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mrapple Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2015 11:43 am Post subject: which garmin?! |
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Hi all
i'm in the market for a new car sat nav...i'm liking the garmin series as i've used my brothers old one ( more than 4yrs old) and i love the interface
my requirements are:
1) have speed camera audio alerts
2) be able to send locations/destinations to the sat nav either from my android phone or ideally my laptop
3) be quick/snappy and not take an age to load in the mornings
4) ideally have digital traffic
5) only need UK/ROI maps, for europe i can use my car's built in one i guess if needed but this is highly unlikely!
i had narrowed it down to the 3598 lmt-d but i'm struggling to find this anywhere
what is the actual difference between this model and the lower priced 2598 lmt-d?
i understand that model also have lifetime maps and traffic and digital traffic...so whats the extra £100 for?
many thanks! |
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sussamb Pocket GPS Verifier
Joined: Mar 18, 2011 Posts: 4460 Location: West Sussex
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Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2015 11:59 am Post subject: |
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Do you really want the 2598? If all you're after is UK maps the 2508LMT-D gives you all you need, although you may struggle to find one with lifetime maps, in which case you may need the 2548LMT-D if that is important to you.
The 3598 is from the 'Prestige' range and my understanding is that this range is being discontinued, leaving the Essential and Advanced series in future. The 25x8 models are from the Advanced range, the differences simply being which map comes pre-installed and Bluetooth. You can compare the various ranges here:
https://buy.garmin.com/en-GB/GB/catalog/product/compareResult.ep?compareProduct=121763&compareProduct=122526&compareProduct=122511&compareProduct=122506
One other point that may be of interest. The 25x8 series have the digital traffic receiver built into the satnav. The 3598 on the other hand has the receiver built into the power cable. Some don't like the resulting 'bulky' cable.
Also available now is the 25x9 series, prices are here as the 25x9 series is similar to the 25x8:
http://www.satnav-discounts.co.uk/gps/product/latest-models/garmin/garmin-nuvi-2569lmt-d/
As you will see, and perhaps already know, making sense of the Garmin range can be tricky and with the recent release of this years 'Essential' series that have many of the features of last years 'Advanced' range the water is even muddier, although none of them currently have digital traffic, which for me having now used it for a year or so I wouldn't be without. _________________ Where there's a will ... there's a way. |
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mrapple Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2015 12:26 pm Post subject: |
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Hi,
many thanks for the reply
well, i dont really need europe maps!
so would you recommend the 25x9 series over the 3589? does the 25x9 have the lifetime digital traffic?
many thanks
i think I like the sound of the 2599 lmt-d, would this be the best mid-range one to go for? 139 in halfords at the moment! |
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sussamb Pocket GPS Verifier
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Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2015 12:41 pm Post subject: |
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Certainly it's a good choice IMO. _________________ Where there's a will ... there's a way. |
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mrapple Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2015 4:19 pm Post subject: |
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many thanks once again
i'm now the owner of a 2599LMT-D
time to go get my camera updates on there and start updating etc! |
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sussamb Pocket GPS Verifier
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Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2015 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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great, enjoy
Let us know how you get on ... _________________ Where there's a will ... there's a way. |
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Kremmen Pocket GPS Verifier
Joined: Mar 03, 2006 Posts: 7101 Location: Reading
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Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2015 6:43 am Post subject: |
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Argos and Halfords are doing some good deals at the moment. As you say, as long as it's LMT-D then your OK. _________________ DashCam:
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BigJohnD Frequent Visitor
Joined: Aug 26, 2007 Posts: 398 Location: Glannau Mersi, Lloegr
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sussamb Pocket GPS Verifier
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Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2015 2:29 pm Post subject: |
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What ... you mean the one I already posted above _________________ Where there's a will ... there's a way. |
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BigJohnD Frequent Visitor
Joined: Aug 26, 2007 Posts: 398 Location: Glannau Mersi, Lloegr
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Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2015 1:32 pm Post subject: |
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Oops. Another senior moment... |
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sussamb Pocket GPS Verifier
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Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2015 1:38 pm Post subject: |
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Interesting to see on the 25x9 series the options to skip the next Destination or Shaping point, something that has been requested over the years and was on a mio I used many years ago. Unlikely to be introduced via a software update for older Garmins though unless Garmin change their policy
_________________ Where there's a will ... there's a way. |
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AuldMike Occasional Visitor
Joined: Apr 17, 2007 Posts: 16 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 6:10 pm Post subject: Skip Next ... in Trip Planning |
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As a long term TomTom user I have been disgruntled with the supreme effort required to 'Mark next waypoint as visited' when following a preloaded route on TomTom.
Just exactly how many commands are needed to Skip Next on the Garmin?
Is there a wait on re-plan during the process?
Are these commands available in voice command mode?
As I nearly always use trip planners, the performance is crucial. |
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sussamb Pocket GPS Verifier
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Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 6:55 pm Post subject: |
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I don't have that model so not sure about voice command, nor how many presses to get to that screen. Hopefully someone will have one and can help. _________________ Where there's a will ... there's a way. |
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Kremmen Pocket GPS Verifier
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 6:25 am Post subject: |
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I don't use mine for navigation so I can't help either.
Is there an online manual? _________________ DashCam:
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