sat nav advice

[Proplus]

lol, so a pda like the one posted above is suitable for a navigation system? i heard that the car holder that comes with the ipaq is not good and has stated before, its a very under performed pda

I must say, a pda with a navigator is more appealing than a stand alone sat nav. How does the traffic alert system work in sat navs? do they come has standard or must you pay for the service or purchase a third party software?

i would like to get a sat nav with a traffic alert system so that i can avoid the nightmare of sitting down in traffic all day!! cheers

With Tom Tom, you'll need Bluetooth on the PDA and your mobile phone. You subscribe to the traffic service online, then pair up the mobile with the PDA, and away you go.

[j.o.s.h.1408]

cool i looked at the prices for both the tom tom and navman traffic alert and the navman seems the better choice because you pay a fixed price of £120 for a lifetime, but with tom tom its around £80 a year.

i might op for this sat nav. is the software for this any good?

Navman iCN-530

[directhex]

opinion heard from fiancee's father who has a navman and a tomtom:

only thing the navman does better is fitting in the pocket

[j.o.s.h.1408]

o ok looks like the tom tom one is gunna be the chosen one after all but does itc oem with a car cradle because i have read reviews where it doesnt! if this is true i may not get it

[Proplus]

o ok looks like the tom tom one is gunna be the chosen one after all but does itc oem with a car cradle because i have read reviews where it doesnt! if this is true i may not get it

car cradle as in the arm it slots on? Then yes.

[j.o.s.h.1408]

ok cool thanks mate. one more question before i decide on this, do i need to use my mobile phoen to use traffic alert system? cant tom tom one do this service automaticly on its own if i was subscribed to the tom tom plus service?

[directhex]

ok cool thanks mate. one more question before i decide on this, do i need to use my mobile phoen to use traffic alert system? cant tom tom one do this service automaticly on its own if i was subscribed to the tom tom plus service?

it needs to get the traffic data from somewhere - i.e. the intarweb. it needs to get online somehow, and a mobile is the simplest way

[Proplus]

it needs to get the traffic data from somewhere - i.e. the intarweb. it needs to get online somehow, and a mobile is the simplest way

Yup, on the move and on the go, so that it auto updates any traffic problems on the map.

[j.o.s.h.1408]

how reliable is it?