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Sat Navs which are good?
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MarieCeleste | Report | 23 Nov 2012 17:07 |
Just on the subject of phone sat navs - I've had a tom-tom of my own and a garmin in works car and prefer my Nokia Drive over both. It's completely free, no charge for updates or for changing the type of voice. |
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AnninGlos | Report | 23 Nov 2012 16:52 |
Yep, would agree with all that Bob. |
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Bobtanian | Report | 23 Nov 2012 16:45 |
the main cause for errors is setting the preference...........using the walking route while on a motorway wont work, but THAT will send you up a dead end, in a car........I'd inadvertantly set that up once, and Yoda suggested I turn LEFT off the parkway to go down the upslip........ |
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Foggy | Report | 23 Nov 2012 16:45 |
I have in the past had a tom tom, did not like it. |
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Dawnieher3headaches | Report | 23 Nov 2012 16:27 |
once she gets her own clients and done it a few times she will be fine but has also been asked to join a group that meets a wat away and although knows main way there if they change location she will need one. She does have map in car as well she just panics she will go wrong with her map reading. |
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AnninGlos | Report | 23 Nov 2012 16:19 |
You have to use your eyes and common sense as well as the sat nav. It also depends what you set. i.e. quickest route will often take you down obscure country lanes. many's the time we have looked and said, we are not going down there. The sat nav then re-evaluates the journey and gets you there in the end. We once used it on a journey we knew and each time we ignored the instructions it came up with a different route and we got there. |
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DazedConfused | Report | 23 Nov 2012 16:13 |
She may be going from house to house |
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PricklyHolly | Report | 23 Nov 2012 15:55 |
I have a Tom Tom..........the first time i used it it took me up a country lane to a dead end :-0..........i haven't used it since!! |
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AnninGlos | Report | 23 Nov 2012 15:47 |
Tom Tom has been very good for us, not let us down yet. But we do carry a map as well. We call her Gladys. |
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Porkie_Pie | Report | 23 Nov 2012 15:45 |
If you must have a satnav then i would recommend a GARMIN over any other for car drivers |
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jax | Report | 23 Nov 2012 15:29 |
I have a Samsung galaxy y phone and that has sat nav I believe and thats the basic smart phone....Sat navs are good but common sense would help rather than rely on the directions. |
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Dawnieher3headaches | Report | 23 Nov 2012 14:56 |
Rollo she only has a smartphone so dont think it has it and what the blazes is an android phone? on 2nd thoughts it would probconfuse me lol |
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Dawnieher3headaches | Report | 23 Nov 2012 14:49 |
Thanks Janet only thing i ever named was my walking stick and called that Moby as in moby dick = stick i said i was too young to ask someone to pass me my stick sais pass me moby sounded better lol |
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RolloTheRed | Report | 23 Nov 2012 14:48 |
TOM TOM real time traffic reports have not been working for ages. |
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Janet | Report | 23 Nov 2012 14:43 |
I have now got my second Tom tom, but always use it in conjunction with a map. I call it Rhonda (as in Help Me Rhonda) although I believe she is really called Jane.-jl |
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Dawnieher3headaches | Report | 23 Nov 2012 14:23 |
Merlin shes started another part time job as a carer and has to go from house to house and needs to find her way so map wpnt be any good as will be on a schedule and cant keep stopping to look at directions. |
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Merlin | Report | 23 Nov 2012 14:16 |
Carol. niether are you allowed to look a screens or listen to wrong directions. :-P |
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♥†۩ Carol Paine ۩†♥ | Report | 23 Nov 2012 14:11 |
A good one is a TOM Tom |
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Merlin | Report | 23 Nov 2012 14:06 |
Tell her to get a good Road Map,and read it before going anywhere strange. or get on to the AA via computor and get a printout to her destination. :-D |
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Dawnieher3headaches | Report | 23 Nov 2012 14:00 |
Lissy needs to get one and asked me to help well thats like asking a chocolate teapot to pour the tea |
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