Is this the way to go anyone??

I've seen the Navman for $500 odd or the Tom Tom 'One' for $800 odd.

I know very little about Sat Nav to be honest, but the time has come and it's just I've heard of the Tom Tom brand before.

And does anyone use one on The Gold Coast, does it work well?

Cheers ...

I've no idea mate, just wanted to say hello

Hope it's all going well for you all.

Wish someone would just come up with a world one and be done with it....just stick it in your case wherever you go......sell billions !!!

I have heard good things about NavMan from quite a few.....


Hows it going then you guys? If you have a mo can you give mum a call as she is fretting coz she hasn't heard from you (you know what mums are like! LOL)

Claire
xxx

Hi Wendy, yeah all goin real good thanks ...

Just need to try and find where I'm going really ...lol

My time is up on the laptop I'm being told, gotta run.

Only gripe I guess is we're all desperate for the house stuff to arrive!

It's due the end of the month tho so just hoping that goes smooth.

Gotta go, I hate it when teenage daughters shout! ... :scared:

theres a few threads on here about it paul. just do a search on 'navman'

i have the tomtom and wouldnt trade it for the world mate. i use it for 13 hours a day and not had one problem

I've got the TomTom software for my Ipaq with maps for loads of countries, only used the Uk ones as yet but it has taken me everywhere i have asked it to, granted sometimes it has tried to take me down a farm track :scared: but i just miss that turn and it recalculates the route straight away.

We have a Navman and most of the time it is excellent but on the odd occasion that I am somewhere that is a new area and there are new roads it gets a bit confused but I suppose this is the same with the Tom Tom. It soon recalculates and gets you where you want to go though.

I, personally wouldn`t be without it as I cannot read maps!

Tracey x

I use my $15 UBD of the Gold Coast - haven't got lost yet or misdirected or stuck in a traffic jam

PS: Also got the $25 Brisbane, GC and SC - haven't got lost on that one yet either. And I can shut it up

Bit of discussion on this a few weeks ago: link
Looks like Tom Tom gets the thumbs up.

BTW, one thing I like about Tom Tom is that it's fully portable, so there's no installation and you can carry it around when you're on foot. Does anyone know if this applies to other SatNav systems?

I have just got back from Oz and used my navman PDA loaded with Tom Tom Australia maps and found it exellent.
It did occasionally tell us we could get down a road when it was a dead end but then that happens on the UK maps as well.

I found it invaluable as the missus doesn't like map reading (not many women do) and it takes the stress out of all the driving. We also found we were more likely to explore more as we knew we could find our way back easily.

I've got a Garmin and its fab. Its very easy to use, fully portable and has not got me lost yet!

Mel

Ive got a medion ppc, keep an eye out in www.aldi.com.au they are brill, Ive got Uk and Aus maps on mine, speed cameras and celeb voices.
Its brill. Also look on www.ebay.com.au might be cheaper on there.
Regards,
Paul

I have had a Navman Pin unit (the one that looks like a PDA and sticks to the windscreen) since arriving in Australia, and it has been a life saver. It has taken me all over Australia, and surprises some locals when it shows you a quicker way than you have been using for years. Also I have downloaded the speed camera locations from Ebay, and this must have saved me at least a ticket or two. Amazing little piece of equipment, if you are car buying, I recommend this as your second purchase in Oz as it will save you time, money (in wasted petrol getting lost!) and arguements with the partner. Dick Smith has them pretty cheap. Cheers

i think you have touched on the main point here
when u arrive its quite stressful trying to find your way about and getting lost a lot. i can rembr arguing all the time when we first got her, most of it was for one of us pointing the other in the wrong direction.
my tip
dont leave home without one