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

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MrsGoof replied

5 April 2006, 16:00
Seems like these thinks can aid with extreme sports as well

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/n...re/4879026.stm

Drivers following satellite navigation systems through a village called Crackpot have been directed along a track at the edge of a 100ft cliff. ...
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"It's only a matter of time before something happens - and it's a 100ft drop over the edge."
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threaded replied

4 April 2006, 09:39
Gone live, gone live, gone live.

Oh, and that reminds me, the new TomTom kit went on sale yesterday.

New ones are numbered like 310, 510 and 910 IIRC.
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beep replied

4 April 2006, 08:47
Combo

I use a combination of a map and a TomTom 300.

SatNav seems best when you are alone in the car, perhaps in a built up City that you don't know.

I also love how they can recalculate the route if you avoid a traffic jam.

Try that with a map when you're alone in the car.

Actually, I see loads of people reading their maps using the steering wheel as a book holder.....
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Alf W replied

29 March 2006, 18:20
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.
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freshblue replied

29 March 2006, 16:36
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
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GeorgeGregan replied

29 March 2006, 14:01
Originally posted by DaveB

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.
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Mordac replied

29 March 2006, 13:12
Originally posted by milanbenes

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

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

29 March 2006, 13:04
Originally posted by milanbenes

you got a Merc, you flash git !

Milan.

Jealousy is such an unattractive trait Milan
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threaded replied

29 March 2006, 12:38
Originally posted by DaveB

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.
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expat replied

29 March 2006, 11:50
Originally posted by John Galt

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

Par for the course then.
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milanbenes replied

29 March 2006, 11:50
you got a Merc, you flash git !

Milan.
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John Galt replied

29 March 2006, 11:50
Mercedes own system - state of the art super duper system and as annoying as f**k -
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Churchill replied

29 March 2006, 11:45
Originally posted by threaded

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!
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milanbenes replied

29 March 2006, 11:43
you got me there !

Milan.
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The Lone Gunman replied

29 March 2006, 11:35
Originally posted by milanbenes

thanks for the feedback,

and now for the good news,

got it for the bargain price of 349.99 Euros at Lidl this morning, and including the Western European maps cd's.

Seems like the price is reasonable when I check the prices on Amazon and totalpda etc.

Milan.

Should have bought a box full and ebayed them then shouldnt you! Doh! Some people have no business sense.
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