Sat Nav

sheilavw

I recently borrowed a tom tom for a couple of journeys. I couldnt have got to my destination without it! I am aware that these are expensive. I have seen Panasonic sat nav for £40 int T J Hughes. Are these as good? Would I be better buying a second hand tom tom off ebay? Any sat nav advice would be appreciated, going to take my mum and family out a few time over Easter break and one would be useful. Thanks

flyingscotno1

sheilavw wrote: »

I recently borrowed a tom tom for a couple of journeys. I couldnt have got to my destination without it! I am aware that these are expensive. I have seen Panasonic sat nav for £40 int T J Hughes. Are these as good? Would I be better buying a second hand tom tom off ebay? Any sat nav advice would be appreciated, going to take my mum and family out a few time over Easter break and one would be useful. Thanks

I like TomTom units, I find them quite good. The interface is certainly easy to understand and program in. Refurbished ones are available from Tesco outlet for £60 and on Amazon new for £80.

If you have a smartphone there is a possibility that it can do navigation too, but that has data charges for using mobile network to get mapping.

funkycoldribena

As above.Spend the extra and get a TomTom.

sheilavw

Thanks for that. Will have a look

wba31

check out the tomtom start i think it is, very basic model but it is in element a tomtom.

Lum

flyingscotno1 wrote: »

If you have a smartphone there is a possibility that it can do navigation too, but that has data charges for using mobile network to get mapping.

Only if you use Google Maps. All the other satnav programs for phones (Sygic etc.) have you load the maps in advance.

sheilavw

Thanks for all your replies. Managed to get a decent one off Ebay. Just needs updates, anyone know the cheapest way to update?

Flyboy152

I have been using a Route 66 Chicago for the last four years without any problems.

giraffe69

Just needs updates, anyone know the cheapest way to update?

Depends what you want to update. You can install TomTom Home and get routine updates for nothing but if you want a new map it will cost you. They try to advertise a mapupdate service where you pay all the time but I don't think it is worthwhile as the maps come from a service which is slow to update anyway so there are many reports on forums of people saying x is still wrong after 3 years etc. I use speed cameras (not from Tom tom but from Pocket GPS) and update them for £20 pa (pause for abuse on the topic of driving at or below the limit being free) and personally consider that a good investment. My map is now about 4 years old and has not casued a single problem in reaching a destination.

Livingthedream

You can get a TomTom Start UK & IRL (Refurb) for £52.94 delivered, from the TomTom Outlet store you need to use discount code 'start20satnavdiscount' to get 20% of the advertised £69.99

Thanks to asl9791 on the HUKD for this one.

bengalknights

Once you got a tom tom sat nav you wont really need to update the maps more than once every 3 years ive had mine 5 years and the last update to it was last year after having a 4 year old map.