sat nav systems (tomtom etc)

jas72

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Was thinking about getting one for the wifey a 710 to be exact.

anyone know if you can update the maps on them or if you have to subscribe to update the maps?

I have one for my Tungsten PDA and my area seems to change the direction of one way streets on a monthly basis which makes my nav system a pile of pants as it keeps trying to go down the wrong way.

I notice that the 710 you can block streets off but a better solution would be for them to regularly update their maps.

so does such a system exist or do I have to pay for a new SD card each time?

Is tomtom the best I've heard garmin and mio touted as well.
 
I got a new XDA Orbit with built in GPS so decided to compare my ageing Navman to TT. After looking at the options I got the Co-Pilot kit from o2 simply because I got the charger, cradle, 256mb Tflash and software for £49.99 and £35 cash back from Quidco so it was the cheapest option for the cradle and charger and a memory card.

I confess when I got it I didn't even bother to look at the Co-Pilot software and left it in the box. I did what I thought was going to be best and obtained a copy of the latest TT s/w simply due to what I thought would be the most up to date and accurate mapping going, not to mention the UI is ok and it's so easy to modify it with custom sound files/POI/warnings etc).

Out of all of them I found the Navman mapping to be out of date (530 was replaced shortly afterwards by the newer hardware/software versions), the TomTom s/w (latest updates as of late December) was intent on getting me killed by trying to get me to cross onto roads that were removed 5+ years ago and take me the wrong way down one way streets that changed at the same time! It may be just the area i'm in but neither of the other two had the same problem in the same area. I then decided to give Co-Pilot a shot and I have to say while it's not perfect it's better than TT. If you already have a palmtop you may find it more economical to get a software only package.
 
You can't block off roads in TomTom and you have to pay for map updates which happen on average yearly.

TomTom is excellent though, I use it every working day and it has been the best purchase I've made in a long time.
 
Dolph said:
I've just got a Garmin Nuvi 300, not at all bad for a little unit :)
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I've had a Nuvi 300 a while, can't fault it. It's great once all POI's/gatso's etc are loaded on.
 
If you're looking at the 710 why not get the Tom Tom One Europe instead and save yourself a few pennies - do you really need the bluetooth, extra battery life or widescreen display?

fini
 
BenST said:
You can't block off roads in TomTom
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Yeah you can, at any given point you can pick "Alternative route" where you have option of "Avoid" and list of roads ahead.
 
fini said:
If you're looking at the 710 why not get the Tom Tom One Europe instead and save yourself a few pennies - do you really need the bluetooth, extra battery life or widescreen display?

fini
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The one has bluetooth, it just doesn't function as a hands-free kit.
 
Get a tomtom One rev 2.

Yes you have to pay for map updates but you'd only update your maps at a maximum frequency of once per year. The only time you'd be really screwed with an out of date map would be on a brand new road, remember it's a navigation aid it won't drive the car for you so map updates are not as necessary as you'd think.

I have a Go300, my dad has the same & a mate has a One and we're all impressed by them especially since the prices have crashed over the last 12 -24 months. Excellent bits of kit :D
 
I had a Road Angel navigator which was great when it wasn't freezing up which happened a lot... Took ages to get a fix as well. That set me back 500 notes when it first came out! It crashed again day before I was going on a long trip so i went out and bought a TomTom One after having a good look around the forums etc it seemed the best of the bunch, I also managed to pay over the odds for this as 3 months later the prices crashed... It's a decent unit which has only tried to send me up a one way street once (to be fair it was obviously recently changed). Stick a larger card in it and you can have fun with a variety of voices and also speed cameras (can be set to type and speed) and other POI's. Not a bad unit all in all.
 
We've got a Garmin Streetpilot 550 and I'm more than happy with it compared to when I had TomTom on a PDA.

Garmin > *
Navteq mapping > *
 
would recommend the tom tom was goin to get a garmin but saw the very insightful gadget show :P where they tested a few sat navs. tom tom came up trumps only con is u have to pay for the updates for traffic info and speed cameras apart from that its brilliant so go for the tom tom! :)
 
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