Mobile Phone, GPS, Bluetooth, follow up.

Submitted: Saturday, Jan 17, 2009 at 11:07
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Thank You to everyone that replied to the original post.

What I have finally went with is a Nokia N95 phone and a Garmin nuvi 205W.

I used the nuvi 205W to find my way home and was surprised how quick it started working.
Fitted the mounting bracket to the windscreen, plugged the unit in to the vehicle power supply, turned the unit on and up came a map where I was.

Touched the screen a few times and was able to put my home address in, another tough of the screen and it was telling me how to get home.
Nice young Australian lady (Karen) voice that was very calm even when I went past the intersection. Tried to get Karen up set by ignoring her directions, but she has a lot more patience than my wife Belinda.I will give her a few more years and will see how patience she is with me then.

If I had read the instructions I would have realized that when it was beeping I was going through a 40kph school zone in stead of scaring me to death.

The other thing that I like about the information provided on the screen while driving is the speed limit of the road that you are travelling on. I have almost been caught when the speed limit changes on the same stretch of road. In fact the speed limit changed 3 times with in a few kilometers on the road that I was on to get home. When I was on the motor way and they have the variable speed signs. The navigator altered me of the change of speed limit. With this unit I have now 3 GPS units in the vehicle.

I have not fully set the navigator up as yet but did manage to set up the Bluetooth function and was able to dial a phone number from the navigator via the mobile phone.

Still reading all the functions of the phone, and some where between being able to make a video, play music, and read emails I did see some thing about making a call. Having all the other extras are good for some and no doubt I will use some of them but I really want to be able to make a phone call in country areas.

I did however found that the mobile phone has a built in GPS. That now makes 4 GPS on the dash of the Troopie.

I will be away over the long weekend and will try the new technology.

Wayne
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Reply By: Bob Y. - Qld - Saturday, Jan 17, 2009 at 17:43

Saturday, Jan 17, 2009 at 17:43
G'day Wayne,

My good Wife bought me a Nuvi 255W for Christmas, and have been using it a bit around here on the Diamantina. It does have some maps of this area if you zoom out enough.

Yes, we met Karen when travelling from here across to Mt Windsor station. While she didn't throw a "tanty", she got rather naggy, continually telling us to "return to marked road" or something like that. Later found that once you change it to "off-road" she is mute.

Wayne, I'm not too sure if she's an Australian girl LOL Think she might have come over here as a child, and has had eloqution lessons!!!

Great bit of gear, alright.

Bob
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Respectfully- Saturday, Jan 17, 2009 at 20:58

Saturday, Jan 17, 2009 at 20:58
That seems to work with ALL women, as soon as I go offroad, not a peep from the passenger seat!
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Reply By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Saturday, Jan 17, 2009 at 23:25

Saturday, Jan 17, 2009 at 23:25
Gday Wayne,
I bought a Nokia N96 last month and used it to navigate me to melbourne and back a couple of weeks ago. Worked pretty well - has plenty of options. I just had to install "Nokia maps" on the computer and download the 132Mb of maps for Australia and NZ.
Will see what its like out in the desert :-))

I also plan on using it as an Ipod on trips - can plug it straight into the stereo.

Cheers
Phil
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