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My mate Tom

Advantages: voice commands
Disadvantages: cannot verbalise post codes

How did one survive without sat navs? The ability to locate a flashing point on a map and find out where you are; all thanks to the wonder that is GPS never ceases to amaze me. I am a terrible map reader, my ex wife who was actually in post as girlfriend ...

Krumlovian1 06.02.2013 · Read full review
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Review of TomTom VIA 135 UK

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It's just Garmin

Advantages: Voice control, European Mapping
Disadvantages: It would be great if they could become smart and start to learn short cuts

I have had many of the Nuvi range but have to say this is the best of the bunch so far, here’s why… Superfast re-routing! I have owned 4 other Nuvi's and I have never seen such fast re-routing. If I take a wrong turn or chance my direction within ...

HandyHannah 08.08.2012 · Read full review
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Review of Garmin NÜVI 2595LMT

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Having Kirsty Young Tell You You're Lost!

Advantages: Maps and traffic updates for lfe of machine
Disadvantages: Won't look you straight in the eye when dash-mounted without 'butchery of the bracket!

EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY One of the things that have really got my goat whilst owning a entry-level Sat-Nav is the add-on cost of keeping the map up to date. There must be a parallel with colour printers here, where the ink often costs the same as buying ...

BNibbles 05.01.2012 · Read full review
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Review of Garmin nuvi 2340 LMT

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Get one up on those people that tell you to get lost

Advantages: Cheap, Easy to use, Reliable, Lane Guidance, Sturdy windscreen holder
Disadvantages: Missing vital accessories, poor battery life, expensive maps and subscriptions

When my last SatNav the TomTom One (with a do not resuscitate order), after just 3 years of loyal service, fell into a state of serious decline with the constant freezing, connection losses, fatal crashing (the operating system, not me driving)…so much so ...

Mildew82 24.11.2012 · Read full review
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Review of Mio Spirit 485

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TomTom will Lead the Way

Advantages: Gets you from A to B, Good suction mount, Lots of features incuding Bluetooth handsfree.
Disadvantages: Traffic Live doesn't always avoid all traffic, Map can get out of date. Can't turn off some option

...As my old TomTom's battery wasn't charging properly, I'd decided to sell it and then replace it with a more up-to-date version with traffic updates to help me navigate the London roads, so I went for a TomTom 820 HD Traffic. Got it for £168 on Amazon, w ...

Deru 15.02.2012 · Read full review
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Review of TomTom GO 820

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