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Post by liam hicks on Dec 11, 2009 19:08:19 GMT
For those who are up to date with technology  not saying any of you are old  what do you recon is better, i payed £30 for an iphone app that what i assume does exactly the same as a tomtom ryder but what do you guys recon is it worth going out and buying a tom tom or stick with the iphone? |
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Post by teejayexc on Dec 11, 2009 19:26:57 GMT
What's an app  Trev(old git) |
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Post by liam hicks on Dec 11, 2009 19:50:19 GMT
App = application Its downloadable extras for the iphone you get so much random compasses, games you can even get a spirit level and of course i have this sat nav on it 2 |
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Post by tommy38 on May 2, 2011 21:36:51 GMT
If it works ,,,, then result!!........no need for any more expense
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Post by dubster on May 3, 2011 16:06:04 GMT
Download 'navfree' for the iPhone from the Apple Appstore, it's a good satnav system and it's free!
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Post by bilbosmeggins on May 4, 2011 14:32:44 GMT
Just out of curiousity, can you hear it giving directions via bluetooth/headphone trickery? If so, is it easy to set up? I've spent ages trying to locate a "normal" satnav with a headphone socket, but they just don't seem to be available these days. Unless you spend £500 quid on a bike specific one that is  Cheers |
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Post by Deeps on May 4, 2011 15:13:04 GMT
Just out of curiousity, can you hear it giving directions via bluetooth/headphone trickery? If so, is it easy to set up? I've spent ages trying to locate a "normal" satnav with a headphone socket, but they just don't seem to be available these days. Unless you spend £500 quid on a bike specific one that is Cheers Try this, it fits most normal GPS units, you can get bags just like it for less but the air tube is very good, i use it with a TomTom one and you can hear the instructions at motorway speed no problem. |
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Post by bilbosmeggins on May 4, 2011 17:47:10 GMT
Cheers Deeps That looks real promising  . Will source a cheap satnav then trot down the airtube route I think. Much appreciated |
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Post by the-big-biker on May 4, 2011 21:04:12 GMT
Just out of curiousity, can you hear it giving directions via bluetooth/headphone trickery? If so, is it easy to set up? I've spent ages trying to locate a "normal" satnav with a headphone socket, but they just don't seem to be available these days. Unless you spend £500 quid on a bike specific one that is Cheers Try this, it fits most normal GPS units, you can get bags just like it for less but the air tube is very good, i use it with a TomTom one and you can hear the instructions at motorway speed no problem.
I'm interested - I've put off buying a satnav because I can't afford a bike-specific one. How do you manage with your TomTom in the rain, as I assume it's not waterprrof? Or do you just keep it in a tank bag and rely on voice directions? |
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Post by DahDit on May 4, 2011 21:13:51 GMT
There are plenty of waterproof cases on eBay to house a car sat nav that have outlets for audio. If you have an intercom, you can plug it into that with a long 3.5mm cable. That's how I started with the old NaviGo, before getting a refurbished TT Rider 2 unit off eBay to connect to my Autocoms BT module. Even with just a tank bag and an earphone, as long as you have a GPS with an earphone outlet, you're sorted.  |
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Post by iooi on May 5, 2011 10:30:06 GMT
Try Co pilot Works a treat on my Desire S. Even has settings for diffrent mode of transprt including > MotorBike Dedicated sat nav = waste of cash, when you have a modern phone with GPS. |
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Post by the-big-biker on May 5, 2011 10:59:21 GMT
DahDit and iooi, thanks for the info - here commences next stage of research
Definitley tempted by idea of putting CoPilot on my iPhone, may even be able to wore sound through my Autocom system... must look into that.
Cheers
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Post by Stooby on May 7, 2011 10:41:04 GMT
Just make sure you have a way of charging the iPhone when it's in use as the Satnav app will eat the battery in no time.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2011 16:34:29 GMT
Never had a problem in rain with my TT Rider v1. Tomtom 'home' is still not compatible with a mac computer I had mine hooked up to my Autocom, but don't use it as I'm not keen on getting audio instructions mid corner  It was only useful once while driving a lorry in the centre of Edinburgh in very heavy traffic, otherwise I was quite happy using it without sound. The Rider v1 was a reasonable price but I'd baulk at buying the latest ones. |
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Post by mrmax42 on Jun 16, 2011 14:47:11 GMT
I use a phone for my sat nav too. Android phones have a free one built in with Google for direction.
I programme in where I want to go, plug in some headphones and put these in my ears after the ear plugs. I can still hear traffic etc and when the phone speaks directions I can hear these too.
Don't need to see on a map, just tell me left, right etc. Then don't need to worry about waterproofing etc.
Worked well for a number of years, and only got the one device to charge / carry around.
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Post by valleyboy on Jul 5, 2012 20:53:16 GMT
Download 'navfree' for the iPhone from the Apple Appstore, it's a good satnav system and it's free! I downloaded this app and the thing never worked, worst bit of carp!!!! |
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Post by meerkat on Jul 6, 2012 6:55:50 GMT
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Post by alan292 on Jul 6, 2012 9:33:16 GMT
I dont use either.....too distacting ....much prefere to check my journey beforehand and have a map on hand .... Just recently while sitting having lunch at Otter ferry the route was being discussed....I produced a photocopied map with the route highlighted from my pocket to assist the convo....Im sure it was Charlie who commented ...."Whit kinda sat nav's that!!!" |
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Post by Jona on Jul 6, 2012 18:33:35 GMT
before i got the Garmin 660 I used a Tomtom XL one by mounting the holder onto a curtain pole bracket & put the bit where the pole goes round the handle bars & used the screw thet keeps the pole in place to hold it in place on the h/bars then used a very elaborate tesco food bag with a P>O> elastic band if it rained to keep it dry. then went to Norway with it. I decided to get a biker one co's I found a refurdished unit at a more realistic price in stead of doing a map update.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2012 19:04:12 GMT
I've had a tomtom rider 2 and I definitely wouldn't recommend it, the first one I had developed problems with the mounting base rubbing right through the casing in places, after a replacement it was weeks of screwing around before I could get the maps working right again. To cap it off a couple of months ago, with the unit just barely out of warentee of course, it's developed an internal fault and fried it's circuit-board.
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not saying any of you are old 
what do you recon is better, i payed £30 for an iphone app that what i assume does exactly the same as a tomtom ryder but what do you guys recon is it worth going out and buying a tom tom or stick with the iphone?
. Will source a cheap satnav then trot down the airtube route I think. Much appreciated 
