here we go again which gps navigator

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Gob & Denny(hampton park vic)

howdy all
i am in the market for a new gps navigation unit as my old 1 is having a hissy fit
i would like a 4.3 screen and blue tooth
I WILL NOT ENTER ANOTHER DICK SMITH STORE so that takes any of there stock out (bfore you ask i am sick of standing around getting no help and when someone comes along they are worse than no help)
there are 2 in a local paper
1 navman gps $599
2 tom tom one xlgps $499
any others at a reasonable price with these features

steve

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Reply By: Oldman - Saturday, Feb 09, 2008 at 20:51

Saturday, Feb 09, 2008 at 20:51

What ever you do stay away from Copilot V7 - lots of problems and people reckon it a backward step from CP6.

If te,pted read this first

http://www.mtekk.com.au/Forums/tabid/56/forumid/29/postid/78816/view/topic/Default.aspx

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Reply By: Member - Phantom (WA) - Saturday, Feb 09, 2008 at 21:28

Saturday, Feb 09, 2008 at 21:28

Hi Steve,
Despite what others may think, I have now purchased 3 Mio C520.
It has excellent features, bluetooth, 4.3 screen and voice to text.
My 1st was stolen from my car and I replaced my daughters Uniden (alos stolen) (crap) with another Mio C520.
Steve

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Reply By: Member - Doug T (FNQ) - Saturday, Feb 09, 2008 at 21:46

Saturday, Feb 09, 2008 at 21:46

Steve
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and get one from

Johnny Appleseed

or

GPS-Oz

You won't be sorry..

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Follow Up By: Member - Phantom (WA) - Saturday, Feb 09, 2008 at 22:00

Saturday, Feb 09, 2008 at 22:00

The Nuvi is about twice the price of the Mio.
I paid $468 today at HN's.
Steve

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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (FNQ) - Saturday, Feb 09, 2008 at 22:07

Saturday, Feb 09, 2008 at 22:07

Phantom
Soooo .... the Nuvi will be will 6 times as good .
He wants a GPS , a GPS that will work and work perfect, not a piece of cheap schitt from HN ,DSE, or Ebay, something that will give him many years of service, 100% warranty backup , and will be cheaper in the long term .

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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Saturday, Feb 09, 2008 at 22:52

Saturday, Feb 09, 2008 at 22:52

Nuvi 250w is $499 at GPSOz

and the new Nuvi 260 is $399 with a smaller screen but the same great maps

I would go a Garmin like this rather than a tomtom or navman

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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Saturday, Feb 09, 2008 at 22:53

Saturday, Feb 09, 2008 at 22:53

and the 250w is

nuvi 250w features:
bullet Receiver: New high-sensitivity GPS receiver.
bullet Wide, 4.3" diagonal color display; 480 x 272 pixels; WQVGA display, with white backlight
bullet Trip computer records distance (km), max speed, total time and more
bullet Built-in travel kit includes features such as picture viewer, world clock, currency & measurement converters and calculator
bullet SD memory card expansion slot
bullet Includes Garmin Lock anti-theft feature
bullet Configurable vehicle icons - allows users to select a fun, customized car-shaped icon; users can download additional choices from www.garmin.com/vehicles/
bullet Offers a three-dimensional mapping perspective, or 2D overhead view
bullet Built-in lithium-ion battery
bullet Battery life: up to 5 hours depending on usage
bullet Unit dimensions:
nuvi 250 98mm W x 94mm H x 19mm D
nuvi 250w 122mm W x 94mm H x 19mm D

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Follow Up By: Mike Harding - Sunday, Feb 10, 2008 at 09:30

Sunday, Feb 10, 2008 at 09:30

God Almighty Bonz! Don't you start as well :)

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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Sunday, Feb 10, 2008 at 09:33

Sunday, Feb 10, 2008 at 09:33

Mike, I prefer the term Omnipotent Bonz. God Almighty Bonz, although my correct title, is so formal and not within the keeping of this informal mode of communication.

Please note this in future.

I am also known as KS of TI. A monniker I wear with pride.

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Follow Up By: Mike Harding - Sunday, Feb 10, 2008 at 09:49

Sunday, Feb 10, 2008 at 09:49

>Life is sexually transmitted.

Not if you're a female Komodo Dragon without a mate it isn't - ha!

Not so omnipotent now, are we?

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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Sunday, Feb 10, 2008 at 09:53

Sunday, Feb 10, 2008 at 09:53

Omnipotence is not deemed by the prevalence of other species to reproduce, it just IS.

Therefore any argument, fact, thread of consistency or otherwise cannot remove what is deemed to me.

To some I am Simply Bonz, to others waeftib.

To you! I am Mr Bonz :0)

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Reply By: Member - Phantom (WA) - Saturday, Feb 09, 2008 at 21:52

Saturday, Feb 09, 2008 at 21:52

Steve,
I should also add that Mio customer service is better than any service I have dealt with and I also bought mine from Harvey Normans.

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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (FNQ) - Saturday, Feb 09, 2008 at 22:12

Saturday, Feb 09, 2008 at 22:12

Phantom
I would love to accompany you to a DSE or HN store let me rip into the sales person with some questions , I'll bet they would go red faced and start scratchin' the head.

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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Saturday, Feb 09, 2008 at 22:46

Saturday, Feb 09, 2008 at 22:46

Doug your full of it! Sense that is,, HN or Tricky Dicky's I am sure youll find someone with the knowledge, but only by fluke finding someone with an interest in them. GPSOz and JAppleseed are the experts and they know stuff.

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Follow Up By: Shaker - Saturday, Feb 09, 2008 at 22:58

Saturday, Feb 09, 2008 at 22:58

Mio service/help is good, but Mio Map is a very ordinary program.

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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Saturday, Feb 09, 2008 at 23:05

Saturday, Feb 09, 2008 at 23:05

On the contrary shaker, MioMap is quite good, I ran it for a while on my PDA but it didn't agree with the hardware and kept crashing but what I saw was pretty good, at least the equal of TomTom if not a tad better

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Follow Up By: Shaker - Saturday, Feb 09, 2008 at 23:17

Saturday, Feb 09, 2008 at 23:17

I have a Mio P350 & used the Mio Map for about a week, Destinator with Navteq mapping kills it.

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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Saturday, Feb 09, 2008 at 23:20

Saturday, Feb 09, 2008 at 23:20

hmmm maybe I should resurrect Destinator, I ran that for a while too

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Follow Up By: Shaker - Saturday, Feb 09, 2008 at 23:39

Saturday, Feb 09, 2008 at 23:39

I have also got Tom Tom software, but settled on Destinator 5, because it uses Navteq mapping, which I have found to be far superior to Whereis mapping in rural areas.
I would like to try Route 66, as it also uses Navteq maps.

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Reply By: Eric Experience - Saturday, Feb 09, 2008 at 22:10

Saturday, Feb 09, 2008 at 22:10

Steve.
I have tried a few, The Navway is the only one so far that has complete maps. The others use maps from Telstra that are not up to date. The Navway uses Melway maps which so far have not taken me up a wrong road. If you are a an RACV member you can get one for $699 with annual updates. Eric

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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Saturday, Feb 09, 2008 at 22:47

Saturday, Feb 09, 2008 at 22:47

I have seen those Eric, whatre the updates worth?

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Follow Up By: aka - Sunday, Feb 10, 2008 at 08:56

Sunday, Feb 10, 2008 at 08:56

The navway I think is sold by melways I have a mate who has one and is very happy with it

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Follow Up By: Eric Experience - Monday, Feb 11, 2008 at 14:34

Monday, Feb 11, 2008 at 14:34

Bonz
The first is free, After that I don't Know.
Try there help desk.australia@Medion.com
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Reply By: Bonz (Vic) - Saturday, Feb 09, 2008 at 22:54

Saturday, Feb 09, 2008 at 22:54

Hey Steve ltns,

Try a Nuvi 250W

Specs and nuvi 250w features:
. Receiver: New high-sensitivity GPS receiver.
. Wide, 4.3" diagonal color display; 480 x 272 pixels; WQVGA display, with white backlight
. Trip computer records distance (km), max speed, total time and more
. Built-in travel kit includes features such as picture viewer, world clock, currency & measurement converters and calculator
. SD memory card expansion slot
. Includes Garmin Lock anti-theft feature
. Configurable vehicle icons - allows users to select a fun, customized car-shaped icon; users can download additional choices from www.garmin.com/vehicles/
. Offers a three-dimensional mapping perspective, or 2D overhead view
. Built-in lithium-ion battery
. Battery life: up to 5 hours depending on usage
. Unit dimensions:
nuvi 250 98mm W x 94mm H x 19mm D
nuvi 250w 122mm W x 94mm H x 19mm D

Thatd be my choice from GPSOz at $499

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Reply By: Louie the fly - Sunday, Feb 10, 2008 at 10:03

Sunday, Feb 10, 2008 at 10:03

I bought a Garmin Nuvi 250W after much looking around. Got it from Harv's (norman). The guy there didn't know jack but I knew what I wanted after doing some research.

Great unit for what I need. Have some Shonkymaps on it and it works great. Cept I still think they need an Aussie Sheila navigator voice. "turn left 'ere luv" The pommy bird inside drives me up the wall & I can't understand the Russian one.

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