Cheapest Sat-Navs available

mikeouk

can anyone recommend the best value satnav with bluetooth please

withabix

There are a few:

Garmin Nuvi 610T (as mentioned in posts above) for UK/Europe maps
Garmin Nuvi 370 (as mentioned in posts above) fo UK/Europe/USA/Canada maps
Navman S50 (From about £125)
Old model TomTom 510, 710 or 910 (available as TomTom refurbs from £100-£150)

plus a few others

Call_Centre_Guru

soya wrote: »

It is £99.93 on Tesco Direct

"This TomTom ONE GB (version 2) satellite navigation system has door-to-door navigation in the UK including points of interest with spoken directions and dynamic routing. Along with a 3-D touch screen, safety camera warning and live traffic update available on subscription the TomTom ONE GB comes with a built-in lithium ion battery with in-car battery charger."

http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.200-0909.aspx

Just bought one of these online @ tesco don't forget Quidco and the £5 voucher code featured on the Voucher forum :j

akane_2

Check out the new software for turning a Sony PSP in to a satnav
no wonder the prices are coming down

http://findermentalism.com/2008/01/21/nav-n-go-3d-navigation-software-coming-to-the-psp/

save-a-lot

HexusOdy wrote: »

Just a tip on map data, take no notice! I work in the GPS business and I have a Tomtom with the latest software and there are many roads missing over 5 years old. There a whole major bypass near Soham that was built in the late nineties that isnt on the Tomtom.

Also for the best deal on GPS at the moment look at Dabs. They have the Becker Ferrari 7929 with European maps and built in TMC for £115 inc.

http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?quicklinx=4ZTG

4" screen too. You want get that spec cheaper.

Cheers for that, my parents wanted a satnav and I have been watching this thread avidly to find a well-spec'd bit of kit and your suggestion did it. Just waiting for the delivery now. If it is very good I may be tempted to get one myself. Anyway thanks for the suggestion.

twe

HexusOdy wrote: »

Just a tip on map data, take no notice! I work in the GPS business and I have a Tomtom with the latest software and there are many roads missing over 5 years old. There a whole major bypass near Soham that was built in the late nineties that isnt on the Tomtom.

Also for the best deal on GPS at the moment look at Dabs. They have the Becker Ferrari 7929 with European maps and built in TMC for £115 inc.

http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?quicklinx=4ZTG

4" screen too. You want get that spec cheaper.

Almost £10 cheaper here [with free postage]

http://www.qfonic.com/becker-traffic-assist-pro-ferrari-7929-gps-navigator-red-p-2657.html

withabix

twe wrote: »

Almost £10 cheaper here [with free postage]

http://www.qfonic.com/becker-traffic-assist-pro-ferrari-7929-gps-navigator-red-p-2657.html

Nobody has yet confirmed that the Qfonic one actually has TMC enabled.

twe

u could email them i suppose?

mikeouk

boatman wrote: »

PCWorld also have the Garmin NUVI 370 which comes with European and US maps for £149.97

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0982697959.1206048675@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccggadedikffleicflgceggdhhmdgmh.0&page=Product&sku=842882

just picked up a customer returned one of these and they knocked £30 off so £129.97 total :beer:

cheapest i can find any where else is £250

Babboon

HexusOdy wrote: »

Just a tip on map data, take no notice! I work in the GPS business and I have a Tomtom with the latest software and there are many roads missing over 5 years old. There a whole major bypass near Soham that was built in the late nineties that isnt on the Tomtom.

Also for the best deal on GPS at the moment look at Dabs. They have the Becker Ferrari 7929 with European maps and built in TMC for £115 inc.

http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?quicklinx=4ZTG

4" screen too. You want get that spec cheaper.

Oh dear, you could be clearer if you "work in the business".....
Maps on Sat navs are generally provided by 2 companies, Teleatlas (this includes the majority of sat nav's including TomTom & Navman) and Navteq which does the maps for Garmin.

There would be no difference between a navman or tomtom with the same map data in terms of the roads that it knows about, the only differences would be in how sensitive the sat nav receiver is, how fast the system can interpret the data and update the screen/route and the user interface....

The Becker you linked to has maps by NAVTEQ and therefore may have the road that is missing off your TomTom (asssuming you have the latest maps as opposed to the TomTom device software which are 2 very different things) but this could well have other glitches instead.