The unit is relatively simple to set up and use, though it is too easy to mis-hit the touch sensitive screen, this is especially annoying when entering the pin (if using the security feature).
Accuracy in urban areas and on trunk routes is generally good, but becomes quite poor in hilly terrain. In the Lake District it tried to send me down dead-end farm tracks several times!
The Traffic Master facility (360 T) and Safety Camera database are both useful, but best used with a passenger's assistance as warnings are not spoken, only issued with a sign and/or text accompanied by one or two 'bongs' but this is not much help, and potentially quite dangerous, if the driver's eyesight is less than perfect.
There are some issues with localisation, for example "slip roads" become "ramps", "junctions" become "exits" and the choice between miles/feet and km/m leaves Brits stranded in no-man's-land.
Destinations cannot be entered other than as an address or post-code, it would be useful to be able to enter OS grid references. Lat & Long are displayed on one screen but cannot be entered.
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I have one of these and recently discovered that in fact you can enter a grid reference. Enter "Where To" then scroll down to the bottom where you will find coordinates. This then allows you to enter a 10 figure Grid reference. BNG is British National grid. If you only have a 6 figure one you can just pad it out with zeros.
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andynf 06.02.2007 (06.02.2007)
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