Combined SatNav + speed camera locator + wireless updates
Combined SatNav + speed camera locator + wireless updates
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1PMA

Original Poster:

156 posts

191 months

Monday 10th May 2010
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Hi all, I'm replacing my Garmin SatNav (fairly old model, maps out of date etc.) and at the same time replacing my Road Angel Compact.

What I'm looking for is a SatNav with combined speed camera locator.

THE KEY THING though is that I want the unit to have a built in SIM card and for it to be able download speed camera locations via GPRS - I specifically do not want to have to plug it into a PC and download camera locations manually.

I appreciate that the subscription costs will be high so let's not worry about that - all I'd like to ask is does anyone know what make/model of SatNav unit can specifically achieve GPRS speed camera location updates, as this (my general laziness and unwillingness to plug things into computers) is key to my whole requirement.

The more I read, the more confused I get. I think the Road Angel Navigator 9000 Connected could do all of this but it looks to have been discontinued?? Does anyone know whether the TomTom Go LIVE units can achieve the GPRS speed camera update trick, or the Garmin Nuvi 1490, or the Snooper S2000N Syrius??

Help!! This is frying my tiny brain confused

Thank you in advance beer

waremark

3,296 posts

236 months

Tuesday 11th May 2010
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I can tell you that Tomtom Live does not do this - it gets traffic, fuel prices, Google local search and other unimportant stuff through its sim card, but you have to do the connect to PC thing to update the camera database.

Autogasm

146 posts

222 months

Wednesday 12th May 2010
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Road Angel have stopped producing there own Sat Nav system. I believe they now supply mapping for Tom Tom (I may be wrong?) and as a result have stopped producing their own unit?

This is a shame as I have a 9000 and I have found it to be fantastic. I loads up fast, is very accurate and the camera detector part is spot on. I'm guessing Tom Tom will get Road Angels camera technology so I'm sure thats the direction you'll need to take?

1PMA

Original Poster:

156 posts

191 months

Wednesday 12th May 2010
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Thanks guys. I spoke on the phone to both TomTom and Garmin today. TomTom held their hands up and said no can do. The chap at Garmin swears blind that the 1690 can do all of this http://www8.garmin.com/uk/1690/nulink/nulink.htm If this is true, it looks like the only one, apart from the navigator 9000 connected but I really don't want to go for something that's being discontinued. Anyone got a 1690 or know anyone who does??? I'd like to confirm 100% that full camera updates are automatic confused

waremark

3,296 posts

236 months

Friday 14th May 2010
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The 1690 sounds great, and great value.