was helping my mother-in-law enter a destination on her PND (if she had a smartphone she would surely be using CoPilot Live!) and I became frustrated when I couldn’t preview the route. I wanted to check to make sure it was sending [...]

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Today’s Tip – ways to solve iPhone GPS reception issues

By Todd Klein | Published: September 6, 2010

GPS has been a standard feature of iPhone since the launch of iPhone 3G, however it’s been widely reported that GPS reception on the iPhone can sometimes be frustratingly slow. There are a number of factors that may affect performance, including (but not limited to) where the device is located in-vehicle, memory in-use, network reception  [...]

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Today’s Tip: How can I change my CoPilot Live ID Email Address?

By Todd Klein | Published: August 31, 2010

We often hear from CoPilot Live v8 customers who have forgotten their CoPilot Live ID password or who would like to change their CoPilot Live ID email address. CoPilot Live ID is your unique account reference that enables you to activate your CoPilot Live v8 software, access CoPilot Live v8’s LiveLink location sharing service and also [...]

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Tips and Tricks: How to get the most out of your POIs

By Todd Klein | Published: August 17, 2010

This week, we have another guest blog from our US Marketing Manager, Devon Valenti. I recently moved to a new town and on the first day I got there, I was quickly reminded how useful CoPilot Live’s Points-of-Interest (POIs) are.   Where is the closest bank so I can go to the ATM to pay the [...]

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Tuesday’s Tip – Multiple stops and route optimisation

By Todd Klein | Published: July 6, 2010

With the summer holidays just around the corner, what better way is there than spending the weekend outdoors, sharing some of the great festivals, concerts and sporting events with your closest friends? Okay, they may be your closest friends but it doesn’t necessarily mean they live on your door step. Or even in the same [...]

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