by ddover » Fri Sep 30, 2011 10:29 am
Thanks very much for responding so quickly to my concerns. As it happens, I had an opportunity to be outside of the coverage area yesterday, so I was able to do some further testing.
1. Heartbeat. I tested the heartbeat function in several locations with a clear skyview. In my configuration, it is definitely not sending out an updated report every 30 minutes.
2. Initial location report when stationary. I am getting this report, except when the vehicle is in the garage, which confirms your explanation about sky view. Thank you.
3. Caching. Mixed results. As I left the coverage area, it appeared to cache two location reports, then apparently got a connection for one report, then lost the connection altogether. There were approximately 42 cached records shown on the screen status as I returned to coverage. (I can't be exact since I was driving.) The cached records were then transmitted, one by one, as the cached records total decremented. So far, so good.
However, when I look at the history online, it appears to have transmitted only 33 records. The records between 13:52 and 14:19 when I returned to coverage were lost. The track then continues normally until I returned home.
I just want to say that I think this is a great program and much superior to others I have tried. The problems I have outlined are relatively minor, although still important to me. In order of priority I would put the heartbeat first, then the caching.
Thanks for your attention to my problems.
Dan
Thanks very much for responding so quickly to my concerns. As it happens, I had an opportunity to be outside of the coverage area yesterday, so I was able to do some further testing.
1. Heartbeat. I tested the heartbeat function in several locations with a clear skyview. In my configuration, it is definitely not sending out an updated report every 30 minutes.
2. Initial location report when stationary. I am getting this report, except when the vehicle is in the garage, which confirms your explanation about sky view. Thank you.
3. Caching. Mixed results. As I left the coverage area, it appeared to cache two location reports, then apparently got a connection for one report, then lost the connection altogether. There were approximately 42 cached records shown on the screen status as I returned to coverage. (I can't be exact since I was driving.) The cached records were then transmitted, one by one, as the cached records total decremented. So far, so good.
However, when I look at the history online, it appears to have transmitted only 33 records. The records between 13:52 and 14:19 when I returned to coverage were lost. The track then continues normally until I returned home.
I just want to say that I think this is a great program and much superior to others I have tried. The problems I have outlined are relatively minor, although still important to me. In order of priority I would put the heartbeat first, then the caching.
Thanks for your attention to my problems.
Dan