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Any of you lot have Sat Nav in your car? Could you recommend one? I saw a review on a gadget programme yesterday and they seemed to really like the Tom Tom range. Not the best by any means but good value for money. |
Sat Nav?
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pistol 13,018 posts
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Mike_Hunt 23,524 posts
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Registered 19 years agoI'm running a PDA with TomTom and it's tops. Works really well, large screen, and very customisable too (you can download and add details like speed camera databases, location of Macdonalds and Shell petrol stations).
The TomTom all in one system is supposed to be pretty good too (I think Hairy uses it).
It's your call which to go for, if you've already got a PDA then use that, if not then the latter option would proably suit you better.
I find mine really handy.
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ssuellid 19,142 posts
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Registered 20 years agoTom Tom is pretty good. Bought a Tom Tom Go for the mother in law and she really likes it. Only downside to it is the screen is a little too much reflective. Costs about £399 for the Tom Tom Go. The PDA version looks the same.
We have had a couple of built in systems and currently have a system that uses navteq maps and so far they have been brilliant - its the first system we have had that has had all the small roads on. -
Mike_Hunt 23,524 posts
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Registered 19 years ago£400?!
Sod that, get the PDA version, save a fortune, have more functionality with a better screen and get a PDA too!
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There's a pretty good thread on this btw...
Got a Navman iCN 650 which is very very good, but expensive. -
ssuellid 19,142 posts
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Registered 20 years agoMike_Hunt wrote:
£400?!
Sod that, get the PDA version, save a fortune, have more functionality with a better screen and get a PDA too!
Its the faffing about tho. If you don't want the PDA functions then its great. The GPS unit is built in and the whole Go is designed to be touch screen operated, sit on the dash, talks at a decent volume etc - its designed for the job and compared to the 'all in one' competition its reasonably priced. -
I've had TomTom and a PDA and now have TomTom Go, and to be honest of the two I prefer TomTom Go.
It has less wires than a PDA combo and TomTom Go has a battery that lasts for about 3 hours so for smaller journeys requires no cables whatsoever.
I've just updated my Tom Tom Go so it has all speed cameras in the UK on it now and it plays a loud alarm sound when I get near one! -
TomTom Go is £370 by the way! .gif)
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Sid-Nice 15,848 posts
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Registered 18 years agoIf people don't know where they are going, they shouldn't be allowed behind the wheel. IMO. I've got SAT NAV but I need it. -
Mike_Hunt 23,524 posts
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Registered 19 years agossuellid wrote:
Yeah you're right. Go is probably the best option for you're average user. However, if you already own a PDA then I'd still recommend TomTom3, simply for the savings you make. Ok so it crashes when you really need it, but other than that it's fine.
Mike_Hunt wrote:
£400?!
Sod that, get the PDA version, save a fortune, have more functionality with a better screen and get a PDA too!
Its the faffing about tho. If you don't want the PDA functions then its great. The GPS unit is built in and the whole Go is designed to be touch screen operated, sit on the dash, talks at a decent volume etc - its designed for the job and compared to the 'all in one' competition its reasonably priced.
How do you select locations with Go? I.e. how do you type in an address?
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ssuellid 19,142 posts
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Registered 20 years agoMike_Hunt wrote:
How do you select locations with Go? I.e. how do you type in an address?
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Touch screen keyboard IIRC. I only used it for a little while. I think you can set it up on a PC as well.
Might be worth looking at a nice built in system tho as they integrate very nicely. We have a Fiat Connect Nav+ system which gives you a 7 inch screen, sat nav, CD player, radio, mobile phone, voice activation, trip computer functionality, steering wheel operation etc all built into the dash.
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On TomTom go, you just press Navigate to, then type a postcode and a house number and Robert's your father's brother! -
Hunt - you can check mine out next Friday cos I'll be using it to navigate to the LAN in the.......go on say it...
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mentat 5,613 posts
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Registered 20 years agoanother vote for TomTomGo here.
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YoYo 246 posts
Registered 18 years agoMy new car with built in Sat Nav should be arriving tomorrow so I don;t know if it'll be any good, but I hope so! -
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Registered 19 years agoHairyArse wrote:
Oh, cool. That's the problem with TomTom3 - it doesn't support full postcode search, just the first three characters. Pants.
On TomTom go, you just press Navigate to, then type a postcode and a house number and Robert's your father's brother!
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Jos 712 posts
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Registered 20 years agoI've got TomTom mobile for my smart phone - it's great...
Cheap way to do it with free with sub phones (got to watch the phone has the right mem card slot though...) -
pistol 13,018 posts
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Registered 19 years agoSid Nice wrote:
If people don't know where they are going, they shouldn't be allowed behind the wheel. IMO. I've got SAT NAV but I need it.
Very useful post I must say....gif)
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pistol 13,018 posts
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Registered 19 years agoThanks for all the advice folks. I guy in my office has Tom Tom Go and he's going to give me a demo tomorrow. I don't have a PDA so my guess is I'll go for Tom Tom Go. -
ssuellid 19,142 posts
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Registered 20 years agoProbably worth asking HairyArse where he got his for £379. Cheapest I saw one was at Comet online for £399 including p&p.
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pistol 13,018 posts
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Registered 19 years agoMy mate paid about £370 for his. I'll check. -
pistol 13,018 posts
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Registered 19 years agoMany thanks -
mentat 5,613 posts
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Registered 20 years agoi bought mine in staples for 370. -
Hicksy 2,677 posts
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Registered 18 years agoSeriously considering the Tom Tom 500 atm as it seems like an excellent unit and has the hands free bluetooth component which would save me having to buy/install a seperate hands free device
Anyone got one/using the 500 with handsfree?
Looks around £450 after VAT atm - anyone know of any good suppliers with low prices?
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ssuellid 19,142 posts
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Registered 20 years agoBloke I work with bought one. The bluetooth works well for handsfree - no problems with a variety of Ericssons he has tried. -
Hicksy 2,677 posts
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Registered 18 years agoCheers m8y
I think I'll have one of these within the next few months to go with the new SE W800 I just ordered on a new contract
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spindizzy 7,755 posts
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Registered 17 years agoIs the biggest difference between the 500 and the 300 that the 500 allows hands free calling? If so, how well does it work? I'd be worried that either it wouldn't be loud enough, or the mic wouldn't work well enough to pick my voice up on the motorway... (I have a convertible, so it's a bit noisier than a hardtop)
Edit. Another question: I live in Geneva ... how easy is it to get maps of europe if I buy a TomTom in the UK? Are continental maps as good as the UK ones?
Edited by spindizzy at 11:18:08 29-09-2005 -
From what I've read in reviews the blootooth handsfree is excellent with very good speaker / mics
Not sure on quality of Eruo maps but they are available and the US and French maps were said to be excellent so I image the others are good also..
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