Simple Sat Nav

I have a Tomtom Go520 which does the job fine but every so often freezes and it is necessary to issue a system reset.

Go for the Tomtom. Go for the 5" screen. Much better than the tiny crappy screens. They are easy to use. If I can use one ......

Never underestimate the incompetence of others!

If they can't read a map, they can't use a satnav!

That seems like a fair price for a decent sat nav from one of the big brands. I've been pleased with my TomToms

Have they got a mobile phone? Why not upgrade to something with GPS in it. Nokias will even give walking directions and work offline, so you don't even need a SIM in it.

Technically true, but if you've used a phone without A-GPS you can wait a frustrating long time for a location-fix. My record is 13 minutes - with a decent 'view' of the sky, too.

True - I had a work Balckberry 8900 for a while and it took a long time.

In message , at 19:37:45 on Thu, 6 Jun 2013, Mark remarked:

I have an old Garmin GPS that takes a very long time to get a fix *if* you switch it on somewhere different to where you switch it off. In other words, the fix comes faster if the first approximation of "where I last was" turns out to be reasonably accurate.

My Samsung Galaxy Ace II has a very good GPS which gets a good lock very quickly.

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Is that with or without a SIM in it?

With SIM, I have not tried without.

I should add that I also have a little i-Blue 747A+ GPS which is also very good at getting a lock. It claims 35sec from cold. It is much better than any earlier Garmin product that I have bought.

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Therefore as a comment to "using a phone without A-GPS" it doesn't have much merit.

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The most reliably fast GPS device I have is a Microsoft USB dongle sold as part of their "MapPoint" package.

Have you updated the firmware recently. I had similar problems but the latest fixes have solved them.

Phil

I just switch on my old Nokia N79, which has been switched off for over a month and has no SIM in it.

It does use wi-fi and got a lock in under minute.

The really simple answer is of course satisfied by the Ordnance Survey. They sell these paper sheets, called 'maps'. Graham J refers to them in a different message in this thread. And even better, they don't need software upgrades, nor even a power supply.

The really simple answer is of course satisfied by the Ordnance Survey. They sell these paper sheets, called 'maps'. Graham J refers to them in a different message in this thread. And even better, they don't need software upgrades, nor even a power supply.

Er, they do need "software upgrades" as they go out of date. They're expensive updates too as the only way to do it is to buy a new replacement, no 'upgrade path'.