Can anyone advise me on a GPS?
Jun 25th 2007, 11:54 am
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Re: Can anyone advise me on a GPS?
Don't you have Daniel, or English Emily, there are about 4 I think.....English voices I could choose. I like Daniel as I can hear him above the radio, he's the most clear and concise, telling you the road name.
Jun 25th 2007, 11:56 am
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Re: Can anyone advise me on a GPS?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=1csr0dxalpI
For those who have never seen the last five minutes of Zulu (shame on you)--that's the clip.
For those who have never seen the last five minutes of Zulu (shame on you)--that's the clip.
Jun 25th 2007, 12:10 pm
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who turned out the light?
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Re: Can anyone advise me on a GPS?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=1csr0dxalpI
For those who have never seen the last five minutes of Zulu (shame on you)--that's the clip.
For those who have never seen the last five minutes of Zulu (shame on you)--that's the clip.
Jun 25th 2007, 12:48 pm
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Re: Can anyone advise me on a GPS?
Shame no voice on tom-tom approximates it but mind you I'd never get out of the drive if it did..............................
Jun 25th 2007, 2:25 pm
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Re: Can anyone advise me on a GPS?
LOl! Thanks everyone!
I'm leaning towards the Garmin as my husband bought me that brand and really likes it the best, so I figured thats what I should get him too! I LOVE mine, its really given me the confidence to get up and go anywhere I want.
So I'm thinking the Garmin Nuvi 350. www.pcnation.com seems the cheapest right now...
I'm leaning towards the Garmin as my husband bought me that brand and really likes it the best, so I figured thats what I should get him too! I LOVE mine, its really given me the confidence to get up and go anywhere I want.
So I'm thinking the Garmin Nuvi 350. www.pcnation.com seems the cheapest right now...
Jun 25th 2007, 2:49 pm
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Re: Can anyone advise me on a GPS?
I'm looking to get a GPS unit for my husband for Christmas....
I'm trying to decide between:
Harman Kardon 300: http://www.amazon.com/Harman-Kardon-.../dp/B000QSF2FY
and
Garmin Nuvi 350: http://www.amazon.com/Garmin-Vehicle...2798809&sr=1-1
I personally have the Garmin 330 and I love it, but my husband would like one with the coordinates etc The Garmin above is about $100 more, but I want to get him one that will last and is really good.
Does anyone have any thoughts or even other suggestions?
Thanks so very much!
I'm trying to decide between:
Harman Kardon 300: http://www.amazon.com/Harman-Kardon-.../dp/B000QSF2FY
and
Garmin Nuvi 350: http://www.amazon.com/Garmin-Vehicle...2798809&sr=1-1
I personally have the Garmin 330 and I love it, but my husband would like one with the coordinates etc The Garmin above is about $100 more, but I want to get him one that will last and is really good.
Does anyone have any thoughts or even other suggestions?
Thanks so very much!
I have the Tom Tom...510 I think. Not entirely sure. I got it for my wife who gets lost turning out of the garage (literally). I'm the kind of guy who has USGS maps and a compass and gets annoyed with the 'offset' they throw in the GPS because it is not accurate enough, so I don't really use the device much myself.
It is in her car and pretty easy to use. It has a multitude of languages (60+) so my wife can listen to it in her home dialect which helps (When she is driving she doesn't concentrate as much on my directions so I get tired of saying 'your other left' when telling her to turn right).
Tom Toms have a lot of features you can download, but I haven't really got into all of that. Phone runs through the device as well so it doubles as a handsfree. Has all the cool coordinate details / sat numbers, etc. as well
http://www.amazon.com/TomTom-910-Por...2801824&sr=1-3
It is in her car and pretty easy to use. It has a multitude of languages (60+) so my wife can listen to it in her home dialect which helps (When she is driving she doesn't concentrate as much on my directions so I get tired of saying 'your other left' when telling her to turn right).
Tom Toms have a lot of features you can download, but I haven't really got into all of that. Phone runs through the device as well so it doubles as a handsfree. Has all the cool coordinate details / sat numbers, etc. as well
http://www.amazon.com/TomTom-910-Por...2801824&sr=1-3
Other than that...is OK. Cost a fortune and I've used it twice.
Jun 25th 2007, 3:13 pm
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Re: Can anyone advise me on a GPS?
I made the mistake of buying a TOM TOM. Its been back twice because the on/off power button thingy has a fault and the thing freezes completely (apparently its been reported on a few sites that this is a common problem). The actual docking connections were designed by a complete ****ing moron and could easily have been designed to dock much easier and better by a 10 year old.
Other than that...is OK. Cost a fortune and I've used it twice.
Other than that...is OK. Cost a fortune and I've used it twice.
Jun 25th 2007, 3:24 pm
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Re: Can anyone advise me on a GPS?
It was designed by the Dutch I believe.....wish I'd known that before I parted with hard earned...I mean......the also designed the Daf variomatic FFS
Jun 25th 2007, 4:24 pm
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Re: Can anyone advise me on a GPS?
I made the mistake of buying a TOM TOM. Its been back twice because the on/off power button thingy has a fault and the thing freezes completely (apparently its been reported on a few sites that this is a common problem). The actual docking connections were designed by a complete ****ing moron and could easily have been designed to dock much easier and better by a 10 year old.
Other than that...is OK. Cost a fortune and I've used it twice.
Other than that...is OK. Cost a fortune and I've used it twice.
I have mine set on "Jane" I think, anyway she sounds like Lara Croft.
At least I know I can get home, but it does a few erratic things.
Jun 26th 2007, 12:20 am
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Re: Can anyone advise me on a GPS?
picked up a really nice Magellan 360 unit end of last year. Gets loads of use due to the job. Turn by turn with a nice 'proper' English accent
Mind you though I got lucky, paid $100 for it from Target as they were offloading them to replace with the newer version (should have been $400)
Mind you though I got lucky, paid $100 for it from Target as they were offloading them to replace with the newer version (should have been $400)
