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RonaldMcBurger

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Sat Nav - what's in and what's not?
« on: 23 July 2006, 22:46:19 »

War of the satnavs it is then.... Keep it polite guys!

I have been using the Garmin i3 for the last 6 months. Good little unit, never gone wrong - but slow to start up and a pain to use.

Also used the built in Carin on the ELITE - not so great and a bigger pain to use, but works.

Now using HP ipaq PDI with TomTom. What can I say? Fast, impressive and easy to use.

So, what is everyone else using - apart from Laidback who is still using a 1973 AZ! ;D
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Re: Sat Nav - what's in and what's not?
« Reply #1 on: 23 July 2006, 22:51:09 »

TomTom mobile v5 on a Nokia 6680 mobile phone - just needs a bluetooth GPS receiver. Uses the same maps (and add-on voices  :)) as the PDA version, but as the CPU in the phone is a bit limited you can only have a few POI's (points of interest) active on the display when driving. "Safety" cameras it is then ...

Pretty accurate, supports UK full postcode entry ... and Ozzy to tell you to turn f'in left/right etc.!
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Re: Sat Nav - what's in and what's not?
« Reply #2 on: 23 July 2006, 22:56:39 »

Road atlases and Ordnance Survey maps

Quite easy to find places with 8 digit OS grid ref
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Re: Sat Nav - what's in and what's not?
« Reply #3 on: 24 July 2006, 07:15:02 »

First tried (many years ago) laptop, USB GPS and something like Route 69, or something. This was before the smaller units became popular / affordable.

Then bought IPAQ & Destinator 2. D2 was okay, but I couldn't get Euro maps for it (after I bought it, they released D3 - aftersales support suggested I upgrade for £100 before being allowed to buy new maps).

Replaced D2 with TomTom 3 (or is it 2?, nothing on the box!), also for the IPAQ. Then the wife bought me the Euro maps. Served me well, but I have a blind spot for the PDA and after a few days the batteries are gone and I have to reinstall the application. Not ideal! Also - never carry the IPAQ with me so PITA when you accidentally get lost!

Now, got a Sony Ericsson 910i mobile phone - it's a symbian phone, and I run TomTom5 on that. Always have it with me, and it doesn't suffer like the IPAQ for removing applications when the battery runs low. I've obviously got a phone charger in the car, and a car windscreen mount kit, all I need now is a car-charger for the GPS unit (this is my weak spot atm) and I'm good to go.

For me, having the GPS integrated with the phone is the best option. Also kinda geek-cool when someone's asking in the pub about someplace (e.g. nearest rail station to a place - actual example) to whip out the phone and zoom into the area, pull up POIs etc.
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Re: Sat Nav - what's in and what's not?
« Reply #4 on: 24 July 2006, 07:42:59 »

I have a TOMTOM 510 now .....since someone decided they wanted my original one.

I find it very good, better than my original one....it knows more roads/etc than my orig one (even tho i kept it upto date)

Word of caution tho.....I wanted to use the TRAFFIC feature on it.....ie connects to your mobile via bluetooth and downloads traffic information and routes you round any hold ups.
This doesnt work if you have a 3G mobile phone! Its not supported on their network.

However i have ordered a RDS-TMC Traffic receiver for it.....it does the same thing but picks up traffic master signals instead.

Cheers
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Re: Sat Nav - what's in and what's not?
« Reply #5 on: 24 July 2006, 08:04:42 »

I use Tomtom 3 on a Mitac Mio at the moment. Quick and reliable, the PDA is quite compact as well with the integrated GPS receiver. Looking to update to a tomtom 710/910 undecided if the 910 is worth the extra £100
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Re: Sat Nav - what's in and what's not?
« Reply #6 on: 24 July 2006, 08:45:49 »

Got the TomTom go 300 and had it for ages. Its the dogs twitcher and the only problem ive had is if you ask for the shortest route it has tried to take me down farm lanes and cycle tracks but apart from that i wouldn,t be without it. Ive got the Carmin system in the Elite but its still the original disc which is 8 years old now so cant realy compare the two.
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Re: Sat Nav - what's in and what's not?
« Reply #7 on: 24 July 2006, 08:47:19 »

TomTom 5 on iPaq hx2750. Fast, accurate, postcode entry, doubles as an MP3 player in car (via cassette adapter - can't seem to get it to pair with car's bluetooth) if necessary. Installed a proper dash mounted cradle in car for it (and the phone) which keeps it charged as well... (Windows Mobile 5 overcomes the battery going flat losing everything problem, but seems to be slow on my iPaq).

My iPaq has massive iPaq Store which I keep backups and TomTom installation files on, so I can restore or reinstall as reqd...
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Re: Sat Nav - what's in and what's not?
« Reply #8 on: 24 July 2006, 09:01:39 »

I've got Tom Tom 5 on an IPAQ connected to a cheap bluetooth GPS receiver.
There is the occasional place where the roads are slightly off (moved for a bypass type thing).

On the whole though, I have to say it is the muts nuts.

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Re: Sat Nav - what's in and what's not?
« Reply #9 on: 24 July 2006, 09:09:22 »

I use what I believe are the latest maps for TT5 - GB 605 and GB Plus 632, so don't get many bypasses it doesn't know about :)
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Re: Sat Nav - what's in and what's not?
« Reply #10 on: 24 July 2006, 09:26:55 »

Ahh,  mine is map version 562.

What is a plus map?
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Re: Sat Nav - what's in and what's not?
« Reply #11 on: 24 July 2006, 09:35:27 »

I used Ipaq 1945 with  polestar gps [ connects by bluetooth]
As for the map info & routing - Pocket Navigator 6 - covers all of Europe.

Works fine - Can do post code routing or address across Europe - £89.00

Only wish they would bring out the speed camera database for it.

Found the ciggy lighter socket to USB charger handy for long trips.
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Re: Sat Nav - what's in and what's not?
« Reply #12 on: 24 July 2006, 19:47:02 »

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Ahh,  mine is map version 562.

What is a plus map?
Includes Major Roads of Europe so you can do cross border navigation...
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Re: Sat Nav - what's in and what's not?
« Reply #13 on: 24 July 2006, 20:07:46 »

Nokia n70 + TomTom Mobile 5 here, excellent, always have my mobile so very usefull.

Full UK Postcode and FULL US Zip code nav, I have all the maps for every state in the USA, very usefull when driving out there!  :)
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Re: Sat Nav - what's in and what's not?
« Reply #14 on: 24 July 2006, 20:09:25 »

I have all the European maps as I frequently go on holiday to France, Italy etc...
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Re: Sat Nav - what's in and what's not?
« Reply #15 on: 24 July 2006, 22:08:17 »

Hi all

I have the Tom Tom Go 700 (i think it is the 700 model anyway).  It has the internal hard disk for those in the know.

TBH I always considered Sat Nav to be a bit of a gimmick and cheating somewhat (as a Cub Scout Leader I should (and can) be able to read a map I always thought).

However, due to a special offer at Maplin, I took the plunge and got the Tom Tom.  Only used 5 or 6 times, but each time I have it has worked without fault.

Only one time it did not - going to London and it tried to send me on to the M25 via a Police slipway!
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Re: Sat Nav - what's in and what's not?
« Reply #16 on: 24 July 2006, 22:42:31 »

Navigon 5, is probably the best piece of kit I have used. Very fast route calculation, and re-routing, very up to date maps of the UK and europe, you can also get map data for the USA & the middle east which is very rare. I loaned my mates PDA with it on, I was so impressed I went and brought it, but I could have got it else where.
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