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Posted by Dr Zoidberg on 04/23/06 09:53
Angus Manwaring wrote:
> On 21-Apr-06 22:16:22, Dr Zoidberg said
>> Angus Manwaring wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I've never had a Sat Nav, and if I get one it won't get a lot of
>>> use, but after the "navigational discussion" my wife and I had on
>>> the way back from an otherwise very nice holiday, I think it would
>>> probably be worth it.
>>>
>> I've only ever used TomTom on a PDA and it's a cracking bit of kit.
>> There are some habits that satnav systems have like occasional
>> unusual choices of route but if you treat them as an aid rather than
>> blindly following prompts inspite of what your eyes are telling you
>> then you'll be fine.
>
>> I know I'd certainly miss mine a lot now
>
> Cheers Alex - Yes, I've heard they are still a long way from perfect.
>
> Probably a daft question coming up....
>
> They don't show public footpaths, do they?
>
Not really , but they do (well TomTom does) seem to be aware of a lot of
"off road" areas like roads through car parks , service stations and the
like. I was quite surprised when it could show me all the roads in the
grounds of a couple of national trust sites I've visited recently.
--
Alex
Piece by piece the penguins have taken my sanity
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