Not a fan of Garmin's either. I had a TomTom which I loved but wanted traffic,

Switched to Garmin as theirs is free but to be honest wish I hadn't.

Posted By: megson on July 28th 2014 at 13:59:37

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Best sat nav under ?100 please (General Chat) - Charles21, Jul 28, 10:42:30
- Halfords have Tom Tom via for ?109 (General Chat) - Surrey Yella, Jul 28, 14:05:28
- Not a fan of Garmin's either. I had a TomTom which I loved but wanted traffic, (General Chat) - megson, Jul 28, 13:59:37
- NavFree (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Jul 28, 12:07:56
  - Data? (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Jul 28, 12:18:49
    - Nowt once you've downloaded it. (n/m) (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Jul 28, 12:53:47
- get one with an USB (n/m) (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Jul 28, 12:07:47
  - Should you do a smell up it? (n/m) (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Jul 28, 12:10:07
    - very much so (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Jul 28, 12:20:54
- Not sure how much these are in the UK....... (General Chat) - usacanary, Jul 28, 11:58:01
  - Not sure but there was something in the OP which suggests he doesn't want a Garmin.. (n/m) (General Chat) - lurd, Jul 28, 12:03:31
- I use Garmins in all my vehicles. (General Chat) - usacanary, Jul 28, 11:53:26
  - 9 (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Jul 28, 14:49:57
  - ^^^ TWO mobility scooters - he's got TWO mobility scooters! (n/m) (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Jul 28, 12:55:49
- I'd like one with European maps. (General Chat) - norway, Jul 28, 11:45:23
  - Same again with CoPilot - get Euro maps download for about ?15 (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Jul 28, 11:49:26
    - As post below though... data heavy - or does that not matter with an app? (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Jul 28, 11:50:14
      - No data required - as below (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Jul 28, 11:53:25
        
        CoPilot Premium Europe is ?29.99 in the android store (General Chat) - norway, Jul 28, 12:03:17
        
        See NavFree (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Jul 28, 12:08:42
        
        Second this - I've got NavFree...very good. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arganth, Jul 28, 12:51:04
        
        No problem - just make sure you've got a 'good' in car charger (General Chat) - Yellalee, Jul 28, 12:07:01
        
        Already have a dual one for ipod and phone (General Chat) - norway, Jul 28, 12:12:54
        
        This is the one I use (General Chat) - Yellalee, Jul 28, 12:23:23
        
        Me birds a fairly decent map reader. Or TwatNav as i call her. (General Chat) - Pit, Jul 28, 12:16:53
        
        My wife is wonderful (General Chat) - norway, Jul 28, 12:18:21
        
        Well no one is perfect are they. Its those little flaws that make us all different. (n/m) (General Chat) - Pit, Jul 28, 12:34:16
        
        Cool - cheers. (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Jul 28, 11:54:39
- Try reading a map before your journey (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 28, 11:38:50
- I use the TomTom app on the iphone and it's excellent. (General Chat) - APB, Jul 28, 11:15:09
  - This, that, absolutely (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 28, 12:05:53
  - Aren't these all quite data heavy though? (General Chat) - norway, Jul 28, 11:43:40
    - No, local maps (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 28, 12:06:09
    - Think TomTom use local maps rather than downloads, like CoPilot (General Chat) - Yellalee, Jul 28, 11:51:48
  - Absolutely. And because they're 'apps' rather than hardware (General Chat) - Yellalee, Jul 28, 11:17:51
    - Having said that I am also using the built-in one now. (General Chat) - APB, Jul 28, 11:24:43
      - *coughgetaproperphonecough* (General Chat) - Yellalee, Jul 28, 11:52:50
- WHSmith road atlas. ?4.99 (n/m) (General Chat) - Pit, Jul 28, 11:09:06
- If you've got an M8, then CoPilot app. (General Chat) - Yellalee, Jul 28, 11:07:38
  - Great app that, use it when I'm in the US (n/m) (General Chat) - earlydoors, Jul 28, 11:11:18
    - Had it for years, improved immeasurably (General Chat) - Yellalee, Jul 28, 11:14:32
- just research your route before you travel (General Chat) - ingi, Jul 28, 10:56:49
  - time = money (General Chat) - usacanary, Jul 28, 12:01:05
  - a 12 hour journey? (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Jul 28, 11:02:52
    - drive faster (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Jul 28, 12:05:59
- I've got this. (General Chat) - lurd, Jul 28, 10:49:18
  - thanks (General Chat) - Charles21, Jul 28, 11:04:42
- I've been using Google Maps on the iphone, it's pretty decent... (n/m) (General Chat) - Vivid Data Shark, Jul 28, 10:47:35
  - Terrible compared to TomTom etc. Fucked me right up tother weekend. Couldn't even (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 28, 12:07:38
  - +1 (General Chat) - Old Man, Jul 28, 10:54:52
    - no thanks (General Chat) - Charles21, Jul 28, 11:05:36
      - ? (General Chat) - Trent_Canary, Jul 28, 11:17:57
    - All well and good if you have a decent signal when you set off, if not your a bit screwed. (General Chat) - Meh, Jul 28, 11:01:53

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