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Decent gps system?

Cyrus · 2005-12-23 12:25:08

been trying tomtom mobile and route 66 on my phone and neither are great (ive a nokia n70) tom toms maps are limited and the map i have for route 66 cant get a location anywhere (maybe ive an old one) is there anything thats as good as ms autoroute?

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23-12-2005 1:25pm

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Cyrus

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been trying tomtom mobile and route 66 on my phone and neither are great (ive a nokia n70) tom toms maps are limited and the map i have for route 66 cant get a location anywhere (maybe ive an old one) is there anything thats as good as ms autoroute?

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#2 23-12-2005 2:20pm
kevmac

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MS Autoroute is muck.

Only use SatNav with NavTeq maps for Ireland.

Full discussion here:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=258397

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#3 23-12-2005 2:28pm
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route66 supposedly uses them but map i have seesm really awful?

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#4 23-12-2005 7:05pm
kevmac

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Navteq release quarterly updates to SatNav companies who then tend to only issue updates on a yearly basis.

For instance CoPilot 6 has just been released with Q2 2005 maps for Ireland.

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#5 23-12-2005 11:11pm
Paul (MN)

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Be careful. NavTeq maps are currently the best for Ireland. Garmin units use NavTeq.

I have recently seen, in Halfords, other brands stating that they use "Navigon, by NavTeq" and these do not have good coverage.

Better coverage is on the way but it will take time. If you need something right now I would find a Garmin unit that you like. I found the user interface on the Garmin i3 and i5(?) to be flawed though.

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