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Darchorse
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 Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 14:41 Post subject: Warning - buying Navman |
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I am a Taxi Driver. Navman has to be to the most expensive brick you can buy. It cannot be used in a cab as it can take up to 16 mins to calculate a route. It has many faults - some listed below.
Does not switch on at random- yes I checked the battery
Loops between screens at random times
Decides randomly to spell out street names letter by letter.
Maps are way out of date - Streets that have been changed 10yrs ago are not correct - using 2007 maps
can take up to 16 min to calc a route.
can take up to 14min to recalculate an incorrect route
you cannot set a default city - this means you have to select the city each and every time - lots of key strokes for nothing.
They have the rudest, most ineffective tech support available on the planet. Mine is an S80 unit.
Read all these forum posts and save yourself some money and multiple headaches.
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!! |
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ielau
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 10:53 Post subject: Re: Warning - do not buy Navman |
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| You probably have some problem with a weak GPS signal reception. An inexpensive external antena would sort out most of your problems.
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mapmeister
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| Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 15:37 Post subject: you're dreaming |
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| NAVMAN is one of the best along with Navigon, Mio etc. Most taxi drivers settle for cheap yumcha so go join em
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johmazz2006
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| Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 21:14 Post subject: Re: you're dreaming |
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| mapmeister wrote: | | NAVMAN is one of the best along with Navigon, Mio etc. Most taxi drivers settle for cheap yumcha so go join em |
This and previous post are out of order.
Read what the original post stated please.
There has, and continues to be problems with certain Navman GPS units which haven't been addressed to customer satisfaction, and no reply's received for emails sent to Navman.
Bad public relations I suggest...
"Navman" one of the best ????? I beg to differ, as I have one also, along with 2 other GPS units to make a comparison.
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satvaa
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| Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 04:52 Post subject: Suggestion |
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| I had great success with the samsung Omnia i910 SmartPhone, Its responsive the maps are updated. What I suggest is the next time you upgrade your cellphone, get a SmartPhone w/GPS. My Wife has a magellan & my Omnia works better.
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johmazz2006
GPS: Garmin Nuvi 765
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| Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 20:07 Post subject: Re: Suggestion |
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The original info was about a GPS used in a taxi, so don't think a smartphone would be of much use to the gent.
They maybe ok for a customer to check if the driver is taking the shortest route, but a little difficult for a taxi driver to use whilst driving.
There are some good units out there at the moment.
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simonjodie
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| Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 15:49 Post subject: navman simple to use |
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| My in-laws have a Navman (V30 I think) and have been very happy with it. They are not very technically minded but find it reliable and simple. They paid top dollar as they don't shop around, but could have taken it back under warranty if they were unhappy with its performance.
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