Chris

If it has the UK map software with it, would it be safe to assume that it does come with some decent ram.

I agree with what you say but as a standalone GPS satnav kit for your car i dont think anyone can come near it other than the Medion that Aldi did (which i got via Dazza01) and i'm more than pleased with that considering that at one time i was going to splash out £400.00 - £450.00 for a package.

I would say that if you want the PDA for some other arduos task other than satnav then maybe you should look elswhere for a better PDA but for a budget priced satnav package its

after all in 6 -12 months time why not upgrade to a better PDA if you have to. Its worth keeping the £130.00 you'll spend on getting a better PDA, put it in the bank or buy some mods either way, you've still got satnav just the same as peeps who have spent over £1,000.00 for an upgrade option on a car

 

I can sort out the Ipswich area Makro trip if anyone needs help.

Just drop me a pm

robski

 

Yeah but cough....cough..... Kazaa Lite..... TomTom software..... cough cough....cracked

 

I went to makro today...never seen so many scoobs on one car park

FYI no I didn't buy one, have no need - got too many toys in the car to hide from thieving scum as it is!

 

looking at makro mail online couldnt find it atall ???????


quite interested too as selling my laptop to fund a navi system

 

can anyone tell me if this works straight out the box?

If I buy it can I just plug it in and use it or do I need to download stuff from a pc cd rom to it etc etc

 

Normally the maps and the navigation software come on a CD. You will have to load the apps onto the PDA. This can be done via the Active Sync software (free download from Microsoft). Not too difficult really. This should all be in the instructions supplied with the PDA and navigation software.

Chris

 

Another point - the camera map POI overlay maps etc wont work with the software supplied (not as far as I could see anyway ). So if (like me) you were hoping to save on the cost of a seperate Road Angel, you'll need to budget for diff software. However, it is still an excellent deal and will prob get one for the other half but will prob go for a diff bundle for me.

 

That's a good point Trashman - the POI databases are very useful and certainly add something to the functionality and usefulness of PDA based sat nav.

Chris

 

Why wont it load POI's?

 

Went to MAKRO Enfield yesterday...........dont sell PDA's

 

Buzzer - it's to do with the way they are written. Most are designed to work with Tom Tom Navigator software. There are other versions, but I haven't seen one that supports the Via Michelin software. Details here

Chris

 

Sorry to Hijack the thread but is it possible to add a data base of points of interest to Auto route for example locations of of suppliers outlets?

The reason i ask is i manage a team of electricians working in the south east and to have all the suppliers outlets on Auto route in the office would enable us to look up the closest branch to the job with out ringing round!

 

Anyone have more info on loading POI data to this system, and what software would be needed? As i would only buy it if i can add the speed camera locations.

 

Kev

I dont know what files the POI's have to be in? I converted the ov2 files that tom tom uses to SCII files for my Medion. The converter programme was on the Pocketgps website

Maybe Chris L knows what type of files these are in, either pm him or wait for a passing lurker with knowledge

 

could you not just buy the pda for £140 buy the sat nave software for £12 summat as quoted on other site then connect to road angel as this provides sat nav output

 

Well Reading don't have any sold out in 20 mins apparently. How I don't know - seemed to be full of people who couldn't learn "Do you want fries with that?"


Think I'll wait and spend a bit more on a higher spec.

 

ok ok im going to Makro in bout 10 minutes so i will have a look and see how many they have left

 

LOL we all know you've already bought them

 

Phoned Makro, Wolverhampton at 9.30 - 6 in stock Sir.

Got there 10.00, sorry Sir just sold the last one!

 

I didn't even see any Scooby's in the car park so who let on then? Eh?

 

Bad news peep's they had 10 in stock this morning, but some chap came in and brought the lot around 09.30....


But they will be re-stocking, this nice chappie said hopefully next week sometime, so i left my number with him to call me when i stock, i did mention "GROUP BUY" to him to try and get more discount but he wasn't that nice

oh well, i did try, but if ur intrested in one let me know and if this guy calls (touch wood) i will try and reserve X amount of them :0

 

Sold out in Aberdeen and wont be re stocking.

Dammit!

 

this is the one?

http://www.makro.co.uk/flash15/nonfood/page07.pdf

 

I've just got an IPaq 2210 (2 slots!), a SYSon CF GPS receiver, TomTom3 (eMule for a demo version), a 512mb SD card and a mount all in for £350
Free POI overlays for cams and Optimax

Excellent piece of kit

 

Have a iPaq 2210 bundled with Copilot Live on its way. I'll post and let you know when I've had a play. Reviews and specs look like good alternative to Tom Tom hardware/software bundles and include native support of speed cameras (the database at www.pocketgpsworld.co.uk is used & included as an alertable POI so no other software needed). Price was £452 inc. shipping and all the car mount bits etc. Bit more than I was originally planning to spend probably worth shopping around a bit.