SAT-NAV info please
Worth looking at the Nokia Lumia phones if you can also get a cheap contract with a small amount of data. I use my Nokia primarily as a satnav and I'm pretty sure it can do live traffic updates via the data (but worth double checking before committing to it !)
Oh and you can use it as a phone / camera / calculator too
Some good advice here though : http://www.argos.co.uk/static/BuyingGuide/bgTrail/sat_nav_00075.htm
http://www.which.co.uk/technology/computing/guides/sat-nav-live-traffic/
Oh and you can use it as a phone / camera / calculator too
Some good advice here though : http://www.argos.co.uk/static/BuyingGuide/bgTrail/sat_nav_00075.htm
http://www.which.co.uk/technology/computing/guides/sat-nav-live-traffic/
Hmm.... Not wanting to be tied to a monthly phone contract, as I don`t use the mobile phone very much at all.... ( currently got a PAYG Tesco phone on T-Mobile.. still got £8.00 left from before christmas top up ! )..
So looking for a basic sat-nav, as mentioned, with the traffic update.... tried to look on e-bay for 2nd hand, but don`t really know what I am looking at......
So looking for a basic sat-nav, as mentioned, with the traffic update.... tried to look on e-bay for 2nd hand, but don`t really know what I am looking at......
It appears (from a little research) that the standalone Satnavs can get live traffic info in three ways.
1. Built in Sim - updates regularly but much more expensive - also may need a subscription
2. Through the TMC updates over the air - around once every 15 minutes
3. Through your mobile phone via Bluetooth ? Could be costly unless you have data included in your plan. Updates every couple of minutes if what I have read is correct.
Whichever way, "up to date", cheap and satnav don't appear to be compatible in the same sentence
For reference, I pay £6 a month all in for my phone, unlimited texts, 250Mb data and 500 minutes of talk time. Phone was "free" on a 24 month contract but I tend to keep my phones for years anyway
1. Built in Sim - updates regularly but much more expensive - also may need a subscription
2. Through the TMC updates over the air - around once every 15 minutes
3. Through your mobile phone via Bluetooth ? Could be costly unless you have data included in your plan. Updates every couple of minutes if what I have read is correct.
Whichever way, "up to date", cheap and satnav don't appear to be compatible in the same sentence
For reference, I pay £6 a month all in for my phone, unlimited texts, 250Mb data and 500 minutes of talk time. Phone was "free" on a 24 month contract but I tend to keep my phones for years anyway
Just stumbled on this - probably explains things better than I can 
http://www.filesaveas.com/tomtomtraffic.html
http://www.filesaveas.com/tomtomtraffic.html
@DomS...... Thanks very much for your research.... I did do a "google" to see if I could come up with some information, and you have confirmed my suspicions, that what I am looking for is not available.... Your phone charge of £6 per month sounds cheap enough... but again... as mentioned, I hardly use the phone, and comparing yours and mine for 12 months I would be at least £55 out of pocket at the end of the year ! ! ! ....
The advantage of having the traffic info, for my fortnightly journey up and down the A34 would not be cost effective.... !... so looks like I shall have to start my journey`s with the prayer mat and hope for the best whilst en-route. !...
Once again... Thanks very much..
The advantage of having the traffic info, for my fortnightly journey up and down the A34 would not be cost effective.... !... so looks like I shall have to start my journey`s with the prayer mat and hope for the best whilst en-route. !...
Once again... Thanks very much..
Does your car radio have RDS with TA (Traffic Announcement)? I haven't used it for a few years but it used to be very useful.
Like you, shutter, I can look up a destination on a map and have a good idea of a route to take without resorting to SatNav. I tell people I simply follow my instinct and nose
Like you, shutter, I can look up a destination on a map and have a good idea of a route to take without resorting to SatNav. I tell people I simply follow my instinct and nose
My car radio doesn`t work... I took it out, and installed a special amplifier for my MP4 player! ! ! ...
Yeah.. Instinct... or "HAP - NAV" as I call it.... ( Hope and Pray ) !
Yeah.. Instinct... or "HAP - NAV" as I call it.... ( Hope and Pray ) !
I've used Sat-Nav for quite some time now using a dedicated device in the early days and currently my phone and Google Maps.
Before Sat-Nav I used to write down a route, stick it on the dash and follow it.
The problem came with road works.
Once off my designated route I was lost and had to resort to asking directions...not a male thing
I did have map books but often left them on the kitchen table after plotting and writing down my route for the day, trusting to the "what could possibly go wrong" scenario.
Before Sat-Nav I used to write down a route, stick it on the dash and follow it.
The problem came with road works.
Once off my designated route I was lost and had to resort to asking directions...not a male thing
I did have map books but often left them on the kitchen table after plotting and writing down my route for the day, trusting to the "what could possibly go wrong" scenario.
Quote from: anniesboy Before setting out you could check live traffic on http://roadworks.org/
Yes, indeedy... I use "live traffic" on my laptop, (courtesy of tom tom) ... and check the route...but it is a 2 hour drive, and as we all know,... 2 mins after starting a journey, it can be chaos 100 yards down the road, and no way out of it...!... hence the need for the "live traffic" update.... and because I am a Yokshu Tyke, I am not going to squander money on a phone contract that I don`t really have the need for... just to have a couple of hours traffic info twice a month.... ! ...
Yeah.. us tykes are tight.... with short arms and long trouser pockets... no inside pocket on the jacket or shirt to store the wallet either ! ! ! ....
