Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > Sat-Nav recommendations - TomTom anyone?

[chicken]

Originally posted by tp-996

Mate I'm looking at the mobile one myself, but you'll need a different phone if you want to use it

As with all new technology, there's always something better and cheaper around the corner. But it's not going to be a phone-based one.

UMTS (3G) has the ability to track your location through triangulation but it's not really fast enough if you are driving. There are mobile phones out there that have gps chips embedded but it is harder to locate a signal and drains battery power. They also do not generally have a touch-screen, and if they do it will be a smaller screen than a dedicated unit...........so save your pennies boys!

[TP]

You can get a bluetooth GPS receiver unit and if your phone supports bluetooth, or you have a PDa like an iPaq you can run the Tom Tom mobile software. In fact you can do this now, I've seen the iPaq one in action and it was fine.

[chicken]

wise word young paduan (yes, it is now confirmed I am older than you!)

I was referring to the phones that have built-in gps. You can go down the route of a bluetooth gps unit and it will be cheaper but you will still end up with 2 pieces of kit that are reliant on each other to not run out of juice.

Battery technology being what it is, I would rather have two separate devices.

[chicken]

and the bike-specific ones won't be too far behind...

http://personaltechpipeline.com/news/60403218

[Monty]

I have a Medion Navigator PDA based system, but researched and recommended TomTom Go for my sister-speed camera database is a must, but doesn't help with mobile units unfortunately-which is what got me 2 years ago

John

[JasonBoswell]

Mate I'm looking at the mobile one myself, but you'll need a different phone if you want to use it

cheeky frogger...

[TP]

Originally posted by JasonBoswell

cheeky frogger...

[Twinfan]

Amazon are knocking them out at £399.98.

[rjc_S4R]

I just got TomTom for my iPaq and it works really well, especially for the money. Trouble is I'm not sure how I'm going to mount it on my bike now. I was thinking of something like the little Givi day bag (very small magnetic tank bag), modified with a clear top.

Anyone got any ideas?

[Desmondo]

That would be the best bet rjc. I've seen special map reading tank covers that have the clear top to them. An iPaq and a GPS receiver should easily slip inside, giving a nice clear view but with all the weather protection you'll need.

Never used mine on the bike but my iPaq/TomTom combo has become invaluable on recent journeys