which sat nav

chipmonk · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 17, 2005 Posts: 69

Hi guys,my son has just passed his driving test

which system can I buy to use with the camera data as I heard tom tom were going to stop 3rd party files a while ago
so wich model is good value garmin or tomtom model
thanks for your help
chipmonk

sussamb · Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 10:57 pm Post subject:

Think you'll need to supply a bit more info than that to get some useful suggestions Smile

What do you want out of a satnav?

Do you want bluetooth?

Capability to store routes?

Traffic info?

etc etc

chipmonk · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 17, 2005 Posts: 69

thanks sussamb for the reply

yes he would like bluetooth
able to use speed cam files
full post code
live not important

he wont be traveling far but he is lost within 10 miles of home Very Happy

low cost would be good as his place of work burned down two weeks ago so hes on basic work hours
thats about it realy it looks like tom tom to me but i dont know which ones allow us to load our files on

many thanks
chipmonk

Oldboy · Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 7:49 am Post subject:

Have a look at the TT Specs as they can do those.

The Start Series don't have Bluetooth, but the VIA Series does.

At the moment from TT, the VIAs have Lifetime Maps. Smile

I don't know enough about the Garmin range to be able suggest anything.
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sussamb · Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 8:29 am Post subject:

Any of the Garmin 30/40/50 series will do that but no bluetooth, as an example see here:

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_categoryId_165685_productId_862371_langId_-1?cm_mmc=GooglePPC-_-Google%20Product%20Search-_-Sat%20Nav%20%26%20GPS%2FCar%20Sat%20Nav-_-Garmin%20Nuvi%2040%20Sat%20Nav%20-%20UK%20%26%20ROI&source=ppc&adtype=pla&_$ja&_$$ja=tsid:37143#tab1

If bluetooth is that important he'll need to pay more, just use this site to compare models having ticked the boxes you want on the left, but note they are Garmin prices, generally cheaper if you shop around:

https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=401

chipmonk · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 17, 2005 Posts: 69

thanks for your time guys i will go shopping later after a little browsing

Guivre46 · Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 12:22 pm Post subject:

There was a discussion sometime ago about learner and newly qualified drivers using satnavs. They do have errors and situations that need informed interpretation. Probably someone should get used to using the roads, before adding in the complexity of following satnav directions.
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chipmonk · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 17, 2005 Posts: 69

yes I agree, but i also think that after a short period of time they can take the stress out of unknown town centre lanes control.

in May he wants to go on a long journey and by then he should know the shortfalls

chipmonk
but thanks for your concerne

Andy_P · Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 9:02 pm Post subject: Re: which sat nav

chipmonk · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 17, 2005 Posts: 69

andy glad to hear it

well we decided to drop the bluetooth feature and have bought the tt 25 @£99.00 with free life maps and free £10 voucher

plugged it into the pc and updated it but it dont show up in the my computer section ? but it is connected to the pc

i will need to find out how to put pockets files on if you cant see it in my computer root directory

cheers chipmonk

Andy_P · Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 11:39 pm Post subject:

chipmonk · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 17, 2005 Posts: 69

Andy wow thanks for that,very nicely done,very helpfull

cheers chipmonk

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