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From: Dingo on 2 Apr 2010 03:50 I know nothing about them. What basic features should I look for, how much should I expect to pay, and where is a good place to buy? Thanks.
From: Scotty on 2 Apr 2010 04:22 "Dingo" <dingo963(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:a58br5p6bsof3r0e7e0dt5s5eh9jl59ncr(a)4ax.com... :I know nothing about them. What basic features should I look for, how : much should I expect to pay, and where is a good place to buy? Thanks. : Garmin, Garmin or maybe a Garmin. It all depends on what your going to be using it for? Are you taxi driver? Courier, Farmer visiting a city once a year? Cyclist, walker, boatie... Provide some additional information and we can suggest a unit.
From: Dingo on 2 Apr 2010 04:37 On Fri, 2 Apr 2010 18:22:21 +1000, " Scotty" <scoter1(a)warmmail.com> wrote: > >"Dingo" <dingo963(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:a58br5p6bsof3r0e7e0dt5s5eh9jl59ncr(a)4ax.com... >:I know nothing about them. What basic features should I look for, how >: much should I expect to pay, and where is a good place to buy? Thanks. >: > >Garmin, Garmin or maybe a Garmin. > >It all depends on what your going to be using it for? Are you taxi driver? Courier, Farmer visiting >a city once a year? > >Cyclist, walker, boatie... > >Provide some additional information and we can suggest a unit. Sorry, just a basic one for a vehicle for general use.
From: Scotty on 2 Apr 2010 05:20 "Dingo" <dingo963(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:e4bbr5lr921cskb9lk0upna3bvdc36ucbs(a)4ax.com... : On Fri, 2 Apr 2010 18:22:21 +1000, " Scotty" <scoter1(a)warmmail.com> : wrote: : : > : >"Dingo" <dingo963(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:a58br5p6bsof3r0e7e0dt5s5eh9jl59ncr(a)4ax.com... : >:I know nothing about them. What basic features should I look for, how : >: much should I expect to pay, and where is a good place to buy? Thanks. : >: : > : >Garmin, Garmin or maybe a Garmin. : > : >It all depends on what your going to be using it for? Are you taxi driver? Courier, Farmer visiting : >a city once a year? : > : >Cyclist, walker, boatie... : > : >Provide some additional information and we can suggest a unit. : : Sorry, just a basic one for a vehicle for general use. : How much do you want to spend?
From: Noddy on 2 Apr 2010 05:24
"Dingo" <dingo963(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:a58br5p6bsof3r0e7e0dt5s5eh9jl59ncr(a)4ax.com... >I know nothing about them. What basic features should I look for, how > much should I expect to pay, and where is a good place to buy? Thanks. What's your budget? There's a host of units out there ranging from a little over a hundred bucks for Aldi cheapies to 7 or 800 bucks for top of the line jobs from all the big names. I've got a TomTom Go730 which can be had these days for under 400 bucks, and it's an *excellent* unit. Very good bluetooth for hands free phone use, the map software is generally pretty good and it's rock solid and reliable. TomTom is also the brand to get if you want a continued supply of free maps, as there is a plethora of map upgrades and other useful (and useless) utilities out there in the GPS underground scene. Personally I'd avoid anything made by Garmin. The software is shithouse, they seem to have very low battery life and the hardware doesn't appear to be all that durable. -- Regards, Noddy. |