TomTom Wireless GPS Receiver 20 channel GPS receiver module

Advantages: good
Disadvantages: none

...I dont have a 20 channel receiver however I do have a 12 channel receiver which came in the box with my Tom Tom Navigator 5 for PDA, whichi I use in my Treo 680 Smart Phone. The whole thing works perfectly and I couldn't ask for more as Sat Nav goes. The GPS receiver looks identical to the 20 channel one shown here and if this one works as well as mine does then you can't go wrong. It has a matt cover which makes it stay put where ever you place it on the dashboard and in use I've found that it picks up a signal very quickly and once linked to the PDA by bluetooth it keeps the signal so long as it can see just a tiny bit of sky. Once linked I take the unit off the dash and place it on the floor of the car in between the seats and it keeps the signal through motorway tunnels and even during a traffice halt under a bridge! It does link...

tan78 18.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of TomTom Wireless GPS Receiver 20 channel GPS receiver module

The best GPS receiver I have seen yet!

Advantages: Tiny, appealling, accurate, powerful and desirable.
Disadvantages: Rubber cover for DC power supply breaks off easily.

...) alternatives. Suddenly, the GlobalSat BT338 popped up in front of me. It looked more like a fold-up mobile phone. I seriously thought that it was all looks, and no function. I was fortunately proven wrong. One quick eBay bid, and a couple of days later, I was holding the GlobalSat BT338. The first thing that struck me was how small, but solid the device felt. Of the external appearance, only one thing bothered me, and that was the rubber cover for the DC power supply (to the lower left of the image shown). The rubber was so soft, that it felt rather anaemic. The device is supplied with a large capacity 1700mAH Li-Ion battery. When you see how small this GPS receiver is, you'll be even more amazed that about half of that size holds the battery. The battery fits snugly and securely inside the device, by means of a slide off back cover...

sexyjw 27.07.2005 · Read review
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Review of Globalsat BT-338 20 channel GPS receiver module

Great GPS receiver

Advantages: light, portable, good reception, accutate
Disadvantages: none

...A slim GPS Receiver that connect to your device using 'Bluetooth' a handy product that will enable your smartphone or windows mobile phone to connect to the GPS satalite network for trip guidence and other similar sat-nav tasks. I have used this with my O2 XDA mini phone and found it to be very reliable. I loaded the Destinator sat-nav software onto my phone, launched the application and swithched on the Holux receiver and once i had set up the pairing in my phone it was good to go! Reception was excellent and accuracy very good. In fact because it is so portable i was able to compare it with my friends Pergout car's factory fitted sat-nav and it beat it for accuracy hands down. I also use it with some Geocaching software for paperless caching - look up Geocaching on google if you want to know what it is? Some phones now have...

GriffMedia 09.02.2008 · Read review
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Review of Holux GPSlim236 20 channel GPS receiver module

A Sat Nav to give Tomtom a run for it's money!

Advantages: Excelent navigation tool
Disadvantages: Very poor battery life

...satnav's my initial reaction was "Yeah right" as the routing still tries to send you down poky little lanes. To my amazement, the routing for lorries on the U-92 does seem to have had some serious thought put into it. With the very - very odd exception, the route calculated by the U-92 for lorries may not be the shortest but is 99.5% the most appropriate. What is even more surprising is that the ETA displayed with this setting appears to have taken into account the lower speed restrictions for HGV's and is 99.9% of the time, accurate to within 4-5 minutes. Likewise the ETA given when set up for normal car driving also seems to be as accurate. GPS >>>> The GPS receiver flips up from the back of the unit and has a dual purpose. It can be used as self supporting stand (although not very practical) and also acts as a locking mechanism onto...

maa1506 18.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of Sony NV-U92TW

Terrible experiences with this Sat Nav

Advantages: Easy to set up, easy to use
Disadvantages: loss of signal, lack of POIs, marks many roads unknown

...I recently tried to use this Sat Nav system whilst on holiday in the Algarve, Portugal. NOT ONCE did it find us where we wanted to go. Problems we had: 1. Most roads, even the main road between PT and spain where marked as unknown. 2. often drove us to the middle of a construction site and said there was a beach there. 3. continuously fell off the windscreen 4. Sometimes lost satellite signal at the most critical time for up to 10 minutes. However, now realizing its low price it is probably understandable. Maybe in the UK, this system works better but it is certainly a TERRIBLE system to use in Iberia. There were a few good things to point out: 1. Easy to set up 2. Easy to use. However, this only brings it up to a poor rating simply because it couldn't perform its basic function of finding us directions. In...

scott1994 11.07.2008 · Read review
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Review of TomTom ONE Europe

A no nonsense sat nav unit with great features

Advantages: Size, cost, features, display, windscreen mount
Disadvantages: Out dated information, power lead inflexible, poor battery performance

...I was looking for a no nonsense sat nav unit that was small enough to fit inside a jacket pocket when not used. Tom Tom had just introduced the basic 'One' model with the new XL (extra large) screen. It came with a car based power lead, USB lead, CD, manual, SD card with UK & Ireland on it & what I thought at first was a rather flimsy windscreen mount but no slip cover. The flimsy looking mount has turned out to be quite fantastic, once attached to the screen it holds the device rock solid & can be difficult to remove!! Even when driving over rough roads the unit never shakes or vibrates & I don't feel the need to upgrade to a more durable mount. The sat nav unit very quickly finds a decent reception & entering a location is made easy with a choice of a post code or address. There is only one switch on the unit for switching it on & off...

ScottishWestie 28.09.2007 · Read review
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Review of TomTom ONE XL Regional

  Need directions. Ask Tom Tom.

Advantages: Easy to install and use, stress free driving.
Disadvantages: Cost. Reliant on satellite signal.

...My husband had been itching to get a Tom Tom Go satellite car Navigation system since their launch. I had successfully ignored his hints, combated his quips about my non-existent sense of direction, disregarded his tales about the frequent times I have got lost and resisted his suggestions about how useful it would be for both mine and his work. His arguments though were valid and inwardly I had to admit it would probably be a good idea. So when it came to discussing a joint Christmas present I agreed to purchase one. And so after a trip around a number of shops, we bought a unit from Comet for £397.00 in October 2004. Although a mutual Christmas present, we agreed to use the system immediately. The system is neatly packaged into a small box containing everything needed to instantly set the system into motion. Firstly and most...

MAFARRIMOND 28.12.2004 · Read review
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Review of TomTom GO Navigation

TomTom Go 300

Advantages: Where shall we go today ...
Disadvantages: A few disadvantages ... but you can live with them.

...My experience of the TomTom Go 300 (TT) is not quite so hunky-dory as some others. As most of the reviews here list the TT's abilities I won't elaborate on them but will concentrate on my experience for anyone with reservations. My initial impression with my TT was disappointment, enough for me to write and complain. The TT Go 300 (currently [June 05] cheapest in the range at approx £370) omitted to include a power supply adaptor, which is almost imperative when you want to set it up properly, as any online updates or downloads need a fully charged battery? the only way to do this, without going back to the shop to buy the power supply adaptor for about £19.00, is to drive for 2 hours with it on charge - a very remiss marketing decision in my humble opinion (particularly as the adaptor was included with its predecessor...

Broomstone 25.06.2005 · Read review
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Review of TomTom GO Navigation

TomTom really have the market sussed

Advantages: Great customisation features, big clear screen, easy to use
Disadvantages: Battery life, no wall charger included

...believe you can attach headphones to it so not to attract attention to yourself with the spoken instructions! This versions of the TomTom includes the latest maps of the UK & Ireland. You can get some TomTom's which have maps of Europe in them, but as I'm not planning on road trip around Europe anytime soon I went for the UK & Ireland version. Another big factor on choosing this one was the fact that the Europe edition was £80 more expensive at the time & after checking just now I noticed they haven't changed in price as I presumed they would have done either. The TomTom Go 520 has a 4.3" touch screen, this is bigger than a lot of the competition brands of sat nav & one more reason I went for the TomTom. The touch screen is very easy to use & extremely responsive. You don't need one of those special pens like I've seen with other sat...

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Review of TomTom GO 520

Sat nav for a bicycle?

Advantages: Effective, efficient and useful - reasonably priced.
Disadvantages: No facility for an easy battery change of replacement.

...Intro. Did you hear about the Syrian lorry driver heading towards Gibralter - who managed to log his destination on his SatNav to Gibralter Point near Skegness?? The first few such stories hitting the media in the early days of this technology were quite funny. Now they dither between the unbelievable and the stupid ! How can a Merc driver pilot her sports coupe along a track marked for 4x4's, drive it into a ford without even having a look first at its depth, and end up writing the car off in the river ? ... and then blame the SatNav?? SatNavs were not created to drive the car or take over from all driving skills and common sense - they are a help in finding your position and direction of travel. So you will all have a laugh when I tell you I BOUGHT MINE FOR MY BICYCLE.! 1 Why The Nuvi? Well I chose Garmin as the manufacturer...

trevorbrock 06.10.2009 · Read review
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