Satnav advice needed

lazer46 · 4 May 2010 at 09:32

I need a Satnav. Never had one before but with work etc it would be handy to have one. Where do i start? Budget, under £100.

It will be used mainly for the UK but wouldn't mind having france on it plus has to have safety (speed) cameras on it too.

Any help or advice on what to go for would be really great. Cheers

Ring Peace · 4 May 2010 at 11:35

Google android phone (1.6 and above), great phone and great satnav.

The $6m Dan · 4 May 2010 at 11:50

But that would require a data package and if you're in an area of no reception your satnav stops working. Nokia phones store the maps on the phone/SD card so would be a better choice if you went down the mobile phone route, but I'd prefer a dedicated satnav if I was going to use it a lot.

I never had any problems when I had a garmin, though it could be a little slow to pick up signal from time to time. Most people seem to recommend Tom Tom. I suppose it's what you get used to.

lazer46 · 4 May 2010 at 13:56

What about Navman?

SeatIbiza · 4 May 2010 at 14:06

tomtom start for about £90. It'll be uk and ROI though and not france/europe.

I'm yet to use an easier system than tomtom tbh

4T5 · 4 May 2010 at 14:09

I got a 2nd hand RAC 200 from M&M for 45 quid & it's been Brilliant. I think most of them are pretty good these days, I can't fault mine & I've tried to do her head in as well.

Nowadays I Trust it totally & just tap in the addy & follow the lovely voice. :cool:

wattsy · 4 May 2010 at 14:13

I would have to say the tom tom is very easy to use and by far the best sat nav i have used.
Wouldnt use any other one now

hsiaolc · 4 May 2010 at 14:29

If I were you I would get garmin. Very good satnav much bette than tomtom

lazer46 · 4 May 2010 at 17:25

Waw, few to choose from then!

ShakenNstirred · 4 May 2010 at 19:05

i know you said budget £100
but the navigon 4310 from halfords is a good buy at £139 as you get 2 years free map updates worth £80.
i have had one a few months now and its the best satnav i have used so far
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/...RODCAT_ESPOTMAIN_165508-_-01-MAR10-SATNAV-M-3

Howard · 4 May 2010 at 19:55

SeatIbiza said:
tomtom start for about £90. It'll be uk and ROI though and not france/europe.

I'm yet to use an easier system than tomtom tbh

wattsy said:
I would have to say the tom tom is very easy to use and by far the best sat nav i have used.
Wouldnt use any other one now

+3

Buy a TomTom One.

lazer46 · 4 May 2010 at 21:27

Lots of Tom Tom getting recommended. My mate has a NavMan but i really don't know the difference from one to another!!

m4cc45 · 4 May 2010 at 21:39

Tom Tom by a mile. Anyone saying any different must not have used one. Absolutely the best Sat Nav on the market. So customisable with speed camera alerts, points of interests, etc. Easy to use, lots of nice features (such as lane guidance). I've tried Garmin, etc. in the past and they are awful in comparrison.

M.

lazer46 · 4 May 2010 at 22:05

So, which TomTom then guys? Don't want to go over £100.

Hades · 4 May 2010 at 23:06

A certain rainforest has som very good deals on Garmins at the moment.

Howard · 5 May 2010 at 08:18

lazer46 said:
So, which TomTom then guys? Don't want to go over £100.

TomTom One Classic. Or TomTom One IQ Routes if you want slightly more up to date software and don't mind paying an extra £15

lazer46 · 5 May 2010 at 09:15

Thanks. I will check those out.

Screen looks a little small though. Anything a little bigger but not cost a lot more?

Stelly · 5 May 2010 at 09:17

I use TomTom, but cant remember the model no

Stelly

lazer46 · 5 May 2010 at 09:26

Also, do i have to pay for speed camera info etc? Sorry but haven't a clue about sat navs!

ubersonic · 5 May 2010 at 10:19

get a HP Ipaq 314 off ebay for ~£40 the built in nav software is crap but you can install whatever software you want on it (I run Igo8), its basically a PDA with gps built in but wide-screen with a 800x480 display, you cant get anything better for <£100