Road Angel6000

Advantages: Speed Camera Detector, Hold onto windscreen well
Disadvantages: Slow to start, load routes and enitially gain a satalite signal

...Bought one of these when tomtom was lent to my parents, is not as good as i'd expected, slow to load routes, start and get satalite fix. Also the menu is very complicated and doesn't appear to charge very well. Has sent us some weird routes to get to our destination but i think thats a general satalite navigation thing with all brands as most of them use the same mapping systems. On he good side it does have a good holder for sticking it to the windscreen although it is rather large. The best bit has to be the speed camera detector has never failed yet allows plenty of time for breaking sometimes before we have even seen the camera. Has a effective sound to warn you of cameras and tells you what speed limit applies for the area which the speed camera is in. Also has a usefull anti glare night mode. I wouldn't recommend...

Hsaxo 18.03.2008 · Read review
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Review of Road Angel Navigator 6000

Road Angel Navigator 6000 with Blackspot

Advantages: Speed camera warnings, accident blackspot warning, gets you there
Disadvantages: annoying audible in average speed camera area

...a small usb connector on the side that you can also use to update the software (maps etc) online should you need to. i have found that some of the motorola chargers are compatible for using as a car charger for example the motorola l3 charger is a perfect companion All in all i find that the road angel navigator 6000 is a good buy if you are not interested in having the most modern and up to date GPS system available and it does the job just as good as many others that are newer and aparently improved!...

kb277 10.04.2008 · Read review
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Review of Road Angel Navigator 6000

Road Angel Navigator 6000

Advantages: Tough, simple to use and lots of features.
Disadvantages: Recharging takes a while. Sluggish finding intial GPS on start up.

...A very efficient sat nav. Easy to master. Down sides, slowish to boot up and mine takes what seems to be a long time to charge. Easy to see screen and effecient response from touch screen applications. A nice piece of kit and good value. It has the option of being able to be used solely as a safety camera detector, although you need to ensure the monthly updates are always installed, even then they are not always recorded. It also gives the option of recording any camera locations in the memory to upload to Road Angel later and get added to the database for other users. It has various alerts that can be switched on and off at will. One of the most useful is the warning that you have exceeded a set speed. Useful to keep you to a set speed limit and if you come across any cameras that have not been entered in the database yet!...

bigfil 16.07.2008 · Read review
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Review of Road Angel Navigator 6000

Angel On Your Windscreen

Advantages: Great Price
Disadvantages: Very Slow to load

...Welcome to my first review and thank you in advance for taking the time to read and I hope it is of help to you. I bought the Road Angel 6000 from Halfords about 9 months ago it set me back £185 which was at the time an opening offer for this system I believe it now retails at £210. I declined the offer from staff to assist me in setting it up in my car outside as it appeared very easy to install and indeed it was. What was Included Sat Nav System Multi Directional Stand SD Card USB Cable Instructions Once I had a quick look through the instructions I assembled the stand and plugged...

bazzaoleary77 24.01.2007 · Read review
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Review of Road Angel Navigator 6000

It's No Angel

Advantages: Never get lost & more relaxed driving
Disadvantages: Very poor routing & frequent crashes

...Satellite Navigation (SatNav) seems to be the 'in-thing' at the moment, so it should be no surprise that a cheaper Road Angel has been released. I bought this unit because it included (ha! ha!) Northern Ireland, where I was about to visit. This unit combines black-spot/speed camera warnings with a navigator. The warnings are pretty good, but the audible warning of an average speed area becomes an annoyance when you travel along a 70 mile route which seems to be one big average speed area! What You Get ------------------- The unit itself: a neat 3" x 4" Car windscreen mount Mains power lead Car power lead USB cable for PC updates Manual 256Mb SD Memory Card (installed with RA & maps) Getting Started -------------------- You can use the RA out of the box, but it's worth registering it to get the latest database. You get...

Xemik 30.08.2006 (01.09.2006) · Read review
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Review of Road Angel Navigator 6000

My Road Angel!

Advantages: Easy to use
Disadvantages: some may want battery life to last longer

...I have always wanted a Satellite Navigation (SatNav) device simply because I drive a lot and I am forever getting lost on my route. I have been searching for a decent SatNav for a long time now, and up until recently the same one has been recommended to me time and time again from people I work with or know. This is the Road Angel Navigator. I brought this nifty gadget last week, and I am very please with it. ----------------------------------- A brief Intro to the SatNav ----------------------------------- The Road Angel Satellite Navigator combines not only up to date speed camera warnings but also accident black spot warning as well. Road Angel Navigator is capable of alerting you to the complete range of fixed speed cameras including GATOS, Truvelo, Watchman and SPECS. Road Angel Navigator combines clear turn...

dempsey_review 28.03.2006 · Read review
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Review of Blackspot Road Angel

Being Given Silly Things To Do - Jun 07 Revision

Advantages: Neat size allows easier use for walkers and cyclists
Disadvantages: Still a bit quirky - better with an external antenna

...-assess, we improvise and go on. If we're female, we even ask the way. Obviously satnav is just a gadget for men, to save them the loss of face. Its ability to warn you of impending speed cameras is highly valuable and seemingly highly accurate at a reasonable price??. ??..which is where I came in - with a criminal record. REVISED JUNE 2007 Now that I?ve had the chance to use the Road Angel on many long runs I?d make the following observations. The more out-of-date the map gets, the less useful the voice guidance becomes. In Pembroke I was told to turn right towards No Entry signs ? fortunately the route recalculation took mere seconds when it realised that I?d gone the ?wrong? or rather right way in my case. Regular updates only keep the list of speed traps current, not the map. This also manifests itself on roundabouts...

BNibbles 23.01.2007 (19.06.2007) · Read review
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Review of Road Angel Navigator 6000

Road Angel Compact - REVIEW - A must have

Advantages: Detects most cameras
Disadvantages: Not 100% accurate.

...The road angel compact is one of the leading brands of speed camera detectors. Plugged into a cigarette lighter, the unit sits in a cradle (attached to windscreen by suction pads). The Road Angel Compact detects: Gatso TruVelo SPECS Watchman Speedcurb DS2 (and a few others). There is also the option to enable accident blackspots, schools, railway crossings and mobile cameras. The system works by synchronization with the road angel server (online). The user pays a subscription of £3.99 a month to access updates. I find that once a week is sufficient. The database is updated constantly - each user having the ability to add a new camera, or indeed delete one, which is then uploaded to the server during synchronization. The Road angel compact looks great. Sitting neatly in the cradle, the neon blue screen gives it style...

johnny12345 22.06.2007 · Read review
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Review of Road Angel Compact

Be An Angel with the Road Angel

Advantages: Great GPS function
Disadvantages: Subscription and no Radar sensor

...2 miles apart, catches number plate at each and works out average speed between, but no physical signal to pick up. Now the older style detectors would only tell you a direct hit from a laser or a radar signal from a Gatso. The rest of the cameras? you might as well not even have your detector. However, with the Road Angel it is worth it. Basically the way the unit works - it knows where you are and it knows where the cameras are (via GPS). This means that as soon as your going towards a camera it will alert you - the screen flashes bright red and you also get a beep to warn you it's been triggered. You can adjust the amount of warning you get. As you get closer to the point in question it will start to flash faster and you will get more bars appear on the screen. You also have your speed displayed on the unit (at all times...

penguin1052 25.12.2003 (15.01.2004) · Read review
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Review of Road Angel with laser alert

Original Navigator still the best from Road Angel

Advantages: Good mapping, clear speed display, easily understood speed warnings, great customer service
Disadvantages: It takes a minute or so to boot up - an age when you want to drive away NOW!

...I had my Road Angel Navigator stolen, and decided to replace it with the cheaper Road Angel Navigator 7000. It's OK-ish but I found the verbal direction instructions less clear and often they were provided too late, compared to the original Navigator. The mapping display is different between the original unit and the 7000 (they use different mapping systems). I couldn't see that the 7000 offered any key advantage or disadvantage in the map display itself, but it's big drawback is you don't get the simple direction display of the original Navigator unit - the one that automatically replaces the map and gives you simple, clear and easily-read directions such as "turn left on to A6 in 5 miles". The screen size for all of the current Navigator range from Road Angel is the same, although publicity material could lead you to believe...

Sumifu 17.01.2007 · Read review
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