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> Hi,
> I was just wondering what the best PDA with GPS on it is to buy, or
> what
> Mobile phone with GPS to buy is?
>
> This is for the UK use..
>
> Thanks
>

>
> VW Internet wrote in message
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> > Hi,
> > I was just wondering what the best PDA with GPS on it is to buy, or
> > what
> > Mobile phone with GPS to buy is?
> >
> > This is for the UK use..
> >
> > Thanks
> >
>
> Check the reviews and forums on pocketgpsworld.
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> Hi,
> I was just wondering what the best PDA with GPS on it is to buy,
> or what Mobile phone with GPS to buy is?
>
> This is for the UK use..
>
> Thanks

> VW Internet wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I was just wondering what the best PDA with GPS on it is to buy,
> > or what Mobile phone with GPS to buy is?
> >
> > This is for the UK use..
> >
> > Thanks
>
> I have two friends each with a Navman PiN 570 and both experience repeated
> lockups when attempting to use certain functions within the GPS software.
> One friend has put Tomtom 5 on his and has no problems with the
reliability
> of the software and in fact prefers Tomtom to SmartST. Im not sure which
> chip is in the Navman but it is not that sensitive compared with SirfStar
> III models. At the time of purchase, last December, these were about Ł250
> each.
>
> My girlfriend has an Asus MyPal A632 with integrated Destinator software.
> That seems to work quite well although the thing will not always wake up
> from sleep mode and needs a soft reset, which does no harm and only takes
a
> few seconds but is a small irritation. It has post code navigation but she
> seems to find many post codes to be missing. This cost Ł280 in February
this
> year.
>
> I have a T-Mobile MDA Vario and use Tomtom 5.21 on that with a Holux
GPSlim
> 236 bluetooth SirfStar III GPS receiver. That works well and seems, to me,
> to offer the best all round performance. It is more sensitive than the
> Navman and has better post code data than Destinator. I also run Memory
Map
> software on the Vario which allows me to plot and trace routes across the
> countryside using OS maps.
>
> The Vario was free on contract with T-Mobile with 9*Ł16 + 6*Ł35 + 3*Ł16 to
> pay on an 18 month 200 minute + 40MB data contract, totalling Ł402 over 18
> months. The Holux GPS was Ł75 from eBay.
>
> Based on what Ive seen I would avoid the Navman and go for either the
Asus
> or the PPC/phone solution depending on how you want to split up your
> devices. There are also integrated PDA/GPS/Phones such as the Mio 701 -
> http://www.gpspassion.com/forumsen/topic.asp?TOPIC ID6350 - but
review(s)
> Ive read about this device are not glowing.
>
> Of course, theres also the cost of the Tomtom software if youre not
happy
> with the supplied SmartST or Destinator software, or go with the phone
based
> solution. Thus on balance I guess the Asus probably offers the best
> combination of performance vs cost.
>
> Hope that helps.
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>

> Hi Tiny Tim,
> I do actually have a Tomtom 500, but i would like
> something portable
> also it would be nice to go down the PDA road,but the software is so
> expensive.
>
> Thanks

> VW Internet wrote:
> > Hi Tiny Tim,
> > I do actually have a Tomtom 500, but i would like
> > something portable
> > also it would be nice to go down the PDA road,but the software is so
> > expensive.
> >
> > Thanks
>
> Can I ask what you want out of a PDA solution? Perhaps a Smartphone
> solution might suit?
>
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