Guest mk47 Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 any1 own one? is it good? does the signal get cut off when going under tunnels like some of the cheap ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 bit late to be asking that lol;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 ive got one and its great, just downloaded the speed cameras for it:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Prawn Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 Got a 700, pretty good. Does some strange stuff sometimes but gets there in the end:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piehound Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 lmao they all cut out in tunnels as you cant see a satelite through 100ft of concrete and dirt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mk47 Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 mark its never too late just make sure u keep ur claws off this one!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucifer Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 We use the TOM TOM one as its just as good as the old generation more expensive ones. ALL sat navs cut out in tunnels, but some are more intelegent and use your current speed and keep you on the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mk47 Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 cheers! well less than an hour to go till the auction ends! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 I have the 500. Benefits over the others is the ASN (assisted sat. navigation) which means accelerometers and gyroscopes to guestimate your movement when the signal goes (e.g. in tunnels). Also the processor is 400MHz in the 500 and 700, rather than 200MHz in those below. It of course has Bluetooth, which it can use as a mobile hands-free (lower models can't do this). The bluetooth with a 3G mobile (gprs would still work but slower) is great for traffic jam updates. SD-card slot makes upgrades / additions nice and easy. I wouldn't want a 700 because they use a hard disk instead of the SD card. I'm thinking of selling my 500 at some point so I can replace it with the new generation of wide-screen units. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mk47 Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 yessssss won it! on my way to pick it up now so happy.. never won anything before! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mk47 Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 tom tom owners when you first unpack it and charge it up.. does it take ages to find a gps signal?? oh also in the car do u need a external aerial or is the built in one enough? talking about tomtom 500 btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucifer Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 Internal is enough. Take it outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 yea, go outside and its fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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