sat nav systems (tomtom etc)
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If you know anyone with any of the units discussed ask if you can borrow it for a weekend, the TT branded units may have different mapping to the PDA versions but I doubt it. Have a look at www.pocketgpsworld.com, a few minutes spent browsing the threads will give you a clear idea of the strengths and weakness' of each unit and the problems users have.
TT Does have a POI database of problem locations where TT mapping is off (read lethal in some cases) and some of the problem locations have not been updated for quite a while, make of that what you will. Navman use Navtech mapping (widely reguarded as being the best), TomTom use TeleAtlas who are viewed as continually improving but not on par with Navtech yet, the PGPS guys did a tour round Teleatlas a while back and it was informative by all accounts. Interestingly the TomTom rider uses Navtech but they have yet to move it to the rest of the range. Postcode overlay is also slightly hit and miss on all the products I tested - slightly more so on TT but that is probably due to the postcode file I had being out of sync with the 'new' maps so don't pay too much attention to this point.
Bottom line a TT One v2 is good but if you buy any of the units discussed then do the research and understand the limitations and quirks of what you are buying as none of them are as accurate as a current road atlas.
TT Does have a POI database of problem locations where TT mapping is off (read lethal in some cases) and some of the problem locations have not been updated for quite a while, make of that what you will. Navman use Navtech mapping (widely reguarded as being the best), TomTom use TeleAtlas who are viewed as continually improving but not on par with Navtech yet, the PGPS guys did a tour round Teleatlas a while back and it was informative by all accounts. Interestingly the TomTom rider uses Navtech but they have yet to move it to the rest of the range. Postcode overlay is also slightly hit and miss on all the products I tested - slightly more so on TT but that is probably due to the postcode file I had being out of sync with the 'new' maps so don't pay too much attention to this point.
Bottom line a TT One v2 is good but if you buy any of the units discussed then do the research and understand the limitations and quirks of what you are buying as none of them are as accurate as a current road atlas.
Well if you haven't got a PC then it's the only way you could do it, if you do have a PC just connect it for the map updates...
The Traffic update I've never got to work with my mobile (on Three), but that's a service that updates with traffic\congestion etc. Dunno how good it is though obviously! Mate has an instant traffic update with Traffic Master (I think it's that) in his Leon, travelling to a client he suddenly turns off the motorway, i carry on. I get there and about 5 mins later he turns up, "where did you go?" "Sat nav said there was traffic and re-routed me" "oh, there wasn't any"... Of course I'd imagine it could be dead handy sometimes, just the timing was off this time...
The Traffic update I've never got to work with my mobile (on Three), but that's a service that updates with traffic\congestion etc. Dunno how good it is though obviously! Mate has an instant traffic update with Traffic Master (I think it's that) in his Leon, travelling to a client he suddenly turns off the motorway, i carry on. I get there and about 5 mins later he turns up, "where did you go?" "Sat nav said there was traffic and re-routed me" "oh, there wasn't any"... Of course I'd imagine it could be dead handy sometimes, just the timing was off this time...
In the higher models yes Rotty, but the 'one' doesn't allow you to use the bluetooth for handsfree - just for connecting to the computer to get updates etc as previously mentioned - though how hard it is to plug in a USB cable I don't know... I still fail to see the point of it.
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