View Poll Results: Which SatNav system is your choice ??
SatNav on mobile
5
35.71%
Dedicated SatNav
7
50.00%
PDA SatNav
2
14.29%
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Sat Nav on mobiles ??? Should I ?
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Sat Nav on mobiles ??? Should I ?
I've currently got a satnav system on my PDA, been running it 3 years and lately it keeps crashing BIG style, loosing the favourites, etc. I've done a FULL reset on my pda & re-installed TomTom5 on the PDA (HP2210) and on the memory card several times over, but it still keeps crashing.
I'm thinking that maybe I should update and get a new nav system. I've got a NokiaN70 & love it. Is TomTom 5 mobile any good on mobile phones? What is the draw back of having satnav on your phone, if any ??
Would appreciate any views you have on satnav on phones vs dedicated satnav systems ??
Thanks,
Steve
I'm thinking that maybe I should update and get a new nav system. I've got a NokiaN70 & love it. Is TomTom 5 mobile any good on mobile phones? What is the draw back of having satnav on your phone, if any ??
Would appreciate any views you have on satnav on phones vs dedicated satnav systems ??
Thanks,
Steve
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I wanted a dedicated sat nav unit - if it went wrong it at least didn't take anything else with it and I wouldn't be without my PDA when my other half went off adventure racing at weekends either.
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Got it on my P910.
Advantage - goes everywhere with me. Nice to be able to consult the Map while I walk, even with no GPS mouse! No second "unit" to have to take out of the car each time or hide in the glovebox.
Disads - no dedicated buttons, use and setup can be far more fiddly (takes ?3mins to start each time to load the prog and find the satellites), extremely difficult to use while on the move (eg motorway has a jam, quick get off this exit and replot me a non-motorway route).
Third option is to get one integrated into the car, but in my limited experience these are five times the price (or more) of a TomTom and the maps aren't as good.
Anyway, don't worry; in a few years the EU will force you to have one, so the choice will be made for you
Advantage - goes everywhere with me. Nice to be able to consult the Map while I walk, even with no GPS mouse! No second "unit" to have to take out of the car each time or hide in the glovebox.
Disads - no dedicated buttons, use and setup can be far more fiddly (takes ?3mins to start each time to load the prog and find the satellites), extremely difficult to use while on the move (eg motorway has a jam, quick get off this exit and replot me a non-motorway route).
Third option is to get one integrated into the car, but in my limited experience these are five times the price (or more) of a TomTom and the maps aren't as good.
Anyway, don't worry; in a few years the EU will force you to have one, so the choice will be made for you
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I got it on my phone it was ok (N70 + Tom Tom) but the screen was to small and it cut out a couple of time so I bought a Garmin C310 for 200 quid from Halfords and it is superb, to be honest if you buy TomTom for your phone its as expensive as a full unit plus all the fiddling about to install it etc, the Garmin one is touch screen and just works really well.
If you do go for the Phone based, the 'Holox' GPS unit of Ebay is great, picks up signals indoors really well and only 40 odd quid, the Ebay ads make it look cheap and tack but its really quite well made.
If you do go for the Phone based, the 'Holox' GPS unit of Ebay is great, picks up signals indoors really well and only 40 odd quid, the Ebay ads make it look cheap and tack but its really quite well made.
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Been using tomtom5 on my C500 for about a year, and its been good - but the screen is a bit too small to be honest.
If you use it a lot then a dedicated unit or PDA is the way forward.
Phone satnav is fine if you only use it on rare occasions.
If you use it a lot then a dedicated unit or PDA is the way forward.
Phone satnav is fine if you only use it on rare occasions.
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I've been using CoPilot on an Orange SPV C500 for over a year. Don't know how I ever managed without it. Very easy to use and much more portable than a dedicated unit as it will slip into your pocket.
http://www.alk.eu.com/copilot/smartphone.asp
T-Mobile have offers which include thr Sat-Nav kit.
http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/Dispatcher...phones_details
http://www.alk.eu.com/copilot/smartphone.asp
T-Mobile have offers which include thr Sat-Nav kit.
http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/Dispatcher...phones_details
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Originally Posted by Leslie
Those AA road maps are really cheap now, and they don't go wrong or try to get you to drive through deep fords etc.
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Originally Posted by scooby595
I've currently got a satnav system on my PDA, been running it 3 years and lately it keeps crashing BIG style, loosing the favourites, etc. I've done a FULL reset on my pda & re-installed TomTom5 on the PDA (HP2210) and on the memory card several times over, but it still keeps crashing.
I'm thinking that maybe I should update and get a new nav system. I've got a NokiaN70 & love it. Is TomTom 5 mobile any good on mobile phones? What is the draw back of having satnav on your phone, if any ??
Would appreciate any views you have on satnav on phones vs dedicated satnav systems ??
Thanks,
Steve
I'm thinking that maybe I should update and get a new nav system. I've got a NokiaN70 & love it. Is TomTom 5 mobile any good on mobile phones? What is the draw back of having satnav on your phone, if any ??
Would appreciate any views you have on satnav on phones vs dedicated satnav systems ??
Thanks,
Steve
Are you using a bluetooth GPS reciever with your 2210???? If so there are known issues with the bluetooth stack crashing, and causing the system to hang. I've been there, and solved it using a freeware 'bluetooth tweaker' program.
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