Using Garmin, or your nose?

Which system, if any, do you use for navigation?

  • Garmin

    Votes: 50 32.3%

  • TomTom

    Votes: 21 13.5%

  • Mobile Phone with GPS

    Votes: 33 21.3%

  • Other GPS system

    Votes: 9 5.8%

  • I don't use GPS to navigate

    Votes: 42 27.1%
  • Total voters
    155
Well if you think of the benefits (In my opinion) of a GPS...and in paticular the Garmin:

1. Save petrol not getting lost using maps
2. Save petrol going directly to your destination
3. Save petrol choosing another route when traffic ahead
4. Saving lots of money on Speeding camera's (Which is a free service, unlike Tom Tom)

R2000 for a GPS is a solid investment...in my opinion...
 
I'm itching to get a GPS (almost got one on my last phone), but honestly haven't really needed it yet. I check on brabysmaps if I need to find something, and then work on memory for navigation - that way I can choose and change the voice on the fly. And it says all sorts of things to me. :)

I said to myself (or my in-built GPS told me) that next time I have to go to Jhb on business (on my own), then I'll get my company to hire a GPS.
 
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my nose has always gotten me where i want to be, and my trusty map- studio book helps me with that inner city navigation.
 
i found a GPS extremely helpful when I was house hunting.
 
AirWolf said:
A question about the phone navigators:

Don't you need a 3G data connection?
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Cell phones have the advantage of having a data connection, so they have Assisted-GPS. This is only used to download info about the satellites to make the discovery process quicker. It can be disabled completely. Giving you the same, slower discovery speed as a normal GPS unit.

The maps can and normally are loaded onto the phone, so you need no data connection at all. Some of the free software out there needs the data connection to work, but its not the case with the purchased software (Garmin, TomTom, etc)
 
My vote went to GPS on mobile phone, however I use the Garmin software.. so one extra vote needed for garmin :)
 
carudden said:
Cell phones have the advantage of having a data connection, so they have Assisted-GPS. This is only used to download info about the satellites to make the discovery process quicker. It can be disabled completely. Giving you the same, slower discovery speed as a normal GPS unit.

The maps can and normally are loaded onto the phone, so you need no data connection at all. Some of the free software out there needs the data connection to work, but its not the case with the purchased software (Garmin, TomTom, etc)
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My TomTom picks ups satellites in about 10 - 15 seconds indoors and under 5 seconds outdoors;).

The only GPS phone I have used is my boss's Nokia N82, and it can't even pick up any satellites indoors.
 
Thats more than likely a firmware issue. My N95 8GB picks up satellites very quickly. No noticable waiting period at all.

* I have experienced once or twice in the year and a half I've had the phone times when its taken around the minute mark. Although not the norm.
 
Can we have multiple votes? Use two different systems depending upon which vehicle we are in.

BTW Garmin is the most useful if you are navigating off the beaten track, (not that I use one) and all the others are very fancy electronic mapbooks with voice guidance
 
Orientation

The best navigational device is a good spatial memory.
( I am still trying to improve mine so I use a GARMIN NUVI )

Some people go to a place once and for ever after are able to find it again easily.

The problem with a GPS in a strange place is that you have NO idea where it is taking you -- or even if that is the "best" route. I prefer to know exactly where I am-- and how I got there :D

Try routing around JHBG where all the streets are dug up with hundreds of detours. ( and NO street name signs visible )

I prefer to use as many navigational aids as I can -- and there are lots out there. ( Map Books , Google , Brabys , Local advice , etc etc )

PRE-Planning your journey and routes is the key here.

I wonder if there is a model for "live" online navigational help.
Someone watching you on a screen standing by to talk you out of trouble and to the nearest recommended B&B / Petrol station / Business meeting / Police Station / Local watering hole / Sauna :D etc etc
All updated and in real time with the latest traffic reports.No need for any hassle -- just sit back and talk to your hands free.
All you need is one of the latest GPS mobiles

MW
 
I was also pissed off at the blatant untruth of the advert. I lodged a complaint at ASA, and eventually received a polite email saying they were already dealing with a complaint for the same advertising and "for every new complaint the advertiser is afforded a further 5 days in which to respond". So my complaint wasn't even heard.

What crap is this that the advertiser gets an extra 5 days for each complaint? What if 100 people complain? Can they go on for 500 days using false advertising?
 
voxhound said:
I was also pissed off at the blatant untruth of the advert. I lodged a complaint at ASA, and eventually received a polite email saying they were already dealing with a complaint for the same advertising and "for every new complaint the advertiser is afforded a further 5 days in which to respond". So my complaint wasn't even heard.

What crap is this that the advertiser gets an extra 5 days for each complaint? What if 100 people complain? Can they go on for 500 days using false advertising?
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That is strange.
 
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