talking of TOM TOM...

[scoot]

quote:Originally posted by rob walker

Just purchased the Garmin 760T which comes preloaded with UK, Europe and USA maps. It also has blue tooth hook up so mobile phone hands free, important points of interest, FM receiver, MP3 player through the FM transmitter to your radio and takes SD cards.
Will set this up at the weekend for my UK trip to Roger Edwards then Devon. Summer holidays      
It cost GBP 200.

It has an FM receiver AND FM transmitter?  That's pretty cool.  It sounds basically the same in function and price as the TomTom GO720.

[rob walker]

Yes seems pretty cool, lets hope that the sat nav bit works and does not direct me into some river as you keep reading about in the papers  :oops:

[paulr]

Rob,
the sat navs are great and have got me to the door of the most unlikey places all over Europe. I simply don't believe these river tales. I think people just like making these stories up. If you keep the unit up to date with map corrections you'll be OK. Good luck with the RE boys.

quote:Originally posted by rob walker

Yes seems pretty cool, lets hope that the sat nav bit works and does not direct me into some river as you keep reading about in the papers  :oops:

[rob walker]

Paul, yes there just good press stories, normally some bl**de for even more spice. I had the BMW system in my last 5 and it was good, but here in Turkey they are just coming onto the market. Garman do have a dealer here that has a Turkey map so will also get this uploaded, not that I realy want to drive anywhere here.....1.75 hrs to go 12 kms from home to downtown Istanbul office this morning :evil: hope the roads are better in Devon

[paulr]

They are, I have a house there ( in Devon ). Why not buy a Sat nav here at Halfords where they are often reduced by 50%. I have the Tom Tom 920T which is great and also the sticky thing that you stick onto the windscreen fits nicely on the glove box between the light and the edge and with a coily lead plugged into the cigarette lighter looks neat and tidy. I will have it hard wired soon when I have finished my "the electrical project" list for the boys.

quote:Originally posted by rob walker

Paul, yes there just good press stories, normally some bl**de for even more spice. I had the BMW system in my last 5 and it was good, but here in Turkey they are just coming onto the market. Garman do have a dealer here that has a Turkey map so will also get this uploaded, not that I realy want to drive anywhere here.....1.75 hrs to go 12 kms from home to downtown Istanbul office this morning :evil: hope the roads are better in Devon

[rob walker]

Where in Devon, we also have a barn conversion in Devon near Okehampton, which is where we are going for a few weeks. I bought the Garmin in the UK on Ebay and its being delivered to Suffolk my start point for the Merc vacation.

quote:Originally posted by paulr

They are, I have a house there ( in Devon ). Why not buy a Sat nav here at Halfords where they are often reduced by 50%. I have the Tom Tom 920T which is great and also the sticky thing that you stick onto the windscreen fits nicely on the glove box between the light and the edge and with a coily lead plugged into the cigarette lighter looks neat and tidy. I will have it hard wired soon when I have finished my "the electrical project" list for the boys.

[66andBlue]

Hi scoot and peterm,
do you know whether the map share feature works in the USA? And if it does how many owners use it and share maps?
Also  what did it cost you to download European maps? Also does TomTom charge a yearly GPS fee?
I am still trying to figure out what to buy. I don't own an MP3 player or iPod and I use my (non-Bluetooth) cell phone only for emergencies, so all these bells and whistles are not important - at last for now.

[scoot]

quote:Originally posted by 66andBlue

Hi scoot and peterm,
do you know whether the map share feature works in the USA? And if it does how many owners use it and share maps?
Also  what did it cost you to download European maps? Also does TomTom charge a yearly GPS fee?
I am still trying to figure out what to buy. I don't own an MP3 player or iPod and I use my (non-Bluetooth) cell phone only for emergencies, so all these bells and whistles are not important - at last for now.

Mapshare does work in the US but I don't use it so I can't tell you much about it.  I _think_ the European map is $99, but check at tomtom.com to verify.  There is no yearly GPS fee with TomTom but if you want real-time traffic there is a fee, and I think it is waived in the US right now since it doesn't work well here anyway.

[peterm]

the 920 I have was preloaded with both us and europe the reason I bought it!  Don't use any fee services, frankly only used on a prn basis

[Douglas]

I wanted to revive this thread because I'm about to take the plunge and purchase a GPS device. (Yes, I'm an Old School kind of guy when it comes to gadgets like these. In fact, I've been driving with a "Magic 8-Ball" attached to my windshield with a suction cup instead of GPS. "Answer Hazy. Try again." gets a little old after awhile....)

So does anyone have any recent experiences with preferred GPS devices they can volunteer? I'd even be interested in hearing about ones to avoid.

Thanks for any insight you can share on this.

[scoot]

So does anyone have any recent experiences with preferred GPS devices they can volunteer? I'd even be interested in hearing about ones to avoid.

I'm still happy with my TomTom GO720.  Prices are supposed to be low this year.  Expect to get a good deal on whatever you buy.

[66andBlue]

Hi Douglas,
I wanted a GPS with European maps already installed and after reading lots of comments from customers on the Amazon web site and on the GPS Review site [http://www.gpsreview.net/tomtom-go-920t/] I decided to buy the TomTom GO920T from Amazon. In mid-September the price for the 920T (with the RDS-TMC traffic receiver) was lower than for the regular 920 - go figure! Unfortunately that deal is gone. So far I am quite happy with it. I'll send you an email with more comments and details later.