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paulyoung666
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 11:57 pm    Post subject: navman f20 Reply with quote

i hope putting this here isnt frowned on !!!!! , i got myself an f20 , and for the price i am well happy :D , the only problem i have is adding poi's to it , it seems to be the case that i need to buy the desktop connectivity kit for £20 which includes a cd and cable ( i already have a cable that will work ) is there any way around this or am i doomed to spending another £20 that i could avoid spending Crying or Very sad , thanks in advance ----- paul
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 2:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Navmans tend to use their own interfance and a proprietary format for custo POIs, which uses their own POIEditor. Looks like you'll have to stump up the dough. It's a bit naughty of them not to include the necessary kit, though.
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 9:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

thats what i was thinking Sad
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 8:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Paul,
I have also just got myself an f20 and have the same problem.
Can I just ask where you have seen the desktop kit for £20, as looking on the navman website all I can find is a cable specified for the n20. Is this the same one?

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 5:40 pm    Post subject: F20 Software Reply with quote

Hi guys,I have a F20 and have ordered a data cable kit for charging at home/car and pc sync from Handtec.Don't tell me I have to buy some bloody software as well !!!! Angry My wallet can't take much more !!
Any help/advice would be great
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 11:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Connectivity kit will include drivers, Smart ST software, Usb cable.
Poi editor.

this will allow you to upload custom poi`s, update the software on the unit,
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 5:40 pm    Post subject: Navman Software Reply with quote

Hi,The only place I have found listing the Navman F20 connection kit is Pixmania and they keep putting the date back,It is now listed to be out on the 2/01/2007.Anybody found anywhere else stocking the kit ?
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 10:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

navman will be releasing the kit around the 15th of december
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 2:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

hi all is the kit out yet?? ive tried looking for it and had no luck
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 8:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I e-mailed Navman about the kit and they say it will be released at the end of the month.
This site says they're available from 2/1/2007 http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/451834/art/navman/aa005654-connection-kit.html

I think Navman rushed the F20 to get it out for Christmas. I was annoyed to find I have to buy software to connect it to my PC. I was even more annoyed to find I can't even buy it yet.
Navman= greedy & Lazy
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 5:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Guys

I have just bought an f20 for the mother in law for xmas, I already have an ICN 520 with the Smart ST software. My problem is I am trying to add speed camera data, though Im not sure how, I have downloaded a few Zipped files from this site and I am ready to install. Does anyone know whether the Smart St software is standard across the navman range? Can I use my icn520 Smart ST to load the camera data on the F20? Also, navman dont include a charger so you have to drive round for a few hours to charge the thing up before you can do anything !!
Happy Christmas to all
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 11:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The reason the F20 doesn't come with the software / cable, is to keep the cost down. It's a basic sat nav, and if they bundled all the usuals with it the cost would be hiked up, and you may aswell buy a higher model.

Navman have done well to release a sat nav for £130
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 7:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

OJM wrote:
The reason the F20 doesn't come with the software / cable, is to keep the cost down. It's a basic sat nav, and if they bundled all the usuals with it the cost would be hiked up, and you may aswell buy a higher model.

Navman have done well to release a sat nav for £130


Fair comment, but it's annoying that you can't buy the connectivity kit yet. It would also be good if when the software's released you could download it from navman for a reduced fee (say £10-£15 instead of £20 for the kit), as I've already got loads of mini USB cables, & I'm sure others are in the same situation. I'm sure copies of this will end up on ebay and possibly will be downloadable from illegal sources. I don't condone this, but I can see this being a popular way of obtaining future copies, due to Navman's tactics.
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 9:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I know what you mean.

All the software downloads on the Navman site are updates (ie, service packs), so they don't even allow the download of the full software package.

My dad has a Navman i530, so I have the cable and software, but not sure if the software is Navman specific or not.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 10:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Kit now available at,

http://www.navmanstores.com/eu/product_details.php?category=Software+%26+Maps&id=644

£12.94 inc delivery.
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