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Sorry, another car question.

My mum is thinking of getting the old man a car navigation thing for his birthday.

I have no experience at all of these. Anyone recommend good ones, helpful info, prices etc.

Do these things need a regular fee to be updated or not ??

:dunce: :p:

Thanks.
SBH.

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Hasn't this sort of thing been discussed recently in several threads? I think Mike was asking in one, try searching for Tom Tom.

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Oops sorry. Forgot to search. Will do now.

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Pocket pc pda with gps included £232 absolute bargain! Car cradle, maps etc included.

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http://www.comet.co.uk/comet/html/cache/244236.html

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If you don't want one that talks to you Pricedrop and bid tv do one for about £60 the same one sells in Argos for £99

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No

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Is it actually any good?

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You can get better for more £ÃÆ ’‚£Ãà¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£'s but it does what it is supposed to...
http://www.pdagold.com/articles/detail.asp?a=227
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Hmm.. I've been looking at tom tom, but think 300+ is a bit too steep for it... maybe this is a good middle ground

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Word of warning !

Unless the unit you choose has a separate antenna......

A certain type of re-radiating (metalised) screen that reflects heat out of a car might cause a problem. These seem to be an option on the latest Renaults, Citroens and Peugeots since about the time the new numberplate system was introduced. These windscreens can usually be identified by the blue/cooper appearance of the glass. In this case you will need a GPS antenna which can be mounted to the side of the windscreen where the metal filaments do not exist or outside the car.

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Didn't you read it's for a man. Pointless getting a talking one, won't listen to it.

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The non talking ones are for women...........

So they are not compelled to interrupt every time it speaks :D :angel:

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I did get one a couple of weeks ago. A mio 168 with AA navigator (built in GPS)

http://www.globalpositioningsystems...._id=-1&vt=grid

See demo and screen shots which are helpful

Any questions please come back to me.

Mike

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Ive got two, a medion PDA system like the one pictured above and a bluetooth GPS aerial and my 6600 running TomTom 5 mobile.
Both work great! No annual Fee!
Id get one whoever you are, they are very useful!

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I've moved this to the correct forum, & also used the search feature. :eek:

Here's what I found...

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