SUNA for RNS510?

[nivek]

Sorry if this has been discussed before... but is there anyway to enable SUNA as per this article for our RNS510?

http://www.themotorreport.com.au/489...and-patrol-ti/

[Maverick]

Sorry if this has been discussed before... but is there anyway to enable SUNA as per this article for our RNS510?

http://www.themotorreport.com.au/489...and-patrol-ti/

No, the service sucks, SUNA suck as a company, you would have to buy a new car with RNS 510 even if VW did offer it (see point 2 that SUNA suck), the system is useless and can be an hour behind on updates and the system is made obsolete by google maps traffic which is actually realtime and accurate.

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/newf...ad.php?t=39692

http://www.golfmkv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=57112

http://www.golfmkv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=86768

[plasmod3]

Actually if you look at the map disc. the toc information file contains a TMC line. TMC = suna & that field is left blank. Compared to the garmin devices that line seems to be the code needed to break the encryption that suna uses. Not sure if anyone else has other information. v16 of maps is due soon anyways maybe suna will be activated then with the new maps?

[Maverick]

Actually if you look at the map disc. the toc information file contains a TMC line. TMC = suna & that field is left blank. Compared to the garmin devices that line seems to be the code needed to break the encryption that suna uses. Not sure if anyone else has other information. v16 of maps is due soon anyways maybe suna will be activated then with the new maps?

Suna (rubbish product) will not be enabled with the new maps.

Suna (environmental vandals) will only sell their service with new hardware, if you want to get it on your Volkswagen you will have to wait until Volkswagen offer it (and I really doubt they will as it's rubbish) and you will than have to purchase a new car.

They can't just enable it in the new maps.

There's a few manufacturers offering this service now but once people realise how absolutely useless it is I'm not sure that the other manufacturers will offer it.

If Suna were smart (and they're not) they would team up with google and use the google data to update the cars realtime rather than relying on traffic loops on the ground that don't offer a realistic view of traffic conditions.

But Suna's traffic model will see it fail unless they get the government to throw more money at them, selling the service only with new hardware and not offering subscriptions is crazy and will cost them a lot of revenue.

IMO the only useful traffic service is google maps with traffic info turned on.

[plasmod3]

you are right Mav, snua is not quite accurate. bought a garmin just to try it out & it has jams where there are no jams & no jams where there are. not the most reliable piece of kit.

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Suna (rubbish product)...........

Suna (environmental vandals) will only ............offer it (and I really doubt they will as it's rubbish) and you will than have to purchase a new car.

If Suna were smart (and they're not) they would

What did Suna ever do to you....

[paulconsidine]

I have a Navman S50 which I bought before the Suna service started. Navman brought out a new map version and I had to buy a cradle to work with the suna service but work it does.

So it is possible to get it enabled on existing units.

VW/SKODA should actually be compelled to offer it as they advertise the traffic function/TMC as being available in their literature.