Just Bought a Snooper Syrius...?

[Andy M]

Having previously been a TomTom user, I wanted an all-in-one package (speed trap & navigation) and this appeared to be the best option.

It's arriving tomorrow, and I wanted to ask a question I suppose I should have asked before I purchased () - is it any good?



From Which? magazine:

[Alex]

You tell us!

[Andy M]

Alex said:

You tell us!

I'm not the guinea pig again am I?

[woody-ott]

so wot made u get this one and not the tomtom again?

[allyt]

I got it about 2 months ago, really pleased with it. It took me to the Golf maintenance shed at Slayley hall instead of the Hotel but thats the only mess up.

[Andy M]

woody-ott said:

so wot made u get this one and not the tomtom again?

Firstly, because TomTom are supposedly going to be updating their line-up next month. When they do so, their products will be at inflated prices for a few months.

Secondly, it's been said on a few sites that TomTom supposedly don't update their camera database as much as they possibly should (one person quoting that his area had not been updated in over a year).

Thirdly, the Snooper system appeared to get a few good reviews over the TomTom 910.

Finally, because I like change

[Andy M]

Arrived earlier - looks great (I reckon they've been studying Apple's iPod quite closely), but not had a chance to use it yet

Snooper offer two methods of subscription; a one off lifetime payment of £99, or a monthly subscription of about a fiver.

Snooper have something wrong with the subscription service when trying to use a credit or debit card online. Therefore I had to sign up to a direct debit (and monthly subscription) which I didn't want to do, simply to register the unit and to allow it to download the latest info etc. Not too impressive...