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Grant Jump

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Okay it's dumb question time!! I am in the market for a GPS system, if I am
to believe all the hype. The Tom Tom Go 300 looks to be the best between
price, function and ease of use.

Question is to those who have used such, could I tap in OS grid refs to plot
a course or is it solely reliant on postal codes and addresses????

I would like a system that can manage both!!

Any thoughts?


 
> Okay it's dumb question time!! I am in the market for a GPS system, if I
am
> to believe all the hype. The Tom Tom Go 300 looks to be the best between
> price, function and ease of use.
>
> Question is to those who have used such, could I tap in OS grid refs to
plot
> a course or is it solely reliant on postal codes and addresses????
>
> I would like a system that can manage both!!
>
> Any thoughts?


Ive got the Tom Tom One, which i think is the best in the range. S/W is
superb, and the H/W is neat tidy, and small.

You cant navigate to grid ref, only Postcodes however you can navigate to a
point on a map once you point at it!

PocketGPSworld has loads of info on all types of gps units.

Darren will probably be along soon!


Mark
9090


 

"MVP" <mr.nice@*nospam*softhome.net> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Thu, 26 Jan 2006 20:45:58 GMT, "Grant Jump"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Okay it's dumb question time!! I am in the market for a GPS system, if I
am
> >to believe all the hype. The Tom Tom Go 300 looks to be the best between
> >price, function and ease of use.
> >
> >Question is to those who have used such, could I tap in OS grid refs to
plot
> >a course or is it solely reliant on postal codes and addresses????
> >
> >I would like a system that can manage both!!
> >
> >Any thoughts?
>
> I use a Magellan Roadmate 300. It's fine offroad but does not do
postcodes. You must enter a street address or a town centre name which in
use has not been a problem. Postcodes must be slightly easier though.

TonyB


 

"TonyB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "MVP" <mr.nice@*nospam*softhome.net> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > On Thu, 26 Jan 2006 20:45:58 GMT, "Grant Jump"
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > >Okay it's dumb question time!! I am in the market for a GPS system, if
I
> am
> > >to believe all the hype. The Tom Tom Go 300 looks to be the best
between
> > >price, function and ease of use.
> > >
> > >Question is to those who have used such, could I tap in OS grid refs to
> plot
> > >a course or is it solely reliant on postal codes and addresses????
> > >
> > >I would like a system that can manage both!!
> > >
> > >Any thoughts?
> >
> > I use a Magellan Roadmate 300. It's fine offroad but does not do
> postcodes. You must enter a street address or a town centre name which in
> use has not been a problem. Postcodes must be slightly easier though.
>
> TonyB
>
>
Consider getting a PDA and adding a GPS receiver and software to that, that
way you can use software like tomtom and all its advantages on road and
software like memory map off road.

Gerald


 
Considered the tom tom, but the physical size was not in it's favour, being
too big to simply pocket when parking the car up in an area I am not
familliar with. So opted for the navman 520. Must say that as my dad has a
tom tom 300 have compared both side by side, almost nothing between them as
functionalito goes, however the portability of the navman for me winns hands
down.
Hope this helps


 
Idris <[email protected]> wrote:

> Consider getting a PDA and adding a GPS receiver and software to that,

yes, am considering using a laptop, but have yet to research the
necessary. got as far as finding pages like this for the hardware:
http://navcity.co.uk/catalog/index.php+c_path+17_19

> that
> way you can use software like tomtom and all its advantages on road and
> software like memory map off road.

They share data source?

--
William Tasso

110 V8
 
"Grant Jump" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Okay it's dumb question time!! I am in the market for a GPS system, if I
> am to believe all the hype. The Tom Tom Go 300 looks to be the best
> between price, function and ease of use.
>
> Question is to those who have used such, could I tap in OS grid refs to
> plot a course or is it solely reliant on postal codes and addresses????
>
> I would like a system that can manage both!!
>
> Any thoughts?
>

I got a mio 168, I then got the software, medion Navigator to put on it,
cheap as chips and great for road nav.

Now then , for off road you can fork our alot for Memory map or a little for
GPSdash2 and make/rob/borrow your own maps (It's not hard!). At the end of
the day you will get what you pay for.

I think GPSwarehouse are doing Mio 168's at around £170 and the newer Mio
A201 for £230 or so.. Add the software to that (or visit ebay!) and your
looking at a cheap multifuctional platform that will slip in your arse
pocket....just don't sit down though!

Because it's PDA based you'll find that the PDA suddently becomes like a
watch or mobile phone... leave it at home and you just don't feel right. I
work shifts and the Calendar function alone is worth the money let alone the
GPS which is fantastic. We toured France and northern Spain with ours, can't
fault it!

google will find all the bits I've mentioned above.

Lee D


 
sat nav was cheap in kwiksave last time i walked past
pda was £129
and garmin i3 was £99


 
jOn wrote:
> sat nav was cheap in kwiksave last time i walked past
> pda was £129
> and garmin i3 was £99

I use a Garmin StreetPilot 2610, can't fault it for my needs. I can input
lat/long numbers too, as you can with most GPS units, though it's painful on
my Garmin eTrex. And they all share the same software for input of waypoints
via my laptop or desktop

Karen


--
"I'd far rather be happy than right any day."
- Slartibartfast


 
Also bear in mind that if you've a heated windscreen it will severly
limit your GPS reception. In this case look for something with a remote
aerial, or use a PDA with a Bluetooth GPS receiver. My Fortuna receiver
wedges nicely under the sunroof blind on my RRC, at least until I open
the sunroof!

Gordon.

 
[email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:

> Also bear in mind that if you've a heated windscreen it will severly
> limit your GPS reception.

I get some degredation on a 96 HSE but I bought a plug in
aerial on eBay and ran the nice thin cable out the door and
up the window seal and mag-mounted it on the roof. It works
without the aerial but just seems to take longer to lock-in.

This is a GPS card pluging into the Hx4700 palm top running
TomTom 5. I think the aerial cost about seven quid but be
careful - there are two almost identical plug types.

nigelH


 
"Nigel Hewitt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Also bear in mind that if you've a heated windscreen it will severly
>> limit your GPS reception.
>
> I get some degredation on a 96 HSE but I bought a plug in
> aerial on eBay and ran the nice thin cable out the door and
> up the window seal and mag-mounted it on the roof. It works
> without the aerial but just seems to take longer to lock-in.
>
> This is a GPS card pluging into the Hx4700 palm top running
> TomTom 5. I think the aerial cost about seven quid but be
> careful - there are two almost identical plug types.
>
> nigelH
>

I've had no problems with the Mio and it's built in antenna on the Disco,
RRC, Laguna or fully kitted Merc Sprinter Police Carrier :)

I did have problems with a GPS mouse I used prior to getting the Mio, this
was used on a laptop based system.

Lee


 
Grant Jump wrote:
> Okay it's dumb question time!! I am in the market for a GPS system,
> if I am to believe all the hype. The Tom Tom Go 300 looks to be the
> best between price, function and ease of use.
>
> Question is to those who have used such, could I tap in OS grid refs
> to plot a course or is it solely reliant on postal codes and
> addresses????
> I would like a system that can manage both!!
>
> Any thoughts?

The TomTom ONE is technically superior, it has the much better SiRFStarIII
receiver which is almost a must have now.

The GO's however (inc the ONE and RIDER) cannot accept OS Grid Refs. For
that consider a PocketPC. You could then run TomTom Navigator for on-road
use and Memory-Map for OS mapping off piste.

--
Darren Griffin
PocketGPSWorld - www.PocketGPSWorld.com
The Premier GPS Resource for News, Reviews and Forums


 
[email protected] wrote:
> Also bear in mind that if you've a heated windscreen it will severly
> limit your GPS reception. In this case look for something with a
> remote aerial, or use a PDA with a Bluetooth GPS receiver. My Fortuna
> receiver wedges nicely under the sunroof blind on my RRC, at least
> until I open the sunroof!
>
> Gordon.

Or a receiver with SiRFStarIII which is unaffected by heated screens,
athermic windscreens etc.

--
Darren Griffin
PocketGPSWorld - www.PocketGPSWorld.com
The Premier GPS Resource for News, Reviews and Forums


 
Dad wrote:
> Considered the tom tom, but the physical size was not in it's favour,
> being too big to simply pocket when parking the car up in an area I
> am not familliar with. So opted for the navman 520. Must say that as
> my dad has a tom tom 300 have compared both side by side, almost
> nothing between them as functionalito goes, however the portability
> of the navman for me winns hands down.
> Hope this helps

I'm glad you like the 520 but the GO range have many features that the 520
lacks. 7 Digit PostCode, support for Traffic Services, better custom POI
support, custom voices etc.

The ONE is far slimmer than the GO 300, 500 and 700's btw :)

--
Darren Griffin
PocketGPSWorld - www.PocketGPSWorld.com
The Premier GPS Resource for News, Reviews and Forums


 
"Grant Jump" <[email protected]> ha scritto nel messaggio
news:ayaCf.18447


> to believe all the hype. The Tom Tom Go 300 looks to be the best between
> price, function and ease of use.

Not quite, the best is the TomTom ONE - more speed, more satellites, less
thickness, 100 euros less.



 
....and Vincenzoni Attilio, Esq. spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...


> "Grant Jump" <[email protected]> ha scritto nel messaggio
> news:ayaCf.18447
>
>
>> to believe all the hype. The Tom Tom Go 300 looks to be the best
>> between price, function and ease of use.
>
> Not quite, the best is the TomTom ONE - more speed, more satellites,
> less thickness, 100 euros less.

I like the look of the Tomtom One, but the last time I looked it didn't do
European street-level mapping, just the major roads. Is possible to upgrade
the One to take the Euro maps, like they supply with the 700?

--
Rich
==============================

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.


 
On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 18:40:57 -0000, "Darren Griffin -
PocketGPSWorld.Com" <[email protected]> wrote:

>Dad wrote:
>> Considered the tom tom, but the physical size was not in it's favour,
>> being too big to simply pocket when parking the car up in an area I
>> am not familliar with. So opted for the navman 520. Must say that as
>> my dad has a tom tom 300 have compared both side by side, almost
>> nothing between them as functionalito goes, however the portability
>> of the navman for me winns hands down.
>> Hope this helps
>
>I'm glad you like the 520 but the GO range have many features that the 520
>lacks. 7 Digit PostCode, support for Traffic Services, better custom POI
>support, custom voices etc.
>
>The ONE is far slimmer than the GO 300, 500 and 700's btw :)

Darren - can you recommend a decent datalogger? I want GPS data
either real time or in batches, uploaded to my server via GPRS.

Should exist.....

--
Tim Hobbs
 
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