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trueno86 Regular Visitor
Joined: Jun 03, 2005 Posts: 65
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Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 9:15 am Post subject: cheapest way to get tom tom |
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cheap pocket pc and software or integrated system ?
is it worth the extra buying the integrated system, friend is selling his pocket pc for 50 quid and used to run tom tom on it
(I have no use for a pocket pc that i can think of, so has no advantages in that sense) |
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st1967 Lifetime Member
Joined: Nov 28, 2003 Posts: 189
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Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 11:06 am Post subject: |
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As long as the pocket PC you are buying is on the compatible list for Tom Tom 5 then I would buy it, you can get a cheap wired GPS and TomTom 5 from the following link for £150 (inc VAT). A friend of mine bought this and could not fault it, they even upgraded his GPS for nothing.
http://www.easydevices.co.uk/pp/PDA_GPS/Pocket_PC/TOMTOM_5_WIRED_GPS_NAVIGATION_BUNDLE.html
It comes with the maps and speed cameras (for free) loaded on a free SD Memory card so you don't even have to load them, just the software on the PDA.
I just think you would get more use from a PDA system than an all in one, plus this will be a lot cheaper than TomTom Go |
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Satellite Lifetime Member
Joined: Apr 18, 2005 Posts: 176 Location: Swansea, UK Napoli, Italia
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Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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£ 50 for The PPc + £ 150 for software & gps = £200 for an old PPC
Mediom PPC 150 brand new from Makro £189.00 + vat
At £225 with Uk Maps I don't think you can go wrong |
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Crocodile Regular Visitor
Joined: Jun 06, 2004 Posts: 196
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Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 7:45 am Post subject: |
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You could buy a cheap copy from Ebay. Of course it may or may not work & you will get no technical support whatsoever.
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You could pay full price for the software from Tom Tom. Of course it may or may not work & you will get no technical support whatsoever.... |
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alix776 Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: 03/05/2003 14:45:49 Posts: 3999 Location: leyland lancs ENGLAND
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Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 9:16 am Post subject: |
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or you could go for a garmin i3 at £199 its an itergrated system its not feature rich as a go but will do the job and you can put the speed camera data base on it _________________ currently using aponia truck navigation on windows phone. Good bye IOS don't let the door hit you on the way out .
Oh the joys of being a courier.
device Lumia 950 xl |
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Eldar Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Sep 24, 2004 Posts: 1294 Location: London
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Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 11:10 am Post subject: |
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or you can go for GO Classic for £265 with full TT warranty and 2005 maps :-) |
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iancjc Frequent Visitor
Joined: 10/02/2003 14:19:44 Posts: 749 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 11:58 am Post subject: |
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there is one other route - used by an increasingly number of users.
smash window take pda or GO walk away job done...
whatever way you buy it don't leave it in the car when you park - sat nav is now the goods of choice to various low life scumbags now. _________________ -----------------------------------------------------------
TyTn II (WM6.1) / tomtom one v2
TTN6.03 tomtom 7.xx (one) |
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gpsdell Occasional Visitor
Joined: Jul 18, 2005 Posts: 23
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Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 4:42 pm Post subject: |
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iancjc wrote: | sat nav is now the goods of choice to various low life scumbags now. |
Sorry to take this slightly off-topic, but do you know if thieving scumbags are taking GPS units, or only if there's a PDA in it? I have a powered Holux GPS mount, I always take the PDA out, but don't know if the scumbags would be intelligent enough to notice that the thing stuck to the windscreen is not a complete sat nav? |
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iancjc Frequent Visitor
Joined: 10/02/2003 14:19:44 Posts: 749 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 4:57 pm Post subject: |
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No the comment was from reading the Go forum - lots of units get nicked BECAUSE the go mount is in the window and then they look for the go unit - either way they do a load of damage!
Now been reading in the independent today that said scum bags also use bt phones to find bt laptops in boots - then nick them. The laptop has to be on but this could extend to those of us who have leave bt gps units powered in the car - I've just had a go at this and my phone picks mt unit up!
As I leave a cradle in my windscreen at all times as well - I guess I'm an easy target!
B*stards
Ian _________________ -----------------------------------------------------------
TyTn II (WM6.1) / tomtom one v2
TTN6.03 tomtom 7.xx (one) |
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gpsdell Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 5:02 pm Post subject: |
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It would be a real pain detaching the mount every time I use the car. I guess that if I park anywhere dodgy I'll take if off and stash it. |
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