First week living with the 1000

[M8TJT]

[xtraseller]

M8TJT but its a sat nav that can navigate. very well indeed as it happens

Its true you don't know what you've got till its gone, but I'm happy to leave my other units behind and go out with my Go 1000 and leave my Garmin, Navigon and Navman at home so that says a lot about the quality and clarity of the routing

And (while being an iPhone4 user myself) believe the Nokia is a better phone than the iPhone is a Phone (but not a better all-round device). It has a better signal reception, quicker to dial, smaller in the pocket, more robust and much better batter life
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TomTom Go Live 6100, 600
Garmin DriveLux 50, D-Smart 70, NuviCam, 3598, 2699, 2798
Mio Navman 695
Nexus 6p, Apple iPhone 6sPlus and Microsoft Lumia 950xl running TomTom, Garmin, CoPilot, Navigon, Sygic, Here Drive, Google, Waze, MS Maps

[OrangeJuiceMan]

Well, having read all through the various comments, I am gonna stick with my GO510 - it does more for me than the 1K can do (at present) when I list what I need from a satnav and is more up to date mapwise than the 1K is likely to be (for a while at least) and won't let me 'tweak'. I am not therefore, gonna be shelling out mega bucks just yet when the only dark spot looming on my GPS horizon is battery failure, which can be resolved when it occurs, for around a tenner.

I'm not a tight r's, just can't see any mileage in spending my job seeker's allowance on buying something that is a retrograde step.
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Driving a GO930 that thinks it's a Rider 3
App: 9.205 OS:547200 GPS v1.21 Boot: 5.5250
v895 Maps: Europe, N & S America
TTS - ASR - ALG - IQR etc
PGPSW Cameras with Voice Warnings

[darrengsaw]

I'm at the point where I'm toying with the idea of replacing my garmin 1310 with something new.

The TT 1000 is certainly one I would consider, but the rushed nature and lack of features and user definable points is seriously putting me off at this stage.


Might just go for the garmin 1695 and stock with what I know.

[xtraseller]

[Darren]

[Andy_P]

Or run an itinerary, or play some music, or send the audio by FM or Bluetooth, or install a new voice or add your favourite colour scheme.....

[mikealder]

RIP.....Audio Books
RIP.....Auto backlight via light sensor
RIP.....Auto power on
RIP.....Coexistence of Euro and USA maps - no memory card slot
RIP.....Industry standard method of connection to PC (bespoke cable)

OGG audio file support? who knows but I doubt it as Home_2 never recognised them - Mike

[xtraseller]

Garmin, TomTom and Mio Navman are all removing features like MP3 players, audiobooks, FM transmitters because if you want all of this then surely a SmartPhone would be the best solution - they can never compete with their PNDS with industry standard software platforms of OS4 or Android

What they can do is make the units great and navigation, easy to use, larger displays and quicker boot up times

This is what TomTom have done with the Go 1000 and it functions perfectly at this

This leaves my Iphone4 or HTC to plan my music, audiobooks, etc. or take my calls (without disrupting navigation). A perfect solution

Sometimes less is more
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TomTom Go Live 6100, 600
Garmin DriveLux 50, D-Smart 70, NuviCam, 3598, 2699, 2798
Mio Navman 695
Nexus 6p, Apple iPhone 6sPlus and Microsoft Lumia 950xl running TomTom, Garmin, CoPilot, Navigon, Sygic, Here Drive, Google, Waze, MS Maps

[Andy_P]

Horses for courses....

I can't afford a smartphone, and I don't have an iPod etc.

What I did have was a TomTom that did a reasonably creditable effort at being an mp3 player. If they could do it before, what's changed to mean they can't (or won't) do it now.

I also liked the idea of only needing ONE gadget in the car.

[BigPerk]

The trouble is, if the PNDs get stripped down to navigation only, we'll all HAVE to afford a smartphone if we want anything more. They have to try and show an edge - the question is, should they be trying to switch to some different value-added features as well ('what?' I hear you ask), now the 'iPhone' seems to be doing a creditable job of nearly everything they previously offered, even navigation, with the help of all the navigation offerings coming on, which must suit the vast majority of people who only do occasional journeys. And how long before they too tumble in price anyway?

The advantages of the PND are not that many now - (i) larger screen (but is that a real necessity, or a substitute for visual quality? - I remember my first, an i3; superb clarity on an unbelievably tiny display). Anyway, how long before Apple, etc market a larger dumb display, if that's what people want?; (ii) much more favourable network charging regimes - but the mobile companies are cute enough - they will know when they will really have to compete. (iii) User POIs - well, some of them - ('ahem, ahem'). What are the other advantages?
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David
(Navigon 70 Live, Nuvi 360)

[Guivre46]

It seems we're heading towards a system that is built into the car. Not just for navigation but communication and entertainment too. This is profitable for the car maker, and more secure for the car owner. TT want a share of this market, and have chosen the route of developing generic applications that can be installed on a range of built in systems. Whilst this market is being grown they still want to capture PND sales. How long this transition takes is anybody's guess, I'll opt for 4 years. From what I've read about the 1000 and HD traffic, it looks like TT are out in front with traffic information, and this may be what puts them firmly back in the lead.
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Mike R [aka Wyvern46]
Go 530T - unsupported
Go550 Live [not renewed]
Kia In-dash Tomtom

[OrangeJuiceMan]

[M8TJT]

[jmcmtank]

Had mine a couple of days now; quite like it. Unfortunately the experience is spoiled by my 930 squawking in the background; yup, two devices until they sort the POI issue. Very impressed that you can navigate to a motorway junction from the map.....or could you always do that? What really hacked me off was finding out there is a 1005, with a bigger screen, I drive a van and my eyes are half a century old so I would have paid the extra.

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