Great 'Sat Nav' Hunt (merged)

Gambler

Norman-B wrote:

Bob, your link is coming in at £299 inc vat.

That's not a link for makro, it's just a link to show you the device.

bob_a_builder

it's just a link to show you the device.

Exactly

If you are a makro card holder, you'll know that you can view makro mail items at their site HERE
but non card holders wouldn't be able to see what I was on about, but might have a friend who has who could get them one

The makro price IS £199+vat ( £235ish)
Thats for the one with UK + Ireland maps

UK + Europe version is £249 + vat

boatman

The Garmin i3 is now available from PCworld, dixons and currys. £199.99.

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0985142083.1126986712@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccdiaddfjljhkhjcflgceggdhhmdgmi.0&page=Product&sku=709717&category_oid=-24850&fm=3&sm=1&tm=undefined

From personnel experience having had one for about a week, Very impressed. Really easy and intuative to use, only three buttons and one of them is the on/off! I have put the speed camera database on it which works well from 'pocketgps'.
The only disadvantages that i can see are that i don't think the 2 AA batteries get charged by the cigar lighter lead and some people may find that they want a bigger screen, I find it fine and clear though.
If you need a europe street map its probably cheaper to get a different unit.

Sun

Maplin says Preloaded 256 Mb TransFlash.
PC World says 128 Mb TransFlash required!

Can someone confirm what are you getting ?

mariauk

Hi

Two things

Is an Arial needed/ Available for the Garmini3 and is there software available for Europe/US maps?

Thanks

Maria :beer:

bob_a_builder

Just to say, I've had no problem with the unit I got from Makro with regard to the metalised windscreen on my 307, It works fine anywhere on the screen, but it is a 307SW with a very large glass roof so may be the signal is getting in there, although I would have thought that would be metalised too, for the same reason

Lemmy_2

Has anyone tried the traffic report subscription? The way the marketing reads, it would seem that it detects traffic jams and navigates you around them; I've heard figures of £100 subscription fee for this.

Boltonlass

Is the PocketGPS download, and the Garmin POI download one and the same? Do I need to download both to enable the speed camera feature? Would one download clash with the other?

Tony.B_8

Got the Garmin today incidentially Currys have them for £199 as well.
In the box is a Usb cable but no indication what it is for ???
Also says included is a computer CD/DVD...NO ain't there...anyone help???

Tony.B_8

Perhaps its Comet not Currys