GPS - Tom Tom and such

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Hi.

Any thoughts and experience with what's hot and what's not?
 
i swear by (and very rarely at) my original tom tom go. most of the big gps names use the mapping data from one of 2 companies and it's the mapping data which can make or break a product so they are all pretty much of a muchness.
of the bunch i'd either go for the new tom tom one or a go 500 dependant on what facilities i needed.
i'd not touch a pda, phone or notebook based system, they sound good in theory but are often slow (phone), can have compatibility issues with other software (pda) or are dangerous (an unsecured notebook in an accident?). the latter do tend to get updated more often though which may make them worth it if you don;t mind the hassle.
 
I just bought a Garmin i3 (£99 from Somerfield). It has a smaller screen than most, but does the job well. You can download speed camera locations from pocketgps (for free), & not only does it tell you when you approach, but also warns if you are approaching too fast (pretty accurately). Directions & maps have been very good so far.
 
Hello and thanks :)

I'm pretty sure he's (it's for my dad), going to go for the Tom Tom One. Seems to do everything he's after.

The only thing was, I wasn't sure about how updatable they are. I checked out pocketgps though (thanks rob), and seems it'll be fine.

Out of interest, what voice do people use? I see you can have just about anyone doing it. Homer simpson, Kit, Picard.....
 
no problems dev, glad you're a happy bunny.

i use the default female uk voice - jane i think it is. can;t see the point in paying for extra - there were instructions for creating your own on the web somewhere - i believe it uses ogg files to store various voice samples.
cheers


julian
 
When looking on ebay I noticed looooooooooooads of people selling discs full of alternative voices and other software, for just a couple of quid.
 
If I ever had to buy one I would not purchase a tom tom simply on their really crap business practises.

There was some freeware available for Macs which allowed Tom tom to work on OSX, (Tom tom do not support macs)

Tom tom took the freeware guy to court and got him to take it down, but they still will not supply software for mac. Bunch of wa*nkers.

My stepdad got a NavMan and although I have little experience it seemed excellent, I especially like the 3D view (although assume they all have this)
 
julian2002 said:
i'd not touch a pda, phone or notebook based system, they sound good in theory but are often slow (phone),
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We're trying out Tom Tom Mobile v 5 on the Nokia N70 (with 512MB although apparently only needs 256) and so far it has seemed just as smooth a nippy as a Tom Tom standalone. It's being used in conjunction with a separate Chinese GPS module which links via Bluetooth. I have to say at the moment it seems to stack up and you can carry it in your pocket for mapping on foot.
 
I quite like the look of the XDA II pda phones.

Mixed reviews online, but they seem to go for anything from £100-£400 on ebay.
 
greg said:
We're trying out Tom Tom Mobile v 5 on the Nokia N70 (with 512MB although apparently only needs 256) and so far it has seemed just as smooth a nippy as a Tom Tom standalone. It's being used in conjunction with a separate Chinese GPS module which links via Bluetooth. I have to say at the moment it seems to stack up and you can carry it in your pocket for mapping on foot.
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What GPS receiver have you got? I am after a cheap one as I won't use it that often. I was wondering about one of these.

MO! said:
I quite like the look of the XDA II pda phones.

Mixed reviews online, but they seem to go for anything from £100-£400 on ebay.
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I got an XDA Mini S a couple of weeks ago now.

It is ok. Bit slow at first prior to a little tweaking, and the fact it can only synchronise with Outlook is a pain in the arse. I am going to give it a chance as in many ways it is very good and hopefully I can learn to live with the negatives.
 
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