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detective
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 Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 4:47 pm Post subject: ttg 300 ttg 500 |
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| I'm new to all this - I need a decent satnav that I can put into different cars and use in london - I'll be driving a few different cars. I'm lloking at the TTG 300 or 500. Can I just unplug from one car and plug into another and will it work straight away? Do I need an external aerial? How straight forward will it be to swap between cars? Thanks. |
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sgould
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| Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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The unit sticks to the windscreen with a sucker. It comes out easily. I take mine with me every time I leave the car. Changing from car to car is, therefore, very simple.
If you get a 300 you don't get a mains charger in the box. The 500 has one. The charged battery lasts about 5 hours, so I rarely use the car charger as I charge up at home each night. So normally no wires or anything to remove, just unstick from windscreen.
There is the option to buy a second windscreen bracket for a second car (or even a permanent mounting kit!), but in the areas I have to park, the bracket on view would be an invitation to break in, so I take it with me. The GO come off the bracket in a second -one button push and it's free. Removing the bracket takes 5 secs longer!
External aerial is cumbersome (7 metres of cable!!) and only really necessary if you have a car with a heat reflecting windscreen, or frequently travel in areas with high buildings like central London, but even then it's just about OK without an aerial.
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smallfreak
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| Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 4:59 pm Post subject: Re: ttg 300 ttg 500 |
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| detective wrote: | | I'm new to all this - I need a decent satnav that I can put into different cars and use in london - I'll be driving a few different cars. I'm lloking at the TTG 300 or 500. Can I just unplug from one car and plug into another and will it work straight away? Do I need an external aerial? How straight forward will it be to swap between cars? Thanks. |
If you stay on the isle, you have no need for the "Major Roads of Europe" in the GO 500. Moving the GO from one car to another is a few seconds work - to remove the sucker arm from the windshield.
Whether you need an external antenna, which could make swapping the GO a bit more difficult, depends on whether one of the cars has an "athermic" coated windshield. These do filter the GPS signals pretty much and getting a reciption will become harder, especially if you drive into the center of London and you are surrounded by big buildings that cover great parts of the sky. |
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Snap!! :D
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| Thanks for everyone's help. Sorry if it's a stupid question, but once I've bought it - how do I update the maps, new roads estates etc. Does the 500 show speed camera locations or do I need to buy something extra? |
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Maps are not up to date. They update them annually, but lag behind a bit, at a cost of approx £50. Nothing else you can do.
Speed cameras are extras. Don't pay!! Get the free ones from this site - link via UK Safety Cameras in the left hand column.
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