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blackrat62 Occasional Visitor
Joined: Sep 08, 2005 Posts: 47
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Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2005 12:09 am Post subject: Woolworths/Maplins Roadcom 300 |
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Both Woolworths and Maplins seem to be doing this satnav.
Maplins list it at £179 + vat (£210) and its £199 at Woolworths.
Maplins list it as having a SIRF III 'receiver', MP3 player, photoviewer - and it seems to be 'pocketPC based.
Listed here:
http://www.woolworths.co.uk/ww_p2/product/index.jhtml?pid=50502166
Is this unit any good?
Anyone know what navigation software it uses (5 digit postcode search & Teleatlas maps) and what hardware unit it is based on? |
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blackrat62 Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2005 12:11 am Post subject: |
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When I say 'Maplins' I mean 'Makro' - DOH!! |
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slash909 Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 5:48 am Post subject: |
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I'm doing some digging right now..
I notice the RoadCOM brand is recently trademarked by NUTool up in Doncaster:
http://www.patent.gov.uk/tm/tmj/journals/6614/domestic/2406067.html
Odd becuase they are better known for garage tools and the like.
I've asked them about the unit by email - see what I get back(!)
I found one review here:
http://www.reviewcentre.com/review180323.html
..by someone from doncaster (!) so perhaps one of the staff at NUTool group ?
I guess it's a cheap chinese unbranded import which NUTool are badging themselves for the UK market. Makro claim SiRF3 chipset, Woolies claim Centrality altas CPU. both claim 20 parallel fixes so seems plausible.
If you can find another unit on the market that looks the same it probably is the same device.
Any one recognise the hardware?
Stu |
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slash909 Occasional Visitor
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emsef Occasional Visitor
Joined: Oct 11, 2005 Posts: 33 Location: London, UK
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Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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I'm a bit wary of the smart2go software, as I had a Cable & Wireless unit which was running that.
The box of the RoadCom in Woolies states that it has "Navteq Inside"?
Any ideas?
matt |
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slash909 Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 1:24 am Post subject: RoadCOm nav software |
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Seems like the supplier has ditched the smart2go package in favour of a more standard system. Good, now where do I get my upgrade? |
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