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Forum Archive 2023 => dMw's Community Centre => Community Archive => Tablets, Mobiles, Cameras and Gadgets => Topic started by: GhostMjr on November 04, 2006, 08:20:22 PM

Title: Sat nav for my Car
Post by: GhostMjr on November 04, 2006, 08:20:22 PM
Hi all,

I went into Tesco extra last night and they had a navman icn 330 reduced down from £149.95 to £99.95. I bought it straight away and so far its been excellent. It can't cope with adding points of interest or speed camera locations but for the price it was a bargain. I had waited ages for a sat nav to reach under £100 and finally one did :P. Are there any tweaks for it? It's still on amazon for £199 so i'm really please :D.


http://www.thetwistergroup.com/store/image.php?imagefile=D%3C%3EICN330.JPG


Hope you all go and buy one :P
Title: Sat nav for my Car
Post by: Blunt on November 04, 2006, 09:19:11 PM
(http://media.maps.com/magellan/Images/azm_gb_at_c.jpg)

FTW!
Title: Sat nav for my Car
Post by: BigFatCat on November 04, 2006, 09:29:08 PM
No, get the AA atlas, it's got a hardcoded set of speed camera locations. Battery life is amazing and the touch technology page flipping is a great new invention.
Title: Sat nav for my Car
Post by: Blunt on November 04, 2006, 09:43:55 PM
I am a Man.

I read maps to pass the time whilst waiting for my daughter to finish whatever persuit I'm picking her up from.

I read maps whilst on the toilet.

I pride myself on not having to turn the map upside down when travelling South.

I can fold an Ordnance Survey map so the bit I want is on top.

I can fold it back again.

I have a compass in the heel of my shoe, and animal tracks on the sole.

I will never surrender to the Tom-Tom:no2:
Title: Sat nav for my Car
Post by: Carr0t on November 05, 2006, 12:13:11 AM
I am man enough to admit that my sense of direction sucks, as does my memory for directions, so as long as where the SatNav is taking me looks reasonable, it's preferrable to having to stop every 3 turnings to remind myself of the next part of the route on the map.

:narnar:
Title: Sat nav for my Car
Post by: DuVeL on November 05, 2006, 12:53:09 PM
Heck, in the UK I just get people to pick me up and drive me there...:rolleyes:
Title: Sat nav for my Car
Post by: Dr Sadako on November 05, 2006, 01:21:15 PM
I am going for the Garmin Nüvi 660 myself. Need the bluetooth connection.
Title: Sat nav for my Car
Post by: Jamoe on November 06, 2006, 01:07:43 PM
I'm with blunt on this one. Except the toilet bit.

Once I've been somewhere, I generally don't need to refer to a map again, and If i I do its only at the start of the journey to kick start the ole memory.

Road Atlas For the win! :) ! :) ! :) = I'm allergic to cats!!!
Title: Sat nav for my Car
Post by: Neff on November 06, 2006, 01:47:37 PM
I usually end up where im supposed to

Am man enough to have my luck with me, and rely on it.
Title: Sat nav for my Car
Post by: Penfold on November 06, 2006, 02:12:10 PM
Quote from: Blunt;161118I am a Man.
I will never surrender to the Tom-Tom:no2:

I can and do read maps but ....

Does a map tell you where there are traffic jams and re-route you accoridngly?
Can a map tell you where the speed cameras are located?
Can a map steer you to the nearest petrol station ?
Can a map tell you what the weather's like where you're going?

no, no, no and no.

Whilst maps are great (particularly OS maps for walking), I love my TomTom - if you live in the SE then it's truly essential for navigating your way through the nightmare that is the M25 and London.

PEN
Title: Sat nav for my Car
Post by: DuVeL on November 06, 2006, 02:22:20 PM
The other day we had an awaygame and I had to drive upfront as I was the only 1 who still had a roadmap in my car, the others didn't have a roadmap or TomTom...:doh:
Title: Sat nav for my Car
Post by: Armitage on November 06, 2006, 02:48:32 PM
I use TomTom 500 and love it:yahoo:
Title: Sat nav for my Car
Post by: BigFatCat on November 06, 2006, 03:22:30 PM
Can a Sat-Nav cost £3?:D
Title: Sat nav for my Car
Post by: JB on November 09, 2006, 05:14:30 PM
We got Becker's at work, slow as hell and frankly awful frontend.  Avoid.
Title: Sat nav for my Car
Post by: King on November 09, 2006, 06:53:31 PM
I have got an pda with tomtom 6, and it workes :clap:
It does it all, its the best ever made.
I have the q-tec  g100 with an 2 gig card.
I can drive from nijverdal to moscow if i want.:taz:
 
And bro why don't you try out mine then????:doh:
Title: Sat nav for my Car
Post by: DuVeL on November 09, 2006, 07:05:42 PM
Quote from: King;162049I have got an pda with tomtom 6, and it workes :clap:
It does it all, its the best ever made.
I have the q-tec g100 with an 2 gig card.
I can drive from nijverdal to moscow if i want.:taz:
 
And bro why don't you try out mine then????:doh:
I might bw going to use it Saturdayevening...
Going to a German disco called Zak! :woot2:
Title: Sat nav for my Car
Post by: Blunt on November 10, 2006, 05:35:44 PM
Proof (http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1944123,00.html) if you believe what's in t'papers:eyebrow:
Title: Sat nav for my Car
Post by: Penfold on November 11, 2006, 02:59:29 PM
Funnily enough the husband of a frienf of Claire's is a Police Sargeant in Traffic and does Central London. I spent last night on patrol in an police car with him in the West End and 3 times we stopped cars which were trying to turn the wrong up one way streets or in bus lanes - all of which were being navigated by their sat nav's.

They're certainly not infallible.

Mind you I still love mine!

PEN

PS. I'm not surprised I had to sign a liability waiver form - Gotta say that being driven at 90mph through central London is damned scary - blue lights and sirens not withstanding.
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