Sat-nav recommendations?
Discussion
Looking at a TomTom XL v2 with the western europe maps - £150 from Halfords.
Just to check, because I'm a numpty with these things:
- this model will let me plan routes on the PC and then download them to the unit?
- and accept the GPSworld speed camera POIs?
- and talk to me to tell me where to go? (I will probably tell *it* where to go once or twice).
That's all I want really...
Just to check, because I'm a numpty with these things:
- this model will let me plan routes on the PC and then download them to the unit?
- and accept the GPSworld speed camera POIs?
- and talk to me to tell me where to go? (I will probably tell *it* where to go once or twice).
That's all I want really...
I'm in a similar quandry if anyone has recomendations...
Am needing a satnav with European street level coverage and with a good camera detection/database, particularly for Switzerland.
Have been looking at a few Garmin numbers (cant tell the difference between them all), a TomTom XL V2 and a Brecker job all on Halfords (and other places).
Now with that all said, I cant make head nor tail of the differences between them, or which is better.... or is there any other i shoud look at?
Not meaning to hijack thread - but it looks like the same question really...
Am needing a satnav with European street level coverage and with a good camera detection/database, particularly for Switzerland.
Have been looking at a few Garmin numbers (cant tell the difference between them all), a TomTom XL V2 and a Brecker job all on Halfords (and other places).
Now with that all said, I cant make head nor tail of the differences between them, or which is better.... or is there any other i shoud look at?
Not meaning to hijack thread - but it looks like the same question really...
I used to have TomTom installed on my phone (Tytn II). The phone started playing up a week ago so I replaced it with an E71 and was planning to keep the Tytn II for Sat Nav.
As we were due to go up North on Sunday morning we decided to make sure it was still working on Saturday and couldn't get the phone running properly, so popped out to PC World and picked a TomTom One (with the European maps) for £130.
I'm very impressed! It picks up the satellites so quickly, sound quality is great and the fitting mount works extremly well.
Maps wise we had no problems either - took us to where we needed to go to without any hitches
10/10 from me.
Edited to add - It's this one. The traffic updates work well too
I've got a couple of old handsets so I'm going to sent them off to one of those phone recycling places and I should get enough money to cover the cost of the TomTom
As we were due to go up North on Sunday morning we decided to make sure it was still working on Saturday and couldn't get the phone running properly, so popped out to PC World and picked a TomTom One (with the European maps) for £130.
I'm very impressed! It picks up the satellites so quickly, sound quality is great and the fitting mount works extremly well.
Maps wise we had no problems either - took us to where we needed to go to without any hitches
10/10 from me.
Edited to add - It's this one. The traffic updates work well too
I've got a couple of old handsets so I'm going to sent them off to one of those phone recycling places and I should get enough money to cover the cost of the TomTom
Edited by pmanson on Monday 25th May 21:57
Just grabbed a Garmin Nuvi 255 GB/ROI/Europe from Tesco for pennies shy of £100. Mate has a similar model and it coped OK across Europe last week, dangling off the front of his Fireblade.
Guess like so much instantly-obsolete techno these days, the best you can do is just grab the one that looks like it'll do the job, at a price you're happy to pay.
Guess like so much instantly-obsolete techno these days, the best you can do is just grab the one that looks like it'll do the job, at a price you're happy to pay.
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