SAT-NAV info please
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SAT-NAV info please
12-08-2014 8:36 PM
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What I am really looking for, is a cheap sat nav, that will give me "traffic holdups" and an alternate route, before I get snagged in the hold-up.... I use the A34 between Winchester and Oxford, quite regularly, and know all the "by-pass" routes if I consider there might be "something ahead" that could hold me up... however.. some stretches can be a long way between "get off" points... and if the hold up is not in sight, then it could be hours before it clears.... Fortunately, I have not been in this situation.....YET...
So, any suggestions for me, with the above in mind... ?
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12-08-2014 9:30 PM
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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/
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12-08-2014 9:44 PM
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Quote from: DomS Worth looking at the Nokia Lumia phones if you can also get a cheap contract with a small amount of data.
Or a cheap Android. Moto E or G for example.
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12-08-2014 9:57 PM
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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......
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12-08-2014 10:07 PM
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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
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12-08-2014 10:08 PM
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http://www.filesaveas.com/tomtomtraffic.html
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12-08-2014 11:10 PM
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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..
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13-08-2014 9:20 AM
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13-08-2014 9:58 AM
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having it on the dash giving out clear routes could make the difference between turning off before getting stuck... a couple of occasions I have "just passed" where I "could" have made alternate route ( in my head )... but too late ..(100 yards round the next bend).... . I`m in a long queue for the next 3 or 4 miles ( mostly due to amount of traffic slowing down for some unknown reason... as when I get to the next bit of "free " road, there is no sign as to what the hold up was...
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13-08-2014 10:14 AM
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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
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13-08-2014 10:27 AM
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Yeah.. Instinct... or "HAP - NAV" as I call it.... ( Hope and Pray ) !
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13-08-2014 10:31 AM
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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.
To argue with someone who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead - Thomas Paine
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13-08-2014 12:37 PM
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13-08-2014 12:57 PM
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Its not what you are looking for but no cost involved
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13-08-2014 2:11 PM
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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 ! ! ! ....
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