SAT-NAVs

[shaunbhoy]

admitted to only driving in the middle lane of the motorway at 70 mph

Not even remotely close to what I "admitted", but no change there.
However, as you have raised the subject again, assuming you have no qualms about breaking clearly-defined UK motorway speed limits, are you also saying that whilst doing so you also need more than one lane to feel comfortable executing an overtaking maneouvre? That is what your stance would seem to suggest. Maybe you should just let your wife drive you about........or maybe your granny? I expect they can overtake without needing the freedom of the entire motorway to do so!

[doodab]

I bought the missus a Garmin one, she seems to like it. I find it quite annoying, but I think you can turn the talking off. I don't use it myself as generally if I'm going somewhere it's somewhere I know how to get to.

I do quite like the ones in modern cars that are integrated into the instrument cluster e.g. the merc and audi ones have an arrow and a distance meter between the tacho and the speedo and you can switch the talking off and then it's quite useful if you are going somewhere you haven't been before. I still check the route and note some directions down before I leave though, just as a sanity check as on some long journeys they will pick some less good routes cos they don't seem to know about roadworks and things.

[MonzaMike]

WTS I was about to buy one but found google maps on HTC was perfectly adequate for my needs.

I find google maps on my phone is too slow.

Tells you what to do when you are already on or past the junction.

May be just that my phone is 18 months old.

Do you find the instructions are given sufficiently in advance.

[d000hg]

Google Maps sucks. It doesn't lock your position to a road or understand junctions... a dot on a map and a GPS with a route planner are totally different if the road has 8 lanes and you need to be in the correct one.

[Fred Bloggs]

I find the Google navigation function on my Galaxy S works really well. The only downside as far as I can see is the data it is continuously sucking down from my monthly 512mb data allowance. I have seen really bad reviews of the Co Pilot software for Android. It puts me off buying it to try it because the reviews say that you get zero support for problems including being unable to get your money back if it doesn't work for you. The Co Pilot software doesn't continuously download map data on the fly but that's no use if it doesn't work in the first place.

[SueEllen]

I still check the route and note some directions down before I leave though, just as a sanity check as on some long journeys they will pick some less good routes cos they don't seem to know about roadworks and things.

Tom-Tom Live's do.

And they work. Though the diversions can be interesting i.e. through random little villages.