New sat nav - could do with some help

DevilsAdvocate1

Hi,

My sat nav has finally died and as I often work in areas where I'm not familiar, I need a new one. I was hoping someone could recommend one.

I need it to use the full postcode (my old one only used part of the postcode and sometimes I don't know the street name as I'm not given it).

I also used websites such as Findthebestroute to work out the most efficient way of doing things. Is there a sat nav our there which would let me upload the route from a spreadsheet or similar?

I had a Tom Tom for a short while, but struggled with getting the USB cable in as the slot was recessed into the unit, so I probably couldn't go for a Tom Tom.

Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks. Mandy.

martinthebandit

What sort of phone have you got? There are some very good ones available as apps that will probably do all you want (and more)

DevilsAdvocate1

I have a Galaxy S4 Mini, but the screen is a bit small. I have an early onset cataract in one eye, so need something a bit bigger.

martinthebandit

http://www.sciuridae.co.uk/garmin_nuvi_760_review.htm

Any good?

rbarker999

i sold my sat nav and now use an app called waze... it works fine and i have had no issues and its free, so try before you buy a sat nav

bod1467

OP - unless you plan to get a new phone with a bigger screen (in which case I'd suggest NavFree as it lets you download maps so you don't need to rely on a data connection), then you'll need to get a larger screen satnav, such as what martinthebandit links.

In reality, the choice is between Garmin and TomTom and whatever you're willing to pay. (And if that is a sizeable amount then a new large screen phone may be a realistic option).

DevilsAdvocate1

martinthebandit wrote: »

http://www.sciuridae.co.uk/garmin_nuvi_760_review.htm

Any good?

Wow, think I'm sold on this. I often work out of area and will have maybe 12 jobs to do. Sometimes I get phoned while I'm out and offered more work, and this often means I add it onto the end of my route, which is not the most efficient way. Sounds like this sat nav could be perfect. I had a Garmin once before and liked it.

harveybobbles

I just use the built in googlemaps on my iphone. Used full postcodes.

Iceweasel

DevilsAdvocate1 wrote: »

Wow, think I'm sold on this. I often work out of area and will have maybe 12 jobs to do. Sometimes I get phoned while I'm out and offered more work, and this often means I add it onto the end of my route, which is not the most efficient way. Sounds like this sat nav could be perfect. I had a Garmin once before and liked it.

On my Garmin I just add the new destination and then get the thing to create the optimum route for whatever 'via-points' are left to visit.