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  1. Canary Fairy

    Canary Fairy Bring me sunshine :)

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    Anyone got a Sat Nav or ever used one?

    Ive only used one once and to be honest, I could have found my destination easier without it :laugh: The voice got on my nerves everytime I had to stop or turn left or right and it took me around the houses rather than directly which took me alot longer.

    [​IMG] How about you?
     
  2. Taffy

    Taffy C'mon you reds.

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    my old man got one for christmas and when him and mum went to oxford they used it for navigation.getting to oxford was easy enough but when they got there they could not find the area and street that they wanted so they ended up asking strangers for directions.:slap:
     
  3. TractorBoy

    TractorBoy New Member

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    Why don't you download some fun voices. My son has Stephen Hawkins, Arnie Schwarznegger(sp) Mr. T. Mr.T is the funniest.
     
  4. Coxy 2711

    Coxy 2711 Registered User

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    :laugh: I have that one
     
  5. bcfc4life

    bcfc4life Registered User

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    yeh my dad has one, but cant use it so i have to so it all for him. when we first got it he was searching for around half an hour for a remote to go with it, until i told him it was touch screen :slap: it gets him to where he wants to go though
     
  6. SouthEastClaret

    SouthEastClaret Mountsorrel here I come..

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    Sat Nav = For people who can't read road signs or ask directions.

    Remember! You are never lost, you just don't know where you are at that juncture and moment in time. You will always find a way out.
     
  7. Geordielen

    Geordielen Still keeping the faith!

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    I did have a satnav until some little chav broke into my car last week and stole it.

    I have the Mr T voice on mine.
     
  8. Martinho

    Martinho UTB FTO

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    I have a Nokia N95 8GB which has built in sat nav. I don't drive though.
     
  9. Coxy 2711

    Coxy 2711 Registered User

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    Have or had;)
     
  10. lfcdon8

    lfcdon8 EST & REG 2007

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    I've got one.. its easier than driving looking at road signs or using maps etc. I aint had many problems with it either, I dont really use it too often though anyway.. only when I'm driving long distances.
     
  11. NFFC_1865

    NFFC_1865 One Decent Lester

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    I had a TOM TOM but then my dad got given a Navman so we swapped because it's got speed camera info on and he reckons I drive too fast!

    Didn't know you could d/l different voices for them. How do you do that?
     
  12. great white

    great white Registered User

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    Go to the Tom Tom site or just google it.....Tom Tom also have a speed radar add on although it don't work on the mobile ones.............personally I don't have one and see them as a waste of time just lool at a bloody map and a sense of direction.......most of the time I'm the co-pilot anyway
     
  13. TLC

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    I have a twat nav .... it comes in handy, especiallyt when I lived in Ireland, had to use it on Friday night to find my way our of Basingstoke town center :)
     
  14. Geordielen

    Geordielen Still keeping the faith!

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    :laugh: yeah had the Mr T voice




























    :angryfire
     
  15. StretfordEnd

    StretfordEnd Fools can be kings
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    I have aTomTom 520. It's brilliant since I can tune the radio into the MP3's I have on it and get the directions through the vehicle speakers, plus it means not having to drive with one hand on the steering wheel and the other holding an A-Z.
     
  16. NewcastlePoolie

    NewcastlePoolie Not in Newcastle anymore

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    I've used my dad's a few times because I am terrible with directions. His has loads of annoying voices like Ozzy Osbourne, John Cleese and Austin Powers.
     
  17. Daaarbeh

    Daaarbeh Baaa-d times

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    I have a SatNav but it seems to have an obsession of getting me onto the M25 if i head south, for no apparent reason, as I could have picked a faster route.
     
  18. Kelly_Owls

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    I love mine.

    I always get lost (even in Sheffield) so the TomTom gets me out of those situations.
     
  19. Gumpy Joe

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    Very handy for me when I'm out of the workshop and out fixing customers TV's at their homes.
     
  20. Geordielen

    Geordielen Still keeping the faith!

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    :eeek Do satnavs tell you how to fix TV's as well ? technology these days eh ? ;)
     

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