Superb After Market Sat Nav

[jkspoff]

Just purchased a 'TomTom Go' Sat Nav system, its an all in one unit that fits via a windscreen arm. Switch it on wait 30 seconds for satelites to attach and then your off. Talks you through to your chosen destination which is inputed by a touch screen keyboard using either towns / street names / postcodes or even house numbers !! It gives you a very ultra clear 3D map. Follow this link for a full demo. This item retails at

[Guest dmc]

is there a subscription charge?

[Ivor_E_Tower]

Does it take its power from a cigar lighter - ie can you just unplug it and fit it into another car? Can the road map info be upgraded, eg by a lead to a PC?

[buford_t_justice]

TomTom Go is a great idea but for the same money (and quite often less) you could use the TomTom software on a PocketPC (such as an Ipaq) and have a separate GPS receiver.

 

I use an Ipaq 2210 connected to a bluetooth GPS (which is located behind a trim panel in the boot).

 

When your finished with the SatNav feature you then have a fully functional Windows PocketPC. Bonus!!

[iainkirk]

TomTom Go is only TomTom Navigator 3 in a "bastardised" PocketPC-type device anyway.

 

I've got two PocketPC-based SatNav systems. I would currently recommend the Mitac Mio 168, which is a PocketPC with a built-in GPS receiver. It is supplied with all the car-kit bits you would need and I recently got one for

[jkspoff]

This system runs off a rechargeable battery that lasts upto 6 hours. It can be charged from the cigarette lighter if required. It plugs into your PC via USB to upgrade the maps, also it can be used as a portable device undercutting anything else on the market e.g. Carmin devices by over

[jkspoff]

Read this review if you are interested in getting one, its un-biased and very good.

 

http://www.pocketgps.co.uk/tomtom-go.php

[jkspoff]

Another pic of the unit...........not as versatile as a PDA, but very easy to use.

[jkspoff]

No subscription