Paul Posted March 23, 2007 Author Share Posted March 23, 2007 Interesting. How do you know what model numbers give you this option? Is it listed in the specs as that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMiFFAD Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Had both Garmin (nuvi) and Tomtom (on a pocket pc), both have their positives and negatives. I ended up selling the Garmin as the i found the tomtom slighty better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Just to let you know some of the garmin units have 'dead reckoning', which means, when the gps unit loses signal, it still knows where you are and can still navigate. So some units may lose signals in built up areas, and in tunnels, and let you down, but garmin wont.... You mean it it just guesses where you are now based on speed and where you were along the route? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solid Snake Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 I paid 500 of your earth pounds for a Road Angel (plus monthly subs) a year and a half ago and it aint worth 3 rows of sheeps shite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_blackman Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 I've got teh Garmin Nuvi 310d, i think its great and i use it fairly often finding difficult places as i drive for a living Its yet to send me the wrong way yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMiFFAD Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 I've got teh Garmin Nuvi 310d, i think its great and i use it fairly often finding difficult places as i drive for a living Its yet to send me the wrong way yet! only big dislike i had with the Garmin was the time it took to update, it would move the lill car every second or so, which is a long time when you need instructions on roads. Say if you have 3 right turns, id often end up missing the one i wanted by the time it perked up and shouted at me Tomtom updates really quickly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishman Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 You mean it it just guesses where you are now based on speed and where you were along the route? Im not overly sure how it does it, but this was on the garmin site... Unlike the 2610, the StreetPilot 2650 has dead reckoning capabilities, so you will continue to get navigation guidance even when GPS signals are obscured. To use this feature, a special dead reckoning cable must be connected to your vehicle's speedometer and backup lights by an authorized Garmin installer. Once installed, your StreetPilot will acknowledge your turns as well as your distance traveled when GPS reception is unavailable. Driving with dead reckoning capabilities is so seamless, you won't even know if you've lost GPS reception. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pot Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 As long as you indicate ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra dan Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 just saw the tomtom one is reduced to £159 at comet, think i will go for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted March 24, 2007 Author Share Posted March 24, 2007 just saw the tomtom one is reduced to £159 at comet, think i will go for that Stop!! Amazon are doing it for £141.78 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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