Sat Nav For Approx. £6

brownbabygirl

Deleted_User wrote: »

Satnav came for my mum; better than I was expecting. Not as many options as the tomtom range, but overall seems great. Thanks OP!!

did you apply for the policy in her name but with DD coming out? i am intending to do this (have already applied for TV in my name now want to do satnav for my mum.

shere1

bartman wrote: »

How??? Please give us a bit of guidance!

I'm quite happy with the unit as it is for this country, but it would be good to be able to get at least W Europe on it.

You need a SD card, get yourself a version of igo (I used IGO 8).
Copy the folder of the igo to the root of the SD card

Rename the folder to MobileNavigator and the exe file to MobileNavigator.exe

When you boot the GPS device up click on the navigate to icon and igo will slowly boot up.

You can do this with other Satnav software as well. Rename the directory to MobileNavigator and the exe file to MobileNavigator.exe and if compatible with Windows CE it should run.

stphnstevey

shere1 wrote: »

You need a SD card, get yourself a version of igo (I used IGO 8).
Copy the folder of the igo to the root of the SD card

Rename the folder to MobileNavigator and the exe file to MobileNavigator.exe

When you boot the GPS device up click on the navigate to icon and igo will slowly boot up.

You can do this with other Satnav software as well. Rename the directory to MobileNavigator and the exe file to MobileNavigator.exe and if compatible with Windows CE it should run.

Will it wipe the Binatone software or will it only run the new program as long as the SD Card is in the Sat Nav?

bartman

stphnstevey wrote: »

Will it wipe the Binatone software or will it only run the new program as long as the SD Card is in the Sat Nav?

I think it's supposed to boot from the SD card instead of the built-in software. I can't make it work though, must be doing something wrong.
From what Shere1 says, it's supposed to recognise the software on the SD card at startup and boot from that.
I certainly can't find any menu in it to force it to look at the contents of the SD card.

I've been unable to find much help of any kind online for this model either.

shere1

No it does not wipe the binatone software.

When you turn the unit on with the SD card then the unit will run the s/w from the SD card when you click on the Navigation icon after startup.

For the unit to boot s/w from the SD card you must ensure that you rename the folder with the s/w in to MobileNavigator and the exe file to MobileNavigator.exe

iGo 8 works fine although it is slow to initially boot up.

bartman

shere1 wrote: »

You need a SD card, get yourself a version of igo (I used IGO 8).
Copy the folder of the igo to the root of the SD card

Rename the folder to MobileNavigator and the exe file to MobileNavigator.exe

When you boot the GPS device up click on the navigate to icon and igo will slowly boot up.

You can do this with other Satnav software as well. Rename the directory to MobileNavigator and the exe file to MobileNavigator.exe and if compatible with Windows CE it should run.

Thanks shere1, I got a copy of IGO 8 (can't say where on this forum!;)), and have just managed to get it up and running. It seems great so far, although the voices seem a bit quieter than on the original software.

shere1

bartman wrote: »

Thanks shere1, I got a copy of IGO 8 (can't say where on this forum!;)), and have just managed to get it up and running. It seems great so far, although the voices seem a bit quieter than on the original software.

I got tomtom 6 working on it as well :j

Does your version of IGO 8 freeze for a while on startup ?

stphnstevey

Is the IGO or Tom Tom software any better - how exactly?

Could someone IM with the details

shere1

stphnstevey wrote: »

Is the IGO or Tom Tom software any better - how exactly?

Could someone IM with the details

I suppose they are all good in their own right. I have always used tomtom although iGo 8 is also quite good. I have my own POI which I find easier to import and use in a tomtom setup.

rose28454

My 2 vouchers came today for a tv and a Sat Nav as they opened two policies for me by mistake. I went to Argos and asked if I could use the TV voucher and add some cas to get a more expensive Tv So I got a £149.99 tv with DVD player and freeview ready installed. So for £52.00 I got a £149.99 tv and a £70.00 Satnav. I cancelled the DD as they were due on Wednesday and will write to Axa to cancel on Monday. Thanks to OP. A great find