davidwag
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| posted on 9/6/07 at 08:11 AM |
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Sat nav systems
Hi Folks,
I was thinking of getting a cheap sat nav system and wanted some recommendations from those that have used them.
Was thinking maybe of Tomtom one?
David
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Macbeast
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| posted on 9/6/07 at 08:20 AM |
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G/F has Tomtom one and is very happy with it. Trouble is, her driving's gone to poo since she thinks Tomtom's in charge and pays less
attention to the road.
Would recommend it though.
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viatron
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| posted on 9/6/07 at 08:20 AM |
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just bought the wife the £99 ay2be from maplin yesterday, tried it on the way home and seemed fine, note quite as good as my TomTom One but for the
money i reckon its a bargain, comes complete with postcode search, windscreen mount,both car and mains charger, pc connection cable (mini usb) and an
SD Card for storing MP3s whcih it will play, but why would you want to out of a tinny little speaker!! Oh and it even has a remote control with
it!!
Link:
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=115145&TabID=1&source=1&doy=9m6
HTH
Mac
PS: if you have the current maplin catalogue and spend a nother quid you can use the £5 off vaucher as well!
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 9/6/07 at 08:24 AM |
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I travel all over Europe with a Navman, always gets me there.
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 9/6/07 at 09:07 AM |
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I use Autoroute on my laptop, the lady inside is a bit shy, when driving up country as I leave my gate, she says 'in 109.5 miles turn left and
join M5'
If I get off route, there is no recalculation, just 'off rowt' in an american accent
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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RazMan
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| posted on 9/6/07 at 09:08 AM |
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Another vote for Navman - the entry level F20 is hard to beat for the money.
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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JoelP
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| posted on 9/6/07 at 09:13 AM |
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i got a tomtom1 and its good. Only two qualms i have with it is that the roadblock feature isnt easy to use (but then, i cant think of how to improve
it either), and it should have a waypoint feature (ie remember this spot). which isnt actually waypoints, but you know what i mean.
[Edited on 9/6/07 by JoelP]
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Benzine
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| posted on 9/6/07 at 09:27 AM |
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I got something similar to this, never let me down.
Awesome GPS
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martyn_16v
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| posted on 9/6/07 at 09:27 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
ie remember this spot
Add Favourite -> GPS Location 
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davidwag
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| posted on 9/6/07 at 09:47 AM |
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David
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arrybradbury
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| posted on 9/6/07 at 12:01 PM |
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Sorry, small hijack, i've heard that the F20 only does area "safety camera" locations rather than on the exact road you're
travelling along, is this true for those who've tried it? Is the tomtom one any better for this?
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RazMan
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| posted on 9/6/07 at 10:22 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by arrybradbury
Sorry, small hijack, i've heard that the F20 only does area "safety camera" locations rather than on the exact road you're
travelling along, is this true for those who've tried it? Is the tomtom one any better for this?
Nope, it gives exact locations with a visible and audible alarm (boing!) and is adjustable for distance too. The database is updatable through the
usual sources 
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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