Guinness
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| posted on 22/10/07 at 08:50 PM |
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Sat Nav for Blatting
Just a quick question, can you easily program a complex route into a sat nav?
My start address will be my house and my destination address will be my house! but I want to go round in circles when I'm out and about (well a
figure of 8 really)!
As you can tell I haven't got one, and everyone I know who has one uses them to get from A-B via the quickest route. I want to go from A-A via
a tortuous, twisty route on back roads!
Mike
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 22/10/07 at 08:53 PM |
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yea just put in a multi stop route and specify no motorways or duel carriageways etc.........
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blakep82
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| posted on 22/10/07 at 09:31 PM |
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as above, but surely you know where you live, and like you say, you pretty much know the route you want to take, just go out and do it! you
don't need someon shouting directions at you!
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tegwin
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| posted on 22/10/07 at 09:41 PM |
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Buy a damn map....
Go and drive, keep on driving, and when you have had enough and want to go home, look for some local signs and whip out the map... its rocket
science I know...but hey ho...
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 22/10/07 at 10:16 PM |
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some of the newer sat navs let you save were you have been. so find a good road - touch the screen and save the location so you can find it again.
handy feature!
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DarrenW
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| posted on 23/10/07 at 08:50 AM |
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My Tom Tom (cheap one) allows you to enter a point once youve arrived. Dont think it will let you program in a difficult loop though. As you say its
more of an A to B tool.
Getting lost can be part of the fun. Then just use the sat nav to get you out of trouble (or to nearest petrol station).
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Peteff
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| posted on 23/10/07 at 09:12 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Dangle_kt
some of the newer sat navs let you save were you have been. so find a good road - touch the screen and save the location so you can find it again.
handy feature!
I'm old but even I remember where I've been 
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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JAG
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| posted on 23/10/07 at 12:47 PM |
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I have a Garmin 60csx which I use primarily for mountain biking etc... like this one HERE
It will do what you want.
I program a route in via Memory map software (bought seperately) on my laptop and it then directs me along it. I can stay on-road or head off-road. I
also had to buy some maps for the GPS unit - TOPO map of Great Britain on DVD.
It can also calculate routes between two points or from my current location to any POI (point of interest). The TOPO maps also contain thousands of
POI such as petrol stations, hospitals, banks, restaurants etc...
It will also record your route for later analysis and re-runs etc... Most useful if a mate wants to show you somewhere and you don't want to
have to remember how to get back there later
Justin
Who is this super hero? Sarge? ...No.
Rosemary, the telephone operator? ...No.
Penry, the mild-mannered janitor? ...Could be!
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stevebubs
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| posted on 25/10/07 at 12:41 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by DarrenW
My Tom Tom (cheap one) allows you to enter a point once youve arrived. Dont think it will let you program in a difficult loop though. As you say its
more of an A to B tool.
Getting lost can be part of the fun. Then just use the sat nav to get you out of trouble (or to nearest petrol station).
My TomTom 5 has an "itinerary" function which means you can program a complex route in.
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