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onezone Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2005 9:13 pm Post subject: TOMTOM 500 WITH SPEED CAMERA S/WARE ? HOW? or ROAD ANGEL NAV |
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I am new to this, and am considering a purchase soon (very soon) and could do with some really helpful advice please.
I am considering paying the £599 for the Road Angel Navigator, which as far as I can see does all the GPS route stuff, which I need and has the added bonus of the speed camera warnings/locator stuff too, and more besides.
I read somewhere on this forum that the TOM TOM 500 can do the same as the road angel navigator and from what I can see the price being a lot less would make sense (money wise) , but how would I make the TOMTOM 500 do the same as the road angel Nav, where can I find the software to install what is needed, does it work properly and... well.. please offer me some help and advice on this.
Many thanks in advance. |
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Darren Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2005 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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Indeed you can and it is very simple, all you need do is download our Safety Camera Database (updated monthly) which is Free.
See here. Road Angel's navigation solution is an unknown quantity at the moment, TomTom's GO is by far the most popular system and with good reason. _________________ Darren Griffin |
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onezone Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2005 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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.. WOW.. CHEERZ..
Apparently the R A Navugator is going to be available from tomorrow (Monday 8 Aug 05 in the UK)
Any ideas how much the TOM TOM 500 is these days, and any sites in the UK that sell it at a good price?
So to recap. I can buy the T T 500, which also has bluetooth apparently so I can use my mobile phone with it as a handsfree ??, and download your files from your web site, which wen activated will alert me when I am about to get near to a speed camera, does it sound a visible warning like the road angel system too? |
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Darren Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2005 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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onezone wrote: | Any ideas how much the TOM TOM 500 is these days, and any sites in the UK that sell it at a good price? |
Check out the advertisers on the right of this page for pricing
Quote: | So to recap. I can buy the T T 500, which also has bluetooth apparently so I can use my mobile phone with it as a handsfree ??, and download your files from your web site, which wen activated will alert me when I am about to get near to a speed camera, does it sound a visible warning like the road angel system too? |
Absolutely, TomTom has built-in alerting, you can use the built-in sounds or install some custom ones we have made. _________________ Darren Griffin |
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onezone Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2005 10:36 pm Post subject: |
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so far I am impressed with all the info you have given me.. excellent
any idea how long the battery in the TOMTOM 500 lasts on a single charge? |
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Darren Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2005 11:00 pm Post subject: |
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4 - 5hrs, obviously it comes with a 12v cigarette lighter charger though so it can be kept powered/charging in-car if you wish. _________________ Darren Griffin |
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onezone Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2005 11:50 pm Post subject: |
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.. sorry .. one last question..
is there a "how to" guide on here which will show me how to load the files onto the tomtom 500? |
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onezone Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 1:36 am Post subject: |
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...NOW Looking at getting the TOMTOM 700, can I also install the speed camera stuff onto that device as I see there is no card, just a big hard drive in it, I know I might sound thick, but can your database and sounds be put onto the tomtom 700 too? as this is a better unit from what I can see.
Any advice appreciated. |
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Oldboy Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Dec 08, 2004 Posts: 10643 Location: Suffolk, UK
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 7:21 am Post subject: |
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onezone wrote: | .. sorry .. one last question..
is there a "how to" guide on here which will show me how to load the files onto the tomtom 500? |
Follow this link and it covers everything.
With the 700 it is just the same but copied to the Hard Drive instead of the SD card. _________________ Richard
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klt Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 2:42 pm Post subject: Designated Detector Versus TomtomGo |
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My experience is that the designated detector is more accurate.
I use the Origin B2 and laterly the TomTom Go 300.
I am reluctant to give up on the Origin, as it is simply HIGHLY ACCURATE as opposed to TomTom. Speed camerawise
Let me say that this pocketGPSWorld site is great and it is getting there, but not yet fully accurate. As someone who depends on my licence for a living I must run with both FOR NOW..
Hope this helps ..good luck
I rate Origing B2 ..10/10 Tomtom Go300 for Sat Nav 8/10 |
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Savin Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 3:26 pm Post subject: Re: Designated Detector Versus TomtomGo |
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klt wrote: | My experience is that the designated detector is more accurate.
I use the Origin B2 and laterly the TomTom Go 300.
I am reluctant to give up on the Origin, as it is simply HIGHLY ACCURATE as opposed to TomTom. Speed camerawise
Let me say that this pocketGPSWorld site is great and it is getting there, but not yet fully accurate. As someone who depends on my licence for a living I must run with both FOR NOW..
Hope this helps ..good luck
I rate Origing B2 ..10/10 Tomtom Go300 for Sat Nav 8/10 |
But in that quote there is one word that stands out and that's "BOTH". For somone who wants rough knowlege of Camera locations then this database and TomTom are fine + the ultimate benefit of navagation in ONE unit? Sureley no database can be 100% accurate as you never know where those pescky "saftey cameras" (Cough) may pop up? I would also guess that the more the police realise that people are using such decives (active & Passive) they will start to randomly pop up in more and more obscure places?? Just my theory though? No device will save your licence but it's a damn fine aid 95% of the time.
I'm not knocking your comment as i to use both passive detection in the form of a pda and active in the form of the cheetah speed trap detector.
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Savin Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 3:37 pm Post subject: Re: Designated Detector Versus TomtomGo |
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Savin wrote: | klt wrote: | My experience is that the designated detector is more accurate.
I use the Origin B2 and laterly the TomTom Go 300.
I am reluctant to give up on the Origin, as it is simply HIGHLY ACCURATE as opposed to TomTom. Speed camerawise
Let me say that this pocketGPSWorld site is great and it is getting there, but not yet fully accurate. As someone who depends on my licence for a living I must run with both FOR NOW..
Hope this helps ..good luck
I rate Origing B2 ..10/10 Tomtom Go300 for Sat Nav 8/10 |
But in that quote there is one word that stands out and that's "BOTH". For somone who wants rough knowlege of Camera locations then this database and TomTom are fine + the ultimate benefit of navagation in ONE unit? Sureley no database can be 100% accurate as you never know where those pescky "saftey cameras" (Cough) may pop up? I would also guess that the more the police realise that people are using such decives (active & Passive) they will start to randomly pop up in more and more obscure places?? Just my theory though? No device will save your licence but it's a damn fine aid 95% of the time.
I'm not knocking your comment as i to use both passive detection in the form of a pda and active in the form of the cheetah speed trap detector.
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Sorry i re-read my post and it's a rubbish response. What i was trying to say is that the Go + camera database is a great cost effective solution offering passive detection & route navigation, unlike the the 2 seperate devices you mentioned, although they may be a little more accurate. :D |
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alFR Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 3:54 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | As someone who depends on my licence for a living I must run with both FOR NOW.. |
Or not speed, of course. |
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