RE: [OT] "safety" camera databases

["Neil Ball" <neilball@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I tried the TomTom service and it was pretty poor compared to
PocketGPS, and
yes it is subscription based (more expensive than PGPS too). For my money
the PGPS scheme seems the best value and most up to date. I also got a free
life membership by sending in some new camera locations and updating a few
that were wrong so it's worth becoming an active member as it then costs
nothing!



Neil B.



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From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Paul Gordon
Sent: 03 May 2006 14:49
To: UKHA_D Group
Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] "safety" camera databases



General query about who uses what camera database on their satnav units?

I used to use the PocketGPSworld one, but that has gone from being free
to a subscription service... - I don't mind paying for something that's
worth having, but if I'm going to pay for a camera database, then I'm
obviously going to exercise a bit more discretion about which one I pay
for, since I don't want to end up paying more than once...

I'm also intending to upgrade my TomTom to one of the new 910's later in
the year (have to convice SWMBO first!) - this now has a built-in camera
database, although I *suspect* that this will also be a
subscription-only one as part of the TomTom plus services (bit difficult
to tell from the press I've read so far...)

So, - are there still free camera databases available, or have they all
gone subscription only now? And regardless of this, are there any
differences between the available databases? - are any "better"
than
others? And so on..

Cheers

Paul G.

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