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omega0684 - 26/2/06 at 09:50 PM

anybody know where i can get a decent sat nav at cheapo prices, budget is around £150-£200

cheers guys

Alex

UncleFista - 26/2/06 at 10:05 PM

Garmin I3 is/was reduced at Somerfield/Quicksave at £99, was a few days ago though.

ASDA do it at £149.

I know NOTHING about garmin, just passing on info found elsewhere

I use a PDA with Tomtom.

richijenkin - 26/2/06 at 10:24 PM

get a nav man then put the tomtom software on it.

mangogrooveworkshop - 26/2/06 at 11:49 PM

Tesco was doing Navman 510 for 199.

Hack is a fiver and some tom tom trial software from some punter.

RazMan - 26/2/06 at 11:51 PM

quote:
Originally posted by richijenkin
get a nav man then put the tomtom software on it.


I've heard about this but havent the courage to load it on my icn510 - have you done this?

PDA's are probably the cheapest way to go (if you already have one of course) but dedicated units are much more stable. I have got a Navman icn510 which is excellent, a icn610 which is ok (and might be up for sale soon) and a Mio168 with NavMan software - very neat and compact.

In case you didn't guess, I am navigationally challenged and rely on hardware to get me where I need to be.

[Edited on 26-2-06 by RazMan]

indykid - 27/2/06 at 01:00 AM

a brief rundown of halfords models:

save a bit, and buy tom tom. anything stylus based, i find a real pita.

stay away from medion and mio. we only get paid comission to sell them, and for good reason, they're shi*e. mio not so much, just oldish technology, but medion deffo. navman are ok, just sometimes slow to pick up gps signal on random units.

warranty fault wise, i see medion most, closely followed by mio. navman get random software faults, and garmin and tom tom are seriously rare to see back. (all medion units got recalled last week - no point flogging a dead horse)

whatever hardware, tom tom software is the one to have. 7 digit postcode on all models, and easiest to navigate menus.

i'll always sell tom tom, as it's the only one i'll borrow if i need to get anywhere.

hth
tom

nitram38 - 27/2/06 at 06:19 AM

Do yourself a favour and get a TomTom One. I have tried just aout all of the different software/pda set ups and tom tom is the best for accuracy.
This new version is dropping in price so you should be able to get it for around £230.
I have mine subscribed to 'Traffic'. This works via my blue tooth phone and can re-route you around delays or slow traffic..
It costs £40 per year for this plus your mobile network 'wap' charges. It is worth every penny.

mangogrooveworkshop - 27/2/06 at 08:13 AM

We use NAVMAN on the boat and that is a good unit that never lets us down. The hand held garmin is ok but can have issues with batterys coming loose.

splitrivet - 27/2/06 at 10:28 AM

If your mobiles due for free upgrade get a Nokia N70 or similar,a gps receiver for £40 from Ebay, download the software,and your done.
You dont have to worry bout anyone smashing your window to nick it either.
Cheers,
Bob