Bigjeeze Posted July 4, 2006 Report Posted July 4, 2006 I want to get a Sat Nav and like the look of the Tom Tom One - Any advice please - Is this a good one is there a better one at around Quote
Grumpy Posted July 4, 2006 Report Posted July 4, 2006 I use a PDA, Mio168, which has a built in GPS reciever. This runs TomTom which as far as I can see is the same as the dedicated TomTom units but additionally has programs such as Microsoft Excel, Word etc and can play MP3's, games etc (when you are not using it to navigate naturally). It is suposed to be able to play movies but I havent tried this yet. I chose this as I didnt want to buy something that would ony get occasional use, this way I get the benefit of all the PDA functions & navigation in one gadget. Price for this is a little more than your limit but it does give you more options. Quote
Guest HairyPlateEater Posted July 9, 2006 Report Posted July 9, 2006 I went for a PDA based SatNav option with TomTom installed. I tried a lot of different SatNav software (Garmin, Navman etc) and found TomTom to have the best maps, more add ons and upgrades and the easiest to use. I started out with TomTom4 on a second hand PDA I got off ebay for around Quote
Guest BagPuss Posted July 10, 2006 Report Posted July 10, 2006 I have a Nokia 9500 Communicator with TomTom 5 Mobile, all the eurpean maps, speed cam' etc. Just Superb! Quote
Davetheref Posted July 10, 2006 Report Posted July 10, 2006 I have the Mitac Mio 168 as well. Best bit of kit I've ever bought. I have it loaded with the Ozzy voice as well. Quote
gregers Posted July 11, 2006 Report Posted July 11, 2006 ive now got hold of tomtom 3(original of off ebay)(YES I KNOW :rolleyes: ) for my xda2s,seems to work very well but any ideas on how i can change the voices,ive been given some which where downloaded of off the net but dont know how to install them any help? regards gregers Quote
NikpV Posted July 11, 2006 Report Posted July 11, 2006 ive now got hold of tomtom 3 for my xda2s,seems to work very well but any ideas on how i can change the voices,ive been given some which where downloaded of off the net but dont know how to install them any help? regards gregers IIRC you have to copy the file into the TT directory (overwriting the previous - so make a copy) and then you can select the voice required in preferences Quote
gregers Posted July 11, 2006 Report Posted July 11, 2006 and how do i find the required directory?im new to the pda experiance,im getting fed up listening to the woman speaking(feels like im at home) :rolleyes: any help greatfully recieved regards gregers Quote
Davetheref Posted July 12, 2006 Report Posted July 12, 2006 Gregers The best place for info on how to do absolutley anything on your PDA is http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/. I've got answers in the past to all of my PDA queries as I can never remember how do things on them from one day to the next. Dave Quote
NikpV Posted July 12, 2006 Report Posted July 12, 2006 and how do i find the required directory?im new to the pda experiance,im getting fed up listening to the woman speaking(feels like im at home) :lol: any help greatfully recieved regards gregers :lol: :wub: :wub: the difference is that the one from home uses a different tense "you should have turned right 100 yards ago" as opposed to "turn right in 100 yards" makes a difference to the amount of rubber left on tyres rather than road!!!!! Quote
gregers Posted July 12, 2006 Report Posted July 12, 2006 cheers peeps but have since found out that my version (nav 3)of tom tom you cannot change the voices thanx anyway. dave thanx ive already found that 1 and it is very good,along with www.xda-developers.com which was also kindly given to me from this forum. regards gregers Quote
morticiaskeeper Posted July 13, 2006 Report Posted July 13, 2006 I've just ordered a NAVMAN PIN 570 pda with satnav. Halfrauds want Quote
Bigjeeze Posted July 20, 2006 Author Report Posted July 20, 2006 Well I went for the Tom Tom one Quote
teresa Posted July 20, 2006 Report Posted July 20, 2006 :) wow can no one read a map no more :D Quote
bigdaddy Posted July 25, 2006 Report Posted July 25, 2006 Clicky Here The above link is the sat nav pda I am getting on friday,,,,,,,,,,,, :) Quote
Guest 3.5bullet Posted July 25, 2006 Report Posted July 25, 2006 i just upgraded from a tomtom500 to a tomtom910 :) well impressed with it so far :) it does all i want/need and more, it gets sat lock a lot quicker, is less prone to telling you do a U turn if you miss your turning or decide to ignore it's chosen route! it also seems to re route quicker! comes fully loaded with world maps and speed camera's for most of europe :) i'm yet to activate the traffic feature on it till the subscribtion on the 500 runs out so far i cant fault it :) Quote
morticiaskeeper Posted July 26, 2006 Report Posted July 26, 2006 Clicky Here The above link is the sat nav pda I am getting on friday,,,,,,,,,,,, :) Good choice - I bought one a couple of weeks ago. I got the Camera Database installed yesterday (ww.pocketgpsworld.co.uk). Better make sure you get a screen protector. The power connector is crap - I've broken my 12v lead already, just ordered another from eBay. If you're after OS mapping as well, GPSMap-OS is freeware and the Pin570 version is being written at the moment. Quote
bigdaddy Posted July 26, 2006 Report Posted July 26, 2006 Clicky Here The above link is the sat nav pda I am getting on friday,,,,,,,,,,,, :) Good choice - I bought one a couple of weeks ago. I got the Camera Database installed yesterday (ww.pocketgpsworld.co.uk). Better make sure you get a screen protector. The power connector is crap - I've broken my 12v lead already, just ordered another from eBay. If you're after OS mapping as well, GPSMap-OS is freeware and the Pin570 version is being written at the moment. cheers,,,,,ended up getting it today,,,,,,,so far very good,,,,,,,,,thats for the web info,,,,,,,,,while play with it tonight once the battery has had a good charge,,,,,,,cheers Quote
gregers Posted July 26, 2006 Report Posted July 26, 2006 nice bit of kit,just noticed a footnote at the bottom of the page that it advises that if you have a u.v reflect windscreen then you need another bit of kit,just wonder if any one knows if my zaffy has one or not and how do you tell? regards gregers Quote
Guest MATT jr Posted July 26, 2006 Report Posted July 26, 2006 does a neighbour have a satnav, if so, try the satnav unit in the car - and if signal is poor or non existent - buy the external kit. or cut the roof off, and go back to the old scarf and goggles! MJR Quote
bigdaddy Posted July 26, 2006 Report Posted July 26, 2006 Dont know how to tell,,,,but the external ariel is only Quote
morticiaskeeper Posted July 27, 2006 Report Posted July 27, 2006 BigDaddy The OS mapping software is now available - http://www.callnetuk.com/home/shanks/GPSMap.html I emailed him a couple of days ago saying it didn't work on the Pin570, he sent me a logging version to test, I sent the log back, he sent me a new logging version, I sent the log back and now the new program is available, all in the space of 5 days - this guy deserves success!! Quote
bigdaddy Posted July 29, 2006 Report Posted July 29, 2006 I had a look on the navman site ,,,,, they want 147 euros to get the unlocking code for the extra maps in europe,,,,,,,,,,,, Quote
Guest gooner52 Posted August 30, 2006 Report Posted August 30, 2006 i also have a tomtom 910,also have a pioneer 5700dvd head unit running pioneer avic 800 sat nav awesome bit of kit am running my 910 into the 5700 via aux box ,which plugs in to the cd changer ,then into the head unit Quote
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