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« on: 29 November 2010, 19:18:05 »
Just bought Omega Elite and it didnt have a CD for the sat nav. Where can I get an up to date one, are they only available from a dealer? :)
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Re: Sat Nav
« Reply #1 on: 29 November 2010, 19:25:59 »
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Re: Sat Nav
« Reply #2 on: 29 November 2010, 19:35:52 »
personaly I wouldn't rely on sat-nav better with a map and ask for directions.
I had to go and find my sister when her sat-nav got her lost ;D ;D
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Re: Sat Nav
« Reply #3 on: 29 November 2010, 19:42:30 »
I agree a map is great but I cant drive with my reading glasses on! ::)
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Re: Sat Nav
« Reply #4 on: 29 November 2010, 19:54:51 »
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I had to go and find my sister when her sat-nav got her lost

 

I'm sure it was the sat-nav to blame.   :D :D ;D ;D
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Re: Sat Nav
« Reply #5 on: 29 November 2010, 19:55:11 »
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personaly I wouldn't rely on sat-nav better with a map and ask for directions.
I had to go and find my sister when her sat-nav got her lost ;D ;D
Ah, must be a tomtom unit ;D
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Re: Sat Nav
« Reply #6 on: 29 November 2010, 19:59:25 »
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Re: Sat Nav
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Re: Sat Nav
« Reply #8 on: 30 November 2010, 11:11:28 »
Got me a TomTom 700 series and provided that you keep the maps up to date and use the MapShare facility it works perfectly. Like all guides, including maps, you also still have to, and should also read the road signs.
No excuse for getting lost if a bit common sense is used. The tongue is also a great tool if you just ask.
Beware of the West Country and Irish miles though..... they seem to be far longer than the ones most of us use.  :D ;D Knowing left from right is also a basic requirement.
Worst SatNav is the Clarin (Phillips) thing that is built into mine, and the placement of the Multi use control right next to the handbrake is one great annoyance. Mine is now capped with an old WD top to stop it getting activated by accident.
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Re: Sat Nav
« Reply #9 on: 01 December 2010, 19:06:52 »
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Got me a TomTom 700 series and provided that you keep the maps up to date and use the MapShare facility it works perfectly. Like all guides, including maps, you also still have to, and should also read the road signs.
No excuse for getting lost if a bit common sense is used. The tongue is also a great tool if you just ask.
Beware of the West Country and Irish miles though..... they seem to be far longer than the ones most of us use.  :D ;D Knowing left from right is also a basic requirement.
Worst SatNav is the Clarin (Phillips) thing that is built into mine, and the placement of the Multi use control right next to the handbrake is one great annoyance. Mine is now capped with an old WD top to stop it getting activated by accident.
Life is fun  ;)
Despite its age, with reasonably up to date maps (2008), the CARiN is a million times more useful than any junk TomTom release.  Portable units are simply hopeless where it matters most - in the city centre.


The CARiN is a proper navigation unit, not just a GPS module like TomTom - unplug the gps unit from a CARiN and drive 20 miles, it'll still know where it is.  Try using a useless TomTom without a strong gps signal ;)


The button isn't ideal, but not bad - except when passenger gets in ;D
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Re: Sat Nav
« Reply #10 on: 01 December 2010, 19:21:17 »
  Portable units are simply hopeless where it matters most - in the city centre.

tottally disagree  ive had my tom tom one for a few years   never had a problem  and its used in london nearly everyday
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Re: Sat Nav
« Reply #11 on: 01 December 2010, 19:27:30 »
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  Portable units are simply hopeless where it matters most - in the city centre.

tottally disagree  ive had my tom tom one for a few years   never had a problem  and its used in london nearly everyday
Well, if you want a freebie, you'll find the reminents of my last one at the end of the Aston Expressway, on the tunnel bits, as the useless heap of junk let me done for the last time, so out of the window it went  :-[


Compare to a proper navigation unit, you will realise how poor the portable units are for accuracy.

Thats before you put a heat reflective windscreen in  :-X
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Re: Sat Nav
« Reply #12 on: 01 December 2010, 19:32:00 »
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  Portable units are simply hopeless where it matters most - in the city centre.

tottally disagree  ive had my tom tom one for a few years   never had a problem  and its used in london nearly everyday
Well, if you want a freebie, you'll find the reminents of my last one at the end of the Aston Expressway, on the tunnel bits, as the useless heap of junk let me done for the last time, so out of the window it went  :-[


Compare to a proper navigation unit, you will realise how poor the portable units are for accuracy.

Thats before you put a heat reflective windscreen in  :-X

ive got to admit ive only ever used tom tom and been fine as i say i use it in london    the carin unit is that the one that came as standard in some omegas
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Re: Sat Nav
« Reply #13 on: 01 December 2010, 19:37:31 »
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  Portable units are simply hopeless where it matters most - in the city centre.

tottally disagree  ive had my tom tom one for a few years   never had a problem  and its used in london nearly everyday
Well, if you want a freebie, you'll find the reminents of my last one at the end of the Aston Expressway, on the tunnel bits, as the useless heap of junk let me done for the last time, so out of the window it went  :-[


Compare to a proper navigation unit, you will realise how poor the portable units are for accuracy.

Thats before you put a heat reflective windscreen in  :-X

ive got to admit ive only ever used tom tom and been fine as i say i use it in london    the carin unit is that the one that came as standard in some omegas
CARiN in MFL 3.0 Elites.  Its old and slow, and less than ideally located (but still better than gonks stuck all over the windscreen).  It was replaced with the Siemens NCDC201x in 3.0/3.2 facelift Elites, which is newer/faster, and uses the same display was the fuel computer and steering wheel controls...
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Re: Sat Nav
« Reply #14 on: 01 December 2010, 19:43:04 »
must admit i would rather have one built in the dash  unfortunately my omega is the facelift cdx  so none of them luxuries ;D
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