SATMAP active 10

robs1972 · Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 7:04 pm Post subject:

I've just read on another forum that although you can put multiple maps that you have bought via download on to one big SD card and use that (admittedly manually selecting the required map when you get to the border) you can't do that with maps you have bought that are already on a card as they are copy protected.

So by buying a map card from Satmap/ certain sellers you are paying more money for something that is more restricted. If you buy 3 map cards over say, a couple of months and want to put it on one card you can't...but if you do it by download you can....and save about £30 Confused

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Yasack · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 22, 2007 Posts: 34

OK All,

I've decided the time is now to bite the bullet and BUY!

Therefore can someone tell me the best place to by this product NOW either online or the street (and that have currently got stock) and get to grips with it A.S.A.P?

Hope to hear from someone soon.

Richard

mikealder · Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 6:32 am Post subject:

Try This Page for a list of stockists, I would give the local ones a ring to check stock before travelling though - Mike

Yasack · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 22, 2007 Posts: 34

Hi again,

I have found a store near my home town that has the SatMap in stock, but at the moment there is very little in the way of maps. Is it possible to still navigate with the map supplied with the unit or is the map just a road map?

Cheers everyone,

Richard

DougWeller · Regular Visitor Joined: May 28, 2004 Posts: 86

Are these in Milletts or Blacks yet as Nottingham has both, and that seems to be the closest to me.
Thanks.
Doug
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gaznewton · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 12, 2007 Posts: 5

Had a satmap on preorder with satmap for 2 months.Cancelled preorder
with satmap.Phoned proadventure www.proadventure.co.uk to preoder
one and they got me one in just over in a week .

robs1972 · Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:13 pm Post subject: Re: satmap

bryanwal · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 15, 2007 Posts: 26

try here as well
http://www.ryedalerambler.com/
http://actionoutdoors.co.uk/shop/satmap-gps-p-242.html
both showing in stock,i got mine from actionoutdoors ask for dave

robs1972 · Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:27 pm Post subject:

Yasack · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 22, 2007 Posts: 34

Well I finally bit the bullet and purchased the SatMap Active 10 today from www.whiteandbishop.co.uk in Northampton. They only seem to have a small selection of maps at present National Park. I contacted SatMap and spoke to them regarding county maps and although they are not all ready yet they have very kindly sent me out the 1:25000 scale map for Northamptonshire. £70!?!*

Will keep you all posted.

Richard

robs1972 · Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:59 pm Post subject:

michael100 · Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:07 pm Post subject:

After only 7 months on pre order list and various phone calls decided to phone Neil at Rydale Rambler Pickering who had helpfully phoned a month previously to tell me what he knew which was not much
He had the last of his initial order in stock so I grabbed it
Just unpacked it from the very fancy packaging , put the supplied batteries in and the map card of North Enland 1:25 @ £59 switched on and after 5 mins to find out where in the world it was unit sprang to life with very clear OS map, seems to work beautifully but looking forward to a professional review
Literature is all of high quality and very clear even if it contains a few spelling errors
I have not yet worked out what area the map covers as there seems to be the whole country at some resolution. now need to take it for a walk
Only problem I can detect so far is that one of the soft keys is very sticky but there is a 2 year gurantee
I suspect that Satmap are filling their dealer network first before selling direct to the public not yet realising that the users of this site are going to be their best customers
Now all it needs are the maps and accessories etc but this could be a world beater

robs1972 · Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:18 pm Post subject:

bryanwal · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 15, 2007 Posts: 26

michael100 · Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:29 pm Post subject:

just checked it you are right had it zoomed in so it felt like 1:25
the literature says it takes longer when switched on for the first time then I presume it sort of "remembers "where it is
The 1:25 maps are a lot more expensive than the 1: 50 maps so what is the advantage of the 1:25 's ?

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