Great 'Sat Nav' Hunt (merged)

MSE_Martin

May I say thank you. Now I don't want you to believe it is always the case, but this great hunt was done for a reason. Im out on the road a lot filming make me rich and my research time is limited. So i wanted sat nav and so have plumped for the Garmin I3.

Thanks you folks

martin

janoon

I have a Sony Ericsson P910i mobile phone. Does anybody know where I can get a GPS and Navigation software for this mobile phone with Symbian OS? Is it worth spending money on loading Sat Nav in this mobile or should I be investing in a stand alone system etc? Please help.

msdl28712

Ebay have some good deals on gps receivers anything from 40-100 for the unit this isnt including the software but this is also available on ebay.

I allready have the software on my nokia 6600 so just choosing really what gps unit to go for

This way its a cheaper alternative

SamC_4

janoon wrote:

I have a Sony Ericsson P910i mobile phone. Does anybody know where I can get a GPS and Navigation software for this mobile phone with Symbian OS? Is it worth spending money on loading Sat Nav in this mobile or should I be investing in a stand alone system etc? Please help.

TomTom have just released a P910i version of TomTom Mobile. It costs 299 Euros, about £200. This includes a Bluetooth GPS receiver and maps for the UK (or any other single country).

Compared to a standalone SatNav product it will have a better screen display and user interface but possibly not as good sound (depends on what the speaker in the phone is like). Also keeping it powered can be a problem as the phone will use a lot more battery power running a SatNav program than it will being on standby waiting for a call. You will also need something to dashboard-mount the phone (maybe this is included with TomTom, I don't know).

Route66 Mobile is also available for P910 for £175, but I don't know what it's like.

Gambler

Anybody know if the new garmin streetpilot i3 works with UV screens or if an external aerial is available?

tomtom go's have aerials beacuse of this, pricey though, which put me off.

wizzer

romeo13 wrote:

Good comments on Palm Zire 31 setup at ebuyer here for £189.99 plus p+p


Makro are now doing the same set up (via michelin) for £149 +vat (£175)

I have this. Does work well and is/was probably good value for money. However, the software is not very user friendly, no post code search/find available and you can't alter the route parameters flexibly enough. For example, on holiday in Cornwall it took me to places via single track roads and it's almost impossible to force it back onto main roads only.

SamC_4

Gambler wrote:

Anybody know if the new garmin streetpilot i3 works with UV screens or if an external aerial is available?

There is an optional external antenna listed on the Garmin US site but it looks expensive at $US99 plus more for external mounts.

kenwood33

pink_pirate wrote:

With regard to the use of sat.Nav. devices "especially ones with Radar sensors"DONT use them in France, cos if you are caught with one in your car that has a radar sensor,even if you aint using it or its in the boot , IT WILL be confiscated and you get quite a nasty shock for the immediate fine you will have to pay. I Know I lost mine !!!!

Christ that is a bit rich when we are encouraged to use the Maps of Europe and take the Sat Nav devices abroad and then you tell us that yours was confiscated and you had to pay a fine! now you know why I would not venture into France simply because of the French and I have had dealings with them in the past and personally I don't like them! sorry if this offends anyone but now you see why.

bazza1603

Hi,

I have got Route 66 and a Sony Ericsson P910i....I am not overly impressed. I had a Nokia 6600 and Tom Tom before and its much better. Its just not as easy to use when driving. Tom Tom is much clearer and I havenot had any errors.

Route 66 can get confusing and I do take wrong turns with it.

Tom Tom is far quicker to recalculate if you do go the wrong way...

I will be buying Tom Tom soon instead...

Best regards

Baz

https://www.needamobile.co.uk

Gambler

SamC wrote:

There is an optional external antenna listed on the Garmin US site but it looks expensive at $US99 plus more for external mounts.

£70 for the antenna so again like the tomtom it just makes it too expensive an option !