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Jonnycab
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Sat Nav.....which one?
« on: Nov 4th, 2007, 1:38am » |
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40th birthday looming & my wife asks me what I want ?
"I don't know"....."Sat Nav maybe ?"
Couldn't think of anything else, so a Sat Nav it's gonna be....not that I ever get lost....but it would be good to play about with & might actually come in handy every now & then 
Was looking at the Navman, but then changed my mind...maybe the Tom Tom,....hmm, but then the Garmin looks okay....can't make up my mind 
Now I'm confused 
It's gotta be a budget model for under £150.....so any advice on the best to buy ?
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pete from Hull
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Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
« Reply #1 on: Nov 4th, 2007, 8:22am » |
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Hi Jc
I just got a Mio 550 Digi Walker PDA with Miomap v3 included for £300. Brilliant piece of kit, easy to use and fit in the car etc.
Also, because it is a P.D.A it can be used for other things too including surfing the net etc.
I have a Navman and have had many experiences of it taking you to the wrong places, up silly roads and telling you to turn into one way streets the wrong way etc, couldn't find half the places in Bristol and often led us up the garden path, which isn't such a problem until you have the caravan on the back. 
This thing now works without fault up to now although it maybe earydays yet we'll see but in the meantime it is being very usefull on a daily basis, even if it's only to pass time playing the games on it..... 
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Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
« Reply #2 on: Nov 4th, 2007, 8:45am » |
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i have a navman f20, i think the missus paid £130 for it 18mths ago, works well, easy to use, and has fixed camera alerts. saved me from points on strange roads many a time. overall very good for the money.
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Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
« Reply #3 on: Nov 4th, 2007, 9:08am » |
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Can't confirm this but have been told that sat-navs which show speed camera locations are actually illegal in France - heard about a guy who not only had his confiscated but was also fined heavily
There is also talk of devices giving advance warning of speed cameras being made illegal in UK too 
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Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
« Reply #4 on: Nov 4th, 2007, 10:33am » |
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I have tomtom mobile on my trusty nokia managed to "find" a copy online then all i needed was a gps unit for £35.00 and jobs a good un
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Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
« Reply #5 on: Nov 4th, 2007, 11:34am » |
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hi there
i use tomtom v6 on my pda. used it all over UK, Florida and now New England without an issue.
very easy to use and has a clear display of important information (you can change what's displayed).
have you seen this?
hth
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Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
« Reply #6 on: Nov 4th, 2007, 1:34pm » |
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Currently considering the Road Angel 7000....Sat Nav with built in Speed Detector average cost £199, though there is the Road Angel 6000 which is the same unit but has a slightly slower CPU now selling around £150 mark or less.
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this enables the dashboard to be tidied up saving having multiple gadgets on display and to set up!
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Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
« Reply #7 on: Nov 4th, 2007, 9:52pm » |
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I have the tom tom one nd it is a very nice unit, as I normaly only use it for traveling to away footie matches it's a godsend really, wifee uses it (and needs too!!) just in the local area
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Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
« Reply #8 on: Nov 5th, 2007, 7:09pm » |
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I dunno if i'd get into a taxi that had satnav!! 
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Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
« Reply #9 on: Nov 5th, 2007, 8:28pm » |
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Two, one tony, I use a pda with tomtom, can be good, but some times wont find the post code.
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Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
« Reply #10 on: Nov 6th, 2007, 7:44am » |
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Just to add to the debate I use a garmin seems to work well enough but does have a strange liking for minor roads. But I overcome that by only using it when I get near to the destination say with 15 miles of the place you want to get to . But has speed camera and POI 's which can me downloaded and appears to be user friendly ( It must be if I can use it ) standard kit in USA Hire cars so i understand .
I do think you need to go in somewhere and see the benifits and downfallss of teh various systems . Some make downloading the Camera locations a littel complicated others do it easily .
GOOD LUCK BTW Happy 40th
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Jonnycab
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Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
« Reply #11 on: Nov 6th, 2007, 11:23am » |
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Cheers for all the advice guys
Looks to be a bit hit & miss as to which one to go for as they all seem to have thier good & bad points
Maybe a blindfold, a pin & an Argos catalogue may be the best way to decide ..... 
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Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
« Reply #12 on: Nov 6th, 2007, 12:19pm » |
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on Nov 6th, 2007, 11:23am, jonnycab wrote:
Maybe a blindfold, a pin & an Argos catalogue may be the best way to decide ..... |
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Don't do that JC you'll end up with a new Sofa.... 
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Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
« Reply #13 on: Nov 6th, 2007, 1:20pm » |
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........ Nahhh, It'd never fit on the dashboard
I'm sure the wife wouldn't mind though
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Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
« Reply #14 on: Nov 9th, 2007, 3:44pm » |
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go to halfords, get them to show you all there range, and get them to demo it. then when you have decided which one you want, thank them kindly and go and buy it cheaper else where.
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Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
« Reply #15 on: Nov 9th, 2007, 4:07pm » |
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Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
« Reply #16 on: Nov 9th, 2007, 5:34pm » |
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Practical Classics did a run down on Sat Nav this month, a great read and some advice
Geoff
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Jonnycab
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Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
« Reply #17 on: Dec 7th, 2007, 4:44am » |
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Cheers for all the advice again guys
Bought the new Navman S30 a couple of days ago....why?....'cos it was cheap (£129.00) & cosmetically, it looked really good .....a bit shallow I know, but I really couldn't decide on which was the best budget model to buy, because they all seem to do the same. So it was a case of which looks the best
I've not regretted it though....it's a cracking little unit & does everything that is of expected of it & does everything that I expected it to do
It picks up a signal no problem through the heated screen & is pin-point accurate to the door number 
Plus, unlike the new TomTom V3, it has an SD card slot, so no problem sticking Euro maps in it
And it's only 20mm thick, so goes in my inside jacket pocket nicely
To sum it up....it suits my needs & it's just what I wanted, so I'm more than pleased with this Navman
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pete from Hull
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Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
« Reply #18 on: Dec 7th, 2007, 6:41am » |
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Glad you're sorted JC, you won't be gettin lost then?
pete
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Re: Sat Nav.....which one?
« Reply #19 on: Dec 7th, 2007, 3:47pm » |
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