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Post by sushimo on Feb 19, 2009 19:48:18 GMT
Will a Sat Nav bought here work in the USA?? Found out car hire over there costs more when they come with Sat Navs and I'm economising!
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Post by Libby on Feb 19, 2009 21:35:19 GMT
Just peeked in on this thread Sushi, haven't a clue?! I can't even figure ours out for here in the UK lol! Hopefully someone will turn up with some inspiration for your query soon!  |
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Post by sushimo on Feb 19, 2009 23:14:52 GMT
There's got to be some Geek on here knows the answer to this one Libby! ;D
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Post by Woolf on Feb 21, 2009 0:15:01 GMT
As long as the Sat Nav has the US maps installed, yes it will work.
Getting the US maps might be the problem. I have never seen one advertised with US maps.
You will be might be able to buy them from the manufacturer.
Best I can advise, pick out a couple you like the look of and check the web site out.
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Post by sushimo on Feb 21, 2009 9:04:05 GMT
Thanks Steve, I'll take a look at that!  |
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Post by yord on Feb 21, 2009 11:47:09 GMT
my mate downs loads them and puts them in the sat nav but thats about as much as I know
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Post by Woolf on Feb 23, 2009 14:07:33 GMT
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Post by jimboky on Feb 23, 2009 21:39:13 GMT
That thing will have you driving on the left side of the road, never work.
I can't find any downloads for Europe at the website of my gps, good luck.
many rental cars include a gps
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Post by drwatson on Feb 24, 2009 14:03:25 GMT
I bought a UK & Europe satnav recently and looked on the website to see if you could download Australia maps. The good news - yes you can. The bad news - it costs £175 which is a lot more than I paid for the satnav in the first place.
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Post by sushimo on Feb 24, 2009 17:38:11 GMT
I am finding on initial searches that they do seem to want payment, and me being tight, doesn't want to pay! I know rental cars in the USA have Sat Nav, but many are getting canny and charging for them per day as an extra, especially for visitors. I wannit Freeeee!!!!!  |
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Post by feral on Feb 24, 2009 23:14:23 GMT
tsk .whats the matter with maps ?
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Post by ker on Feb 24, 2009 23:35:24 GMT
Our satnav came with US maps and it was great - One thing we found out in the US though is that you can bargain with most anyone who wants to sell you something - especially if they think you really aren't fussed about having it.. Plus some retailers have discounts for overseas visitors.. It's worth a try - or as suggested - get a map.. Most car hire places have them for free..  [glow=red,2,300]ker[/glow] |
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Post by sushimo on Feb 25, 2009 8:44:56 GMT
Maps??  Look, it's simple really, when I am driving, and he, possibly, would be navigating, with maps he can't read - and as usual 1/2 mile behind where we actually are! I don't want to spend all my time backtracking, I would sooner have a Sat Nav Lady (yes Lady) telling me in advance when I should be turning off the road - not sat there umming and ahhing about weather I should have gone left, right, or upwards! Oh, and maps are fine if I am alone - but he will insist on being helpful...................  |
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Post by jimboky on Mar 4, 2009 14:58:44 GMT
BTW,
my GPS thing will not correctly take me home, it always tries to take me down a road that does not connect to my street. you can't always rely on the things, maps work better
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Post by Libby on Mar 15, 2009 22:21:17 GMT
SatNav can be unpredictable to say the least. Ours worked brilliantly in Paris and then completely packed in whilst we visited Southampton!  Trouble is i'm not very good at mapreading! lol! |
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Post by sushimo on Mar 16, 2009 8:58:53 GMT
Sat Navs are a bit like maps, they need updating often, and an up to date map should always be in the car for further reference.
Even Google maps have got it wrong now and then!
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Post by justmyopinion on Mar 31, 2009 6:03:05 GMT
My experience of driving in the US is that the road signage is poor out of cities so, if you want to get to where you are going eg Dulles Airport, it might not be a bad thing.
Do they, however, avoid danger areas in cities or do they route you on the quickest which might include gangstaland?
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Post by jimboky on Mar 31, 2009 14:27:13 GMT
My GPS does a fair job of taking me to most public places in towns/citys, it sometimes has problems taking me to homes in subdivisions,
you chose if you want it to take the "shortest" or the route with most main roads. I don't know if it will avoid gangstaland, I'd worry if it tried to get off the freeway and through the hood in New York, or Detroit or most any large city.
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