PDA / Sat Nav

[Panda On Smack]

Always been tempted by a PDA and then sticking Tom Tom on it

PDA's seem to be on the way out though, that right?

Would you guys/girls still recommend getting one and if so any particular model?

I could just get a Sat Nav system thing on its own but that only serves 1 purpose when i could get a PDA that does Sat Nav and loads of other stuff.

cheers

 

[Tom]

www.pocketgps.co.uk

BTW I have a Nokia 6680 and it runs TomTom.

 

[xane]

I use a Palm Tungsten T5, a Bluetooth GPS unit and Michelin MapSonic, it works fine but the software is starting to look dated.

Tom Tom Navigator 5 is, at last, out for the Palm and I may invest in that.

Tom Tom generally do all-in-one solutions, either a GPS dongle with software for a Pocket PC, or a complete independent unit.

I'd be loathe to recommend a Palm at this time, the current range are limited and not very good quality. I've not had experience with Pocket Pcs so I can't comment on them, but a lot of them do have built-in GPS.

My step-son has the Tom Tom One and he's well pleased with it, plus it can be updated because the maps and POIs are on an SD Card.

 

[Panda On Smack]

Thanks chaps

I have a 6680 as well, i need a bluetooth gps receiver though. Any recommendations?

Ta

 

[xane]

Tom Tom packages normally come with a GPS which acts as a dongle, check out their MOBILE 5 edition.

 

[Tom]

Thanks chaps

I have a 6680 as well, i need a bluetooth gps receiver though. Any recommendations?

Ta

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GPS-Bluetooth...876995330QQcategoryZ23398QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I have one of those, from that same seller. Quick delivery, battery life is ages, fully portable (18 hours or so batt life), and very sensitive - mine gets a signal indoors.

 

[nath]

I got this

Cheap n cheerful, has a tendency to overheat and crash (you need to unplug/replug to get it working again) but it's the cheapest unit you're likely to find.

 

[Panda On Smack]

Cheers guys

Im happy to pay a little more to get something that has a strong singal and is reliable.

Tom the link you gave says Italy only?

Will do some searches for the same item

Ta

 

[WPKenny]

Tomtom + your phone will be fine. I've got it on my 6380 and it's marvelous.
Some say it makes you lazy and you should just look at a map. I say "dinosaurs!".

 

[nath]

They're right though - I used a map all the time before I got TomTom and became extremely competent at navigating. Then I get TomTom on my nice new SPV and that all goes out the window - when the device cuts out (which it does a few times a week) I just panic, have to pull over and wait for it to start working again.


That said, you're right Kenny - dinosaurs!

 

[Panda On Smack]

Can you download newer maps anywhere?

Anyone know what the latest version of the GB map is?

Ta

 

[nath]

5.21ish I believe

 

[Panda On Smack]

Fanks

I got a Globalsat BT-338 as you suggested Tom, in silver, seems great, good signal strength.

I used tomtom yesterday for the first time going to a hospital in stevenage and even though i sort of knew the way it was good.

Very pleased so far

Can i check my version of tom tom somehow?

 

[Tom]

Tom the link you gave says Italy only?
Ta

Ah dunno, I just searched for the seller I bought it from. Would probably be easier just to buy the same one from someone else

 

[Tom]

You can check the software version if you scroll through the preference menus.

Software version is independant of map version.

 

[dysfunction]

Tom where do the maps go on the Nokia 6680 memory card? Is there a specific folder for them?

Thanks

 

[Panda On Smack]

Mine are in the root of the mem card in 2 folders called:

Europe-map
Great_Britain-map

 

[Tom]

Yep, all the map stuff just goes into the root of the memory card.

You need a 'zip' folder for the 7-digit postcode search.