Car Navigation Systems > Mio Car Navigation Systems

An absolute piece of tosh!

Advantages: Erm....do I have to?
Disadvantages: Lots. Useless map, useless features, not intuitive, takes you wrong ways.

...the plunge and purchased the Mio C210. He should have backed off as soon as he read Mio as the brand name. Stay clear of anything that sounds like a cat. Anyways, to shred a long story very short, the purchase rendered this man in an even more hopeless situation than before. The best bit was looking at the neatly packed box with all the dangly bits and pieces nicely wrapped up. The troubles began when the Mio C210 was put into action on a trip to ...
...feels like when using the Mio C210. It loses its way quite a few times taking you where you never want to be and never been before. In that respect, at least, it wins hands down. It asks you to turn into cul de sacs. It asks you to turn into no-entry roads. It goes berserk at times figuring out what to do really. On a few occasions, it took me down some farms. If it weren't for the millions of sheep, I wouldn't have known I was in Wales. Notwithstanding ...

ranja100 04.05.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Mio C 210

A receiver... not well informed

Advantages: Price
Disadvantages: Few instructions, maps not so good, low volume always

...By turning on the MIO C-250 for the first time you have to set the data for the initialization like hour and day or your personal POI (points of interest) as your favourite departure/arrival address (this last thing is not necessary but so useful!). The use is not so easy for two reasons: - First one: the abstruse way the menu works that forces you to search in different sub-pages to make chained operations - Second one: the insufficient ...
...which is as for me decidedly useless: you can transform MIO in an mp3 player by using SD card. After all this little gadget made me save lots of time... and is still making. So my judgement can only be almost positive. review already published on other websites ...

MonyMax 19.10.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Mio C250

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

Low Bridge, no problem, this is the best truck sat nav

Advantages: Clear instructions, many extra features, avoids all trucking hazards.
Disadvantages: Almost too large, expensive to purchase

...bit nicer. The Snooper Sirius S7000 Truckmate is the same as the normal Snooper Sirius S7000, but it has been loaded with a special truck version of the sat-nav software which is made by a company called Truckmate, so it is a sort of colaberation between the two companies. You can get two versions - the UK & Ireland and the UK and Europe. My husband owns the latter, but they work identically, it just depends if you plan on going to Europe or not ...
...with, looks the machine has a sleek black finish and is completely flat, at about 2cm thick, It has a 7" flat screen which produces an excellent quality picture. It comes with a hefty mounting bracket to enable you to stick it to the inside of the window, and various external aerials to enable you to get the best reception for all the applications you require (However you don't need to use these if you are just using it as a Sat-nav, so its not complicated, ...

bneleh 22.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Snooper S7000 Truckmate

Stressfree travel! No more maps

Advantages: Stress free, easy travel
Disadvantages: Can get confusing if you are driving on a new road that isn't on your map!

TOMTOM ONE 3rd edition. I got my tomtom as a Xmas present last year, and wow what a present it was. I like to whizz off for weekends away with my daughter, somerset, Cornwall, London etc and I have always used AA route planner before, which was great, but reading whilst at the wheel isn't really that safe is it! I have also found I can get very stressed if I am trying to find my way somewhere and miss a turning etc. Using the TOMTOM makes my travel ...
...1) Driving around London, tomtom made that so easy, I could spend my time concentrating on what the taxi's and white vans were doing and the computer told me where to go, SIMPLE. 2) On a holiday to Portugal I used my Dads edition Europe. It was fantastic, all I had to do was concentrate on driving on the correct side of the road. What would have normally been a stressful driving experience was a very normal driving experience. SO WHAT IS A SAT NAV? ...

cher1974 10.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of TomTom ONE 3rd Edition