Changing the Subject...: Who's got a Satellite Navigator

[Churchill]

Churchill: I write as I speak, but I am glad you don't, seeing as you tend to talk out yer arse.

It's not surprising that you fat feckers get picked on!

[John Galt]

Mercedes own system - state of the art super duper system and as annoying as f**k -

[milanbenes]

you got a Merc, you flash git !

Milan.

[expat]

Mercedes own system - state of the art super duper system and as annoying as f**k -

Par for the course then.

[threaded]

Does anyone know of a sililar device that is a) usable while cycling and b) covers footpaths, bridleways, byways etc?

Looking for summat I can use when I go out into the wilds on the bike so I know where I am going and when I stack it into a tree or a boulder and knacker myself I can tell them where I am to come rescue me

TomTom do one for motorbikes that I have tried on a bike and it does footpaths etc. if you tell it you are now on foot. Problem is giving it power, supposed to be 6 hours, but I'm not sure it did, maybe didn't charge it enough, and I have been known to cycle for much longer.

[John Galt]

you got a Merc, you flash git !

Milan.

Jealousy is such an unattractive trait Milan

[Mordac]

just invested in a TomTom 300, should double the value of the Skoda.

No, you need to fill it up with petrol for that.

[GeorgeGregan]

Does anyone know of a sililar device that is a) usable while cycling and b) covers footpaths, bridleways, byways etc?

Looking for summat I can use when I go out into the wilds on the bike so I know where I am going and when I stack it into a tree or a boulder and knacker myself I can tell them where I am to come rescue me

TomTom do a software-only version that runs nicely on my smartphone (MDA Vario). Then you just buy yourself the no-name brand bluetooth GPS receiver from www.mobilefun.co.uk and Bob's your uncle.

The receiver can take a couple of minutes to work out where it is when you first turn it on, don't know if that's typical, but other than that it works nicely from my pocket when I'm cycling around London.

I tried it on the train to Reading once and even though the railway line was on the map it would refuse to believe it was on the train and would jump from road to road on either side of the tracks.

[freshblue]

Just ordered TelMap SatNav bundle for my BalckBerry, had a TTG for a while but trying to reduce the amount of kit!

TelMap for BlackBerry

[Alf W]

I've got a PDA with a built in GPS receiver which works really well but it canes the PDA battery if you run it off battery rather than the power socket in the car. Not suitable for bikes or cars. However, being a Pocket PC it's eligible to go through the books.

There was a cracked version of Tom Tom 5 doing the rounds a while ago (apparently) if you want to evaluate it before buying.

The Ozzy Osbourne voice skin is very funny as well.