Garmin StreetPilot i3

Mattxxxx · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 10, 2005 Posts: 4

Hi Montala

Thanks for that, will give it a go

cheers

Skippy · Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 1:55 am Post subject:

KINH · Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 9:53 am Post subject:

for all those who thought the price may increase, this is from Maplin's mail shot.

Garmin StreetPilot i3
Now Only £189.99 Original Price £199.99
· Extremely compact, affordable automotive GPS
· Full postcode address search
· 12V car power cable included
· Can run off 2 x AA batteries
Code B01BW

Looks like affordable GPS is here to stay

Laughing

Montala · Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 10:40 am Post subject:

Comet are currently showing an 'in-store' price of £179.99 on their web site, although it might not be that easy to find a branch which actually has them in stock.

It is also possible to buy them at other on-line retailers for a similar price, but then there is the cost of carriage (if any) to be taken into account, and I know that a lot of folks, like myself, would rather go out and buy one 'over the counter', as it were.

Jaz666 · Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 10:50 am Post subject:

KINH · Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 12:58 pm Post subject:

Doh

soldana · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 25, 2005 Posts: 4

Skippy · Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 3:04 pm Post subject:

BigR · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 20, 2005 Posts: 16

MrTeddyEars · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 28, 2005 Posts: 1

Personally I think the box is great and my wife loves it. However if there is a free upgrade then who do I contact.

Thanks

zogman · Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 4:52 pm Post subject: Re: Upgrade

funny_guy · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 28, 2005 Posts: 1

I’m a student and a part-time mini cab driver, for the past 18 months I’ve had combo Ipaq 3630 (£60 second hand) + Navan sleeve 3000 (£100) + TomTom 2 (£10 from ebay). The biggest problem I’ve had with this setup was unreliability. Sometimes it would lose signal in the middle of the road for few minutes, sometimes Ipaq would reset by itself while doing 80mph on motorway, all of these quite embarrassing when you drive someone. So basically, I’ve decided to go for a stand-alone unit, and i3 at £180 from Comet was the perfect solution after reading top reviews here.

I bought i3 3 days ago, and here is what I think about it so far.
I understand that i3 is a budget GPS, and after using TomTom for a fairly long time it certainly feels that way. I’m using firmware 2.5, so some of problems might be firmware related, I would appreciate your advice guys. My major complaint is lack of “distance to arrival” information on the screen (in London, ETA is quite useless). Is there any way around this, or do you think it is likely that Garmin will include this feature in one of future firmware realises?

I also find speed info quite inaccurate, few times it was stuck on 11mph or 20mph for good 30 seconds, although my speed was varying from 10-30mph during that time (London traffic ). Could this be firmware related or just the way i3 is?

Another complaint is regarding post code address finder. I’ve used it 5 times so far, and once it couldn’t find right place – it would ask for postcode and house number, and it would offer some street nearby. Was I just unlucky? Did you have similar problem (especially in London)? When entering postcode, it has to be entered with a space in the middle, quite annoying when in a hurry. Also when entering address, it was rather slow (certainly much slower than my antique Ipaq 3630). Plastic wheel feels quite flimsy, I’m not convinced it will last many thousands clicks (hopefully i3 will prove me wrong).

All in all, quite reliable unit (I was without signal mostly few seconds at times). I just don’t know if it is for me, or if I need something more advanced (like forthcoming TomTom One). Decisions, decisions…

pauljmuk · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 03, 2005 Posts: 59

You got a Tom Tom for £10 on ebay? 8O
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Jai1998 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 29, 2005 Posts: 1

As mentioned above, Argos do have a great price for this GPS at £169, but remember if you can collect the item at your local Comet store (where the i3 was £179 last Sunday when I bought mine, only to go up to £199 when I checked today), they will not only match the Argos price, but will also beat it.

I went back to Comet today and was refunded the price difference plus a few pounds AND also given a £10 gift card as Argos are offering a gift voucher for purchases over £50 (£5 voucher) and £100 (£10 Voucher).

Remember, the i3 must be available in another store within 10 miles of the Comet store.

I hope this is of some help to anyone who wishes to buy one of these fantastic little gadgets.

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