Whos got sat nav ??

[purple highline monster 0]

Thinking of getting myself a "tom tom one" or simmilar, just wondered whos got a sat nav already, what make? and what they think of it?

[mk3anni 0]

I had tomtom on my PDA, used my road angel for its GPS signal. Was very good but got fed up with all the wires.

Now I have a road nagel navigator, it does some silly things until you setup it up how you want it, but it is very good.

[purple highline monster 0]

i have been looking at the road angel, navman, the magellan (like the military use) and the tom tom ones, all about £250-£300 they all seem to have the same features really, obviously the dearer they are the more maps you seem to get on them, i am after a basic "i cant find my way anywhere by normal map" replacement! just thinking of the most basic really, if you subscribe to the tom tom versions (about £4 a month) it gives you speed camera locations etc, i think you can get discs that give you other gizmos aswell, instead of beep warnings you get a cuckoo noise for mobile speed cameras and the like! has anyone else got any of these ther sat navs? trying to make the best choice and easiest to use!

[shail 0]

I've got Tomtom mobile 5.2 running on my phone. It uses a bluetooth GPS revcier which is about the size of a matchbox. I just pop the gps reciever on the sunroof sliding cover so it can 'see' the sky and the phone in a holder - no messy wires. It works really well. It automatically uses the phones loudspeaker, and you can attach a bluetooth hands free to it as well.

You need a compatible pone though - one which uses simbian series 60 platform (Nokia 6260,6680 etc..)

Some people (not me of course) download a cracked copy of the software from the net, then buy a GPS reciever (about £40-£50).

You can search by street/town and postcode (7 digit).

By the way, you can download the speedcamera data from http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/uksafetycameras.php for free. Follow the instructions on how to put them onto tom tom one/mobile etc... ITs very simple and gives warnings when approaching cameras and places where the police set up mobile speed traps. Also has red light cameras, continental cameras, specs, gatso etc...

[jaysVR6 2]

I have a TomTom mate, considering selling it if your interested. Cheap like the canary maybe?!!

I need as much cash I can get my hands on for my engine re-build.

P.M me if your interested.

[mk3anni 0]

i have been looking at the road angel' date=' navman, the magellan (like the military use) and the tom tom ones, all about £250-£300 they all seem to have the same features really, obviously the dearer they are the more maps you seem to get on them, i am after a basic "i cant find my way anywhere by normal map" replacement! just thinking of the most basic really, if you subscribe to the tom tom versions (about £4 a month) it gives you speed camera locations etc, i think you can get discs that give you other gizmos aswell, instead of beep warnings you get a cuckoo noise for mobile speed cameras and the like! has anyone else got any of these ther sat navs? trying to make the best choice and easiest to use!

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You have to pay road angel about £5 a month for all the speed camera locations.

ALso has Tiff Needel doing some of the voices!!!!!

[Col_M 0]

I've got tom tom on my PDA with a bluetooth GPS, works a dream, you can modify sounds and add location databases for cameras and stuff.

You can even have John Cleese telling you where to go

[purple highline monster 0]

sounds like theres no end of options for sat nav!!& john cleese and tiff needel! i suppose its better than that yank voice they all usually have! i may be interested in yours jaysvr6 what one have you got?

[jaysVR6 2]

It's a GO not sure if its a 300 or 400 mate, I'll have to charge it and have a look, I didn't buy it new. It does work a treat and I do use it when I need to see a new client as I still don't know Leeds all that well.

Don't really want to sell it tbh but needs must!

[purple highline monster 0]

let me know, cheers.

[jonvr6highline 0]

I've got a TomTom 300. Very impressed with that!

Cheers Shail, on the tip of the link to free downloads!

Jon 8)

[vdubgirl 3]

We've got a Alpine head unit similar to this one with built in Sat Nav

Its very good I find Except because we dont have a alpine multichanger we cannot place CD'd when the SAT NAV is working as it works off a CD.

[antera309 3]

I've got a PDA with TomTom 5. Not the neatest solution, but it has the advantage of being portable between cars.

[jonvr6highline 0]

I find it easy to transfer the TomTom between both cars. 8)

[VR6Pete 1,455]

I've got Tom Tom 5 Mobile on my SPV C550 - It's excellent as I can walk along with it, being bluetooth and all

Pete

[mk3anni 0]

We've got a Alpine head unit similar to this one with built in Sat Nav

Its very good I find Except because we dont have a alpine multichanger we cannot place CD'd when the SAT NAV is working as it works off a CD.

That head units £1k!!!! Damn!!

[purple highline monster 0]

thats a nice head unit!!! Alpine too! 8) but a bit toooo dear for me !amazed

[VR6Rich 3]

Pete : didnt get you to one of the shows last year though did it. ;-)

[petervr6 0]

ive got a nokia 6680 with route66 pukka bit of kit an only cost me 98quid

[blackmagic 0]

Purple Highline Monster Hi if you want info on any sat nav just ask me... Basicly Tom Tom are easiest to use , Navman are good all rounders, Magellan are the best for mapping , dont buy a Medion or a Mio prone to crashing. In a nutshell if you want easy get Tom Tom If you want practicle get Navman if you want the best get Magellan. How do i know well i manage a Halfords Store and get to use and abuse all of them ....Hope this helps if you need any more detailed info pm me . Graham

[purple highline monster 0]

cheers for the info graham, i will bare that in mind

[jonvr6highline 0]

Purple Highline Monster Hi if you want info on any sat nav just ask me... Basicly Tom Tom are easiest to use ' date=' Navman are good all rounders, Magellan are the best for mapping , dont buy a Medion or a Mio prone to crashing. In a nutshell if you want easy get Tom Tom If you want practicle get Navman if you want the best get Magellan. How do i know well i manage a Halfords Store and get to use and abuse all of them ....Hope this helps if you need any more detailed info pm me . Graham

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Well that is peace of mind having a Tom Tom! 8)