KregRS

I need to get myself a Sat Nav for work, so thought I'd consult the oracle on PF as to whats best. I've got upto £120 to spend, possibly stretch to bit more, but ain't got a clue what to get. So, suggestions please.

Thrush

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TomTom I find the easiest to use, but you'll only get the basic one for the money you have to spend. At that money I'd be buying second hand...

KregRS

I borrowed a TomTom from someone at work, and have to admit, it was a doddle to use. I'm afraid to admit, but I used to have a Binatone Sat Nav and it was pants.

St3V3_C

Tom all the way.

I bought a 90 quid Start, and it gets me where I want to go. Full postcode and speed cameras.

No brainer.

BM08

Same here, i got a Tomtom classic(smaller screen) as recommended on here last year and its taken me to a few different places now without getting lost and as said above it has speed cams without paying anything

Not got a bad word to say about it, it just does exactly what its meant to and does it really well

ballin

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cheapest tomtom you can find, the more expensive ones just have useless features anyway

Frogford

As everyone else has said TOMTOM ! I have a TOMTOM ONE, bought a fair few years ago and its very, very good. I'm a courier for a living and has helped me out massively.

Mark 3D

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Ive just bought a Garmin Nuvi 1390T which im very pleased with.

I had a TomTom Go 300 before that which i always had problems with although admittedly it was an old unit.

Robs Frst

Ii have a Garmin Nuvi 205 which im pleased with pics up signal fairly quick.

Tom Tom have taken me in the wrong directions in the past.

nigel b

i got a xhinese one from ebay
excellent bit of kit

Mike C

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I have a tomtom go 740 live. Awesome bit of kit, especially when you take out a full subscription for all the live features

RichieST

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i've got a cheap tom tom, had it about 5 years now. Has been chucked down a flight of stairs and still works perfectly! Had a garmin before that, and it would take about 5 minutes to pick up a signal, shout at you when you did a wrong turn, was a hateful load of shite.

Toe Knee

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Theres one on ebuyer thats always been a good bit of kit in the past, and they have released a newer one which i have now as my last broke under warrenty luckly within a year and they replaced with the newer one!!

Basically it comes with shit sat nav software and you can instead install tom tom onto it. Not the most moral thing to do if that bothers u but its only £50 to buy this one and you can aquire the software off the net and ur away!! Need to be a bit computer minded as it requires u to do a few things to get it to work things but isnt too hard.

Plus the latest model which i have has a light sensor on the back so adjusts the brightness, also an FM transmitter so you can put music onto the micro SD card then transmit it to ur stereo!! Also has some basic games on if u get bored lol.

This is the one im on about anyway!!

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/188955

dangerousbrian

ive been using one called Mio..cheap and nasty one that me dad bought from morrisons..only cost £60 but it does the job spot on..its even got speed and traffic light camera detection on it..what more do yopu really need..ive got tomtom on my work handheld unit and when ive tried to use it ive had nowt but shite off it..took me to the wrong place twice now so i stopped using it

delterflier

this is a newer version of the one i use at work,as for price and useability i cant fault it.
ive never used a tom tom but i use it to deliver across the east side of scotland and it pics up loads of speed cameras along the way

john

yellowsierra

I got a tom tom one, does what its suposed to do which is all it needs to do

Silent Bob voice is best as well as the soppy tart does get on your tits although r2d2 is novel

ShiftyOldScoob

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I've had a tom tom one for a good couple of years or more now and I wouldnt be with out it!

I do on average 20k+ a year and touch wood its never let me down...IRC I payed £120 for it but think there about 90quid now

I used to have a navman but it only had 3 didgit post code recognition...pile of shite!

cossiejay

i have a tomtom 1 which is excellent plus if you have a card reader you can download all the maps,voices,speed cameras ,etc off mini nove,piratebay etc

Smiggy

Bought a TomTom Go 520 a few years back and still got it. Never had an issue with it and the handsfree calling on it is superb. It gets fairly heavy use due to my job on 9-12 hours a day 6 days a week so the battery now only lasts about 5mins if left unplugged, but in all honesty I've always got it plugged in anyway so not an issue.

Deffo recommend one

Matt Evans

ive had a Garmin widescreen (250 model i think) that has got us round europe the last few years, BUT lately its been taking sometimes 10 minutes to pick up a signal - once found it works fine.

Ive looked into what the problem might be and it seems common, but at £45 + vat to fix it, im better off buying a newer version, and im thinking of Tom Toms as well.

Thrush

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You don't even need to do that - just type into Google what you want and it's all out there for free. I have all the latest speed camera locations (fixed, variable, and mobile hotspots), along with usefull ones like all the Total and Shell station locations (work fuel cards are only for Total and shell), and all the Tesco locations (for when I'm out and about and need a supermarket), but you can get POI's for free from nearly all the major companies - Tesco, Shell, Total, BP, Asda, loads of companies!

Here's a good list; http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/tomtompoi.php

My TomTom is about 4 yrs old now, and it does need a new map, as sometimes it thinks I'm in a field where a new road has been built or moved. It's not let me down with postcodes yet, few roads missing from it, and it often gets speed limits wrong, but on the whole it's fine. Need to find a "source" for an uptodate map for it tho

1.9 xr2 on 40's

garmin all the way

tomtom are gay as fuck
ive had 3 tomtoms,. 1st was good but was out of date for where i used it quickly
since then i bought 2 tomtoms, 1 was just stupid, woudl rather send you right 3 times than left and i got another better 1 which wouldnt hold charge itself and was no better at findling places either
i was given a new tomtom at my new job but still use my own satnav

BM08

If you know where/how to update the maps for free then drop me a pm please! (i have a TomTom One as above)