After getting horribly lost in Southern Manchester on Saturday whilst juggling a Road Atlas and an A to Z, I've decided that I need Sat Nav in my life.

I'm looking at the Tom Tom Go at the moment

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0002I8VLK/qid=1100547864/ref=pd_ka_0/026-7680104-8332428

Any thoughts boys and girls :confused: ?

I have a TomTom Go and it's an excellent piece of kit wouldn't be without it, very accurate, clear, precise everything it says on the tin. Used it for numerous trips has some great functions on it like speed via GPS, Time of Arrival, distance to next interchange etc etc. Plus the additional Points of Interest you can download FOC of the Web for say SpeedCameras.

Only one problem I have found is that the screen blanks if view through Polarised Sunglasses or at least it does with my Oakleys. Oh and the free case they send you is disappointing, was expecting something more substantial.

I have a TomTom Go and it's an excellent piece of kit wouldn't be without it' date=' very accurate, clear, precise everything it says on the tin. Used it for numerous trips has some great functions on it like speed via GPS, Time of Arrival, distance to next interchange etc etc. Plus the additional Points of Interest you can download FOC of the Web for say SpeedCameras.

Only one problem I have found is that the screen blanks if view through Polarised Sunglasses or at least it does with my Oakleys. Oh and the free case they send you is disappointing, was expecting something more substantial.[/quote']

Excellent ! Did you look at any others (palm based etc) Steve or did you go straight for the Go ? There are so many systems out there :confused:

http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/

Put it this way I have had numerous Pocket PC's and iPAQ's over the years and currently have a HP iPAQ 4150 which is the best and longest I have kept one to date before selling and changing nearly had it 10 months now. I have tried various options wired/unwired etc with these but nothing compares to the TomTom Go, as it's just one complete self contained unit.

Personally I couldn't be bothered with the iPAQ Car Mount, plus Bluetooth GPS Receiver and all the wiring, batteries for the GPS etc etc, plus you need an amplified cradle for the iPAQ as in my experience the internal Speaker isn't loud enough.

All I would like now is the Professional Car Mount option detailed in the manual but yet to see anywhere plus the POI Speed Camera add on to be as good as my Road Angel II and have the big speed display rather than 10pt that is difficult to read, So I could ditch the RA2.

I've got Tom Tom v3 software running on an old XDA organiser that wasn't doing very much but sit on a shelf gathering dust. The route mapping software is pretty good and I've only found a couple of roads that don't exist on it. Unfortunately, that includes the M6 toll road. As the mark 1 XDA doesn't have bluetooth, I bought the Tom Tom wired holder, so my Octy's dashboard is a bit like mission control with cables running all over the place. I'll tidy it up once I get bored driving the car... er, if I get bored driving the car...!

Put it this way I have had numerous Pocket PC's and iPAQ's over the years and currently have a HP iPAQ 4150 which is the best and longest I have kept one to date before selling and changing nearly had it 10 months now. I have tried various options wired/unwired etc with these but nothing compares to the TomTom Go' date=' as it's just one complete self contained unit.

Personally I couldn't be bothered with the iPAQ Car Mount, plus Bluetooth GPS Receiver and all the wiring, batteries for the GPS etc etc, plus you need an amplified cradle for the iPAQ as in my experience the internal Speaker isn't loud enough.

All I would like now is the Professional Car Mount option detailed in the manual but yet to see anywhere plus the POI Speed Camera add on to be as good as my Road Angel II and have the big speed display rather than 10pt that is difficult to read, So I could ditch the RA2.[/quote']

Good info

I bought the Tom Tom wired holder, so my Octy's dashboard is a bit like mission control

In a wierd way that's kind of what I'm after. Stereo, gauges, radar detector, hands free phone and sat nav... All surrounding me... All talking to me

Now that I've cracked hardwiring, wires are no problem :)

Well I've got the Tom Tom'd XDA in a cradle attached to the bottom right of the windscreen, a safety area detector (is that what you call a radar detector now? ) next to that, then a pretty old but very useable Nokia car kit hard wired next to the radio/climate control.

Looks great at night if you're into flashing lights!

I use a tish e530 with a CF GPS card as the PDA has CF and SD slots. Just use one powercable and a brodit dash mount that looks about as close ot oem as you can get

Brodit Mount

Brodit with my Tosh and CF GPS Card

www.globalpositioningsystems.co.uk they do all types of GPS units for the car; PDA, TomTom Go, proper standalone units, handhelds etc etc. Bought quite a few things from them. Best part is that, for most units, they have a full and comprehensive review. Even if you don't buy from them, it is well worth reading the reviews.

Is that a tractor exhaust coming out of your bonnet? It looks like it's got one of those flappy valves on top!

I've had TomTom 3 on two PDAs, and I have to say, the TomTom Go is better. It's more stable, neat, and easy to hear.

Once you've got satnav, you'll wonder how you used to manage.

Is that a tractor exhaust coming out of your bonnet? It looks like it's got one of those flappy valves on top!

I've had TomTom 3 on two PDAs' date=' and I have to say, the TomTom Go is better. It's more stable, neat, and easy to hear.

Once you've got satnav, you'll wonder how you used to manage.[/quote']

Going for the hot rod look

I too am think about getting Sat Nav. Ideally I'd like a fixed one so I don't have to remember to take it with me when ever I'm not using it but didn't fancy spend

If you want fixed, go to the link I posted and read some reviews.

If you want fixed, go to the link I posted and read some reviews.

Unless i'm going mad Jon, your link has the Tom Tom Go down as its grade A, gold star, most recommended, top banana

Does anyone know how up to date the speed camera database for the Tom Tom is? Would it function quite adequately as a warning of fixed sites?

The reason I ask is because I would like a GPS and a detector but can't afford both. The last set of points notwithstanding I don't think I really need a bells and whistles detector. I'm thinking a Tom Tom and cruise would do me.

Thoughts anyone?

How flexible is the Tom Tom Go and how easy is it to update maps? It looks to me like it's purely a sat-nav solution so would it allow you to load in points of interest (like accident black spots )? I'm thinking that as a techie, a PDA with built in GPS receiver may be better value for money for me?

Chris

It's easy to update maps. You can also add your own points of interest. The latest Go software includes an alert system, to warn you of speed cameras. You just need to download a database of the cameras, which can be had for free from www.pocketgps.co.uk. It works very well! There is the same flexibility for adding POIs as the PDA based system, although you start to need a bigger memory card quite quickly.

It's easy to update maps. You can also add your own points of interest. The latest Go software includes an alert system, to warn you of speed cameras. You just need to download a database of the cameras, which can be had for free from www.pocketgps.co.uk[/url']. It works very well! There is the same flexibility for adding POIs as the PDA based system, although you start to need a bigger memory card quite quickly.

Thanks for the info - so what size of memory card would you recommend?

Chris

256 mb is about big enough: it gives enough room for the UK map, the major European routes map, and a fair few POIs.

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Thanks, I now understand completely. I will now break down my order for Xmas DVD's.