Sat Nav Recommendations?

**Gregg** · 11th February 2008, 16:41

Looking at purchasing a Sat Nav unit.
Ideally under £160/170
Has anyone got an ideas on what to go for.
Ease of use is paramount as the folks will use it too.
Looked at the Tomtom one V3 but not sure if i can download upgrades such as traffic alerts and cameras?

Basically a run down is required of what you people suggest and why if you can

Cheers Gregg

**Islander** · 11th February 2008, 17:01

I've got a Garmin i3 Streetpilot surplus to requirements, £65 inc. postage, can be
upgraded via the Garmin website, postcode driven, a doddle to use.

**Craig Rogers** · 11th February 2008, 17:02

I have always found TomTom to be the best visually and accuratly.

Doesn't the TomTom one have an SD slot in the bottom? If so, speed camera POIs can be used.

**lofty** · 11th February 2008, 17:04

My old Tomtom One was able to download Speed camera poi's. The traffic alerts is a subscription option I think.

**Big-Pete** · 11th February 2008, 17:14

If you buy the tomtom traffic antenna then traffic updates are free as you have paid a one of cost in buying the antenna to use the traffic service, But if you use your phone for the traffic updates then its a tomtom subscription and whatever data cost are involved with your phone / provider / plan..

**Gregg** · 11th February 2008, 17:36

For those of you guys who have a tomtom

Can i subscribe to Traffic updates on the normal v3 tomtom one (£120ish)or do i need to buy the tomtom one V3 Traffic (£150ish)?

Is there such things as free download sites for these?

Can i upload maps to a Tomtom one i.e Europe maps if required?

**EARLEY** · 11th February 2008, 18:05

I have a road angel navigator 7000 i think its pretty good and its a radar detector also, you can use the speed cam detector on its own if you like too

**AL21784** · 11th February 2008, 21:04

Garmin... cant fault them

**Gsi3.2** · 11th February 2008, 21:06

Tomtom one with Europe mapping ready for the irmscher run..

**Jolly** · 11th February 2008, 21:50

I've got a TomTom one (v2) Europe which is v easy to use. You can download camera poi's from http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/ for a small fee, which is about £10 a year or as i do £2 for one months membership as i only update every so often as most camera sites dont change that often.
There is also an idiots guide on how to install the relevant camera poi's onto your unit.
Hope this is of some help.

Cheers
Jolly