RE: [OT] Self contained portable SatNav

["Nigel Giddings" <nigel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Keith,

I can recommend the XDA with TomTom5. I have been using it with a BT GPS
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d it has impressed me.=20

Battery life using TomTom is about two hours, the backlight is permanently
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on. I have bought a USB / Cigar Lighter lead (E-bay Hong Kong Seller) for
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few quid which helps although I think the charge rate is still less than t=
he useage at full tilt.

You will also need an SD card (1GB are not too expensive).

I am just waiting for my XDA Exec which doesn't run TomTom at the moment I
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believe. Two steps forward, one back...

The XDA I have does not have WiFi which the XDA below does have so could
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ke a great HA remote control round the house...

Drop me a mail off-list if you are seriously thinking of going this way.

NIgel

-----Original Message-----
From: Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG) [mailto:haweste@xxxxxxx]=20
Sent: 11 November 2005 07:57
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Self contained portable SatNav

Keith,

Aldi have another one on offer - no idea whether it is any good or not.
http://uk.aldi.com/special_buys/productnl_461.html

A work colleague has just got an XDA ("IIi" I think) and is using
that with=
TomTom. On a recent trip the TomTom maps even had all of the un-named loca=
l rounds around the caravan park - he was most impressed.

IIRC you can the XDA for =A379 + =A319/month with free minutes etc.
(www.ti=
nyurl.com/ddhy5 or http://shop.o2.co.uk/shop/o2uk/jsp/handsets/viewHandsetD=
etails.jsp?prodID=3Dconsumer:O2:XDAIIi:GROUP ) And of course it doubles as
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a phone, PDA, camera etc so you only need to carry one thing around. I'm
re=
ally tempted...

HTH,

Tim.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Doxey
> Hi All,
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> I know this has been discussed many times before so apologies=20
> for asking again!
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> I am looking for a portable SatNav that we can move between vehicles.
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> Dont want to spend too much on it as we dont often need=20
> SatNav, its just for the occasional excursion.
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> I dont think using my iPaq is an option as it is an early=20
> 3630 and I only have the PCMCIA jacket for it not a compact flash one.
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> Do all current Satnav units go down to Postcode level ?
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> Sorry if these seem like dumb questions but I am still using=20
> Autoroute 98 because we get bugger all new roads round here.=20
> Still waiting for the dual carriageway that we have been=20
> campaigning for during the last 30 years at least :-(
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> I seem to remember someone posting about some units in Aldi=20
> or Lidl which I think were Medion??? Are they any good?
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> TIA
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> Keith



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