Car Navigation Systems

Excellant little gadget

Advantages: Excellant little gadget
Disadvantages: Keeps losing its GPS signal for longer than it should

TomTom ONE combines ease of use, portability, touchscreen technology and an elegant, unmistakable new design. Drivers can enjoy the benefits of a TomTom ONE immediately, thanks to TomTom’s award-winning plug and drive navigation software pre-installed on a memory card. This means there is no need to download complicated software, just plug in and start using. TomTom ONE comes with the latest maps of Western Europe. I got this at xmas from Currys ...
...fits perfectly into my pocket or handbag and is perfect for when I travel to football ground around the country. It charges via the USB on my laptop or in car charger. It has various free voices that I can download from the internet and I can also get numerous free updates. I also got a free speed camera cd with the box which was worth £19.99 so was an added bonus. Only problem I have found is that every so often it is losing the GPS signal and becomes ...

Mogette999 24.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of TomTom ONE IQ Routes Edition Europe 42

TomTom thumbs up!

Advantages: Easy to use, lots of options
Disadvantages: Needs to be updated monthly

I brought this as a gift for my mother last christmas as she doesn't often drive to far and, like me, is slightly geographically challenged Purchase and Price --------------------------- I brought the tom tom from Tesco, at the time I had a voucher for £50 off voucher which made it only £99 in price, very reasonable I feel for a sat nav. I did have quite a few problems with the ordering and collection of item, but thats a whole other Tesco review! ...
...small black pouch case, which is fastened by velcro, a mains charger, an in car charge (to be plugged into the lighter switch in the car) and the holder/stand that suctions the Sat Nav to the wind screen. Also Included in the price was a £10 online redeemable voucher, which can be used to purchase a different case or celebrity voice overs for those boring drives. Installation ---------------- The installation was as simple as turning it on and ...

chugglebunny 24.06.2008 · Read full review
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Review of TomTom ONE XL Regional

tom tom one xl

Advantages: simple operation inbuilt safety camera detection comprehensive coverage
Disadvantages: mounting suction cup prone to lose grip on bumpy roads

The TomTom one xl is in my opinion the best navigation aid in it,s price range. Further I would with no hesitation say. it gives systems out there that cost £3000 or more a run for their money. Having previously owned the TomTom go. which I found to be of great usefullness . This improved and updated device satisfactoraly adresses any slight niggles the TomTom gomay have had. I found the route calculation speed to be fast The device also has many ...

jagmanbri 17.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of TomTom XL IQ Routes edition Europe 42

Pioneer Avic F500bt

Advantages: Good quality nav
Disadvantages: far too fiddly with lots of wires

Good quality nav unit - locates satellites very quickly, dosen't come with a case which is disappointing at this price. Will work with iphone but for control only, no audio via unit or video from iphone. The built in TMC is very good but only works if connected to the gateway amplifier, if used as a standalone with the supplied cigarette lighter adaptor then TMC is not available, this seems odd as the amp and the lighter lead both supply 5v to the ...
...first year but you need a SD card to add them to the unit. Built in microphone for the bluetooth is a bit weak, constantly having to shout. All in all a good unit, but not perfect. If your vehicle has a standard DIN socket then i'd change the factory unit but if you can't then there isn't much better at the moment. ...

akuji69 19.10.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Pioneer AVIC-F500BT / NavGate 500

British English not so British!

Advantages: Ease of use. Price.
Disadvantages: Seems to like "scenic routes"!!.

...shop, I finally chose the Garmin Nüvi 255 to replace the Mio which I really didn't get on with. The 255 makes it very easy to select and save a destination, the instructions are loud and clear and the holder supports the unit firmly on the windscreen. I have the voice set to British English but (to my irritation) "she" insists on saying, in an English accent, for example, "two hundred fifty" instead of "two hundred and fifty". I haven't used the ...
...certain circumstances, other Americanisms will creep in which sound bizarre when spoken in an "English" (i.e. not regional) accent. Although I have set "Navigation, Avoidances" to include only "Unpaved Roads", the unit insists on trying to take me along winding country lanes and this in the area around my home which I know well and when I would use much "better" roads which are possibly shorter and quicker in the long run. In "Navigation" I have ...

Silverman123 15.07.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Garmin Nüvi 255