Navman N40i worth repairing?

danrv

Deleted_User said:

MattMattMattUK said:

danrv said:

flaneurs_lobster said:

TomTom let you try their mobile app-based nav system for free. Can compare w/ free Google maps etc.

Thanks.
Didn’t know about that. 

None of the alternatives are as good as Google Maps, which has the added benefit of being free.

Waze is free and a real contender in the sat nav game, personally I'd say it is better than Google Maps - it tells you about hazards ranging from pot holes to broke down cars as well as the presence of police and mobile speed cameras.

I’ll give Waze a try as Google Maps speed camera alerts aren’t very loud and don’t get your attention. 

B0bbyEwing

MattMattMattUK said:

[Deleted User] said:

MattMattMattUK said:

danrv said:

flaneurs_lobster said:

TomTom let you try their mobile app-based nav system for free. Can compare w/ free Google maps etc.

Thanks.
Didn’t know about that. 

None of the alternatives are as good as Google Maps, which has the added benefit of being free.

Waze is free and a real contender in the sat nav game, personally I'd say it is better than Google Maps - it tells you about hazards ranging from pot holes to broke down cars as well as the presence of police and mobile speed cameras.

Waze is based on Google Maps (and is owned by them), Maps also reports broken down cars as well as mobile and fixed speed cameras, although it does not report potholes, however where I live the pothole alert means Waze never shuts up. The two products are fairly closely in alignment, with minor differences, Waze also tends to be somewhat more aggressive in it's time saving, it will take you down back roads to save one minute, where as Maps will not bother for less than five.

Interesting. 

I had both running the other day when I was caught in traffic. 

One sent me one way, the other sent me another. 

I disagreed with both & went my own way & took a fair old chunk of waiting time out of my journey that the others wouldn't have done. 

It did make me wonder how much time they add on rather than take off by being not all that smart. 

alanjuk

AmiGo is another to try, its tom toms free version