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[TheBoy]

You can get an external antenna for the GPS unit I have, so just throw it into the glovebox and connect it to a power supply and forget about it. Personally I move it around as I may be using it in a different car or even occasionally on the bike in case I get lost on a tour (only after stopping of course) - haven't needed it yet but you never know.

I don't get on with Windows Mobile at all, and that's not an anti-Microsoft thing I just think its only saving grace is leveraging the Windows desktop. My dad's PDA is WM and I'm surprised the hard reset button still works it's been used so many times after lock-ups. Likewise a colleage had a WM phone (an SPV funnily enough, don't know what model though) and it locked regularly and took ages to reboot.

I use the iPaq on my bike (via Autocom), and it is also the MP3 player, with a Nokia being the phone. Bike to Bike comms via Icom PMR...

Anyone looking for Bike communications, Autocom is the way to go, and its possible to have conversations at silly speeds (obviously not recommended!), and the other party isn't aware you are on a bike...

As to WM, you mean soft reset . Hard reset is back to factory defaults.  WM is a bit like Windows 9x - any app can crash another. The key is to only install the apps you need, not chuck everything you can download to it.  Mine (both the iPaq and the SPV) are stable - though occasionally resets when TomTom quits.  Only apps I run on them are TomTom 6, Checkpoint (for cameras), Memory Map (for OS maps for when I go for a stroll), a couple of games, and the built in apps.  I have had the SPV crash once on me in a call - but if you saw the state of the phone (it really has been knocked about), that is not bad.

[TheBoy]

I was nearly tempted by an N95 (I like Nokia stuff, as it just seems to work, unlike most others), so borrowed one for a day, but couldn't get on with lack of touchscreen. Depends what you want or used to I guess  :-/

This point highlights the difference in what we're after. The N95 doesn't even make it onto my shortlist as it's simply too big. I want something that's barely noticable when in the pocket, as I carry my phone with me pretty much all the time, even on the odd ocassions it's warm enough to wear shorts up here. The E65, while not as advanced as the N95, does all the important stuff and is much smaller and lighter. It's more a business oriented model, so for example it only has a basic 2MP camera without a flash, and only one built-in loudspeaker rather than a stereo pair, which suits me fine as it keeps the focus on the important stuff while minimising size. It's been flawless since I got it, even the VOIP using the built-in SIP client over the WiFi worked a treat when I was in the US, saving me a fortune on roaming charges as there are loads of free WiFi hotspots in some cities over there (SF being the pick of the bunch). Battery life is surprisingly good too, something that many 3G Nokias have struggled with -- both the 6280 and N80 were pretty poor in this regard.

Absolutely.

I am after something that replaces my iPaq hx2750 and Nokia 6230i. So its got to be a fast organiser, a usable phone, preferably run WM (so I can run Checkpoint), have Wifi and Bluetooth, and preferably have a car cradle available for it, and work well with Nokia carkits.

The Symbians, for me, fail on the organiser bit, as the input system is too clunky. I guess if you're used to texting, its not so bad, but the lack of a touchscreen is the real killer for me (and the small screen in case of E65)

Cameras do not interest me on phones. Lets face it, they are all pretty dire.

[Danny]

I was watching this thread regarding sat nav, as i wanted one aswell, but i'm intending to buy nokia's next communicator, the E90, upon its release, and like the E65 and N95, it's got GPS, so i'll probably sort that out with sat nav

[sir moanalot]

ive had a tomtom on a hp palm (kept crashing) and currently a tomtom go300 and tomtom go 910 (which has everything including us and europe maps mp3 and bluetooth handsfree facility with a remote control). but then im tomtom biased!

[TheBoy]

ive had a tomtom on a hp palm (kept crashing) and currently a tomtom go300 and tomtom go 910 (which has everything including us and europe maps mp3 and bluetooth handsfree facility with a remote control). but then im tomtom biased!

I have to agree, I think TomTom are market leaders for a reason....

[Taxi_Driver]

ive had a tomtom on a hp palm (kept crashing) and currently a tomtom go300 and tomtom go 910 (which has everything including us and europe maps mp3 and bluetooth handsfree facility with a remote control). but then im tomtom biased!

I have to agree, I think TomTom are market leaders for a reason....

I like my tomtom 510   Tho i dont use the bluetooth on it.....i have a seperate bleutooth headset for my phone .
I have the RDS-TMS aerial for it.....but find this a bit pants sometimes.
ie it can never find a signal on the m4.....swindon to heathrow.
Also it told me iirc 19mins delay on the trip to the lakes.....actually an hour  
But to be fair as it gets the traffic info from the radio stations broadcasting traffic info......its more than likely because either local radio stations arent broadcasting traffic info or its not upto date.

Only other bad point i have found is the windscreen mount drops down with the weight of the tomtom, so i have to prop it up......tho the mount may have been affected with the sun/heat as i dont bother to remove the mount.

Other point on them is I wouldnt buy a 910 purely coz it has a hard disk in it, i dont know the reliability of the 910, but imo vibration and hard disks dont mix well.

[Admin]

ive had a tomtom on a hp palm (kept crashing) and currently a tomtom go300 and tomtom go 910 (which has everything including us and europe maps mp3 and bluetooth handsfree facility with a remote control). but then im tomtom biased!

I have to agree, I think TomTom are market leaders for a reason....

Marketing?  

Personal opinion, but I just think the mapping, the directions, the display and the sheer range of features for the price are better on my Mio 510 than the equivilent tomtom.

[TheBoy]

ive had a tomtom on a hp palm (kept crashing) and currently a tomtom go300 and tomtom go 910 (which has everything including us and europe maps mp3 and bluetooth handsfree facility with a remote control). but then im tomtom biased!

I have to agree, I think TomTom are market leaders for a reason....

Marketing?  

Personal opinion, but I just think the mapping, the directions, the display and the sheer range of features for the price are better on my Mio 510 than the equivilent tomtom.

No, I don't think Marketing....  ....in fact, they do very little advertising in this country.  The software is the best imho, always has been ahead of the rivals.  The mapping is irrelevent, as there are only 2 digital map providers, TeleAtlas and Navteq, and they are both very similar.

I think they are the (current) market leader by merit...

[TheBoy]

Oh, and if you do continental driving, the 'Seamless' European map, introduced with TomTom 6 is awesome - saves all the fartarsing about with all the individual maps from previous versions....

[megaomega123]

I have a Garmin i3 which is very cheap, but a bit slow working out routes compared to my Tom Tom ONE, which now is about £135 and is simply unbeatable value. Very fast, very accurate and very easy to use. There are much better ones out there, but for the money you cannot beat that.

I also have a Garmin i3. Mine is prone to falling off the windscreen. The other day it was once again on the dash and due to the constant falling off, the speaker stopped working. I had to take it apart, then cut the speaker wires, feed them out the back of the unit and wire them to an external speaker.  I have to say that it sounds so much better now lol. I have a small, spare home cinema speaker under the drivers seat, so now she can talk out of my arse as well as her own.  

[Kevin Wood]

Anyone looking for Bike communications, Autocom is the way to go, and its possible to have conversations at silly speeds (obviously not recommended!), and the other party isn't aware you are on a bike...

I use one in the Westfield on long journeys too. It's great.  

Kevin

[TheBoy]

Anyone looking for Bike communications, Autocom is the way to go, and its possible to have conversations at silly speeds (obviously not recommended!), and the other party isn't aware you are on a bike...

I use one in the Westfield on long journeys too. It's great.  

Kevin

LOL, yes, I can see any form of communication at speed in a Westfield could prove tedious after a while

[sir moanalot]

i used my go 300 in portugal and found it invaluable, when we got to our villa i just programmed it in as my home location and wherever we went we was able to get back no problem! oh and yes i agree -the holder is crap, drops down like an old geezer without viagra!!  

[TheBoy]

i used my go 300 in portugal and found it invaluable, when we got to our villa i just programmed it in as my home location and wherever we went we was able to get back no problem! oh and yes i agree -the holder is crap, drops down like an old geezer without viagra!!  

All windscreen mounts are naff.  Mount it so the unit rests on the dash somewhere...

[theolodian]

I much prefer a built-in system for two reasons - first, it's integrated with the stereo system so you get very clear speech and it fades the music to the back speakers while talking; and second you don't have to remove it from the car every time you get out to prevent it being stolen.

I have the factory sat-nav and I plan to get one of these other units.  I tried to use it for the first time in months today.  It kept telling me to turn AFTER I had passed the turn until I had gone a couple of miles.  The instructions often don't make any sense.  It tells you what street to turn at but there are rarely any street signs.  I really want the graphical display.

LB, does the Mio 510 handsfree work OK?  It has Windows CE, right?  Can you watch movies on it (obviously not while driving)?  I would like a handheld sat-nav that I can take on the train to London, etc..  Watch movies and listen to music on the train and then use it to wander around the city on foot.  I am currently carrying an iPod and a lot of printed google maps every time that I go.  I borrowed a sat-nav once and even though it gave instructions for driving it was still a great help.