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Seriously tempted by this bit of kit, but before I rush out and spend £300 on it I'd be keen to hear from anyone that's tried it. Are there any alternatives currently on the market (or due out in the next 3) months? Phone's a P900 (when it arrives!).

http://www.wayfinder.com/

Cheers
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Posted: 2004-01-10 16:14:06
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i did, you can see some screenshots and photos of my review (to be translated) here: http://personales.ya.com/clubsonyericsson/es/productos_uaccesorios_wayfinder.shtml

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[ This Message was edited by: chungagoring on 2004-01-10 15:45 ]
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Posted: 2004-01-10 16:44:59
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There is a massive thread about Wayfinder (UIQ version - P800/P900) over at my-symbian.com:

http://my-symbian.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1797

I was tempted, but having seen a lot of negative feedback about the basic routing functionality (directing you the wrong way down a one-way street for example, or not finding the address of the start/end point), so I think I will save my pennies for later. There may be other map-based applications available this year.
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Posted: 2004-01-10 16:56:56
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Thanks for the responses guys, for anyone else that's interested, here's another review I found from following one of the links posted above.

http://www.pocketgps.co.uk/wayfinder-nokia-gps.php

As I only want directional Sat Nav (not too bothered about map displays or anything too complex) this looks like quite a good product for me + being a centralised server based system I'd expect service updates and upgrades over time.
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Posted: 2004-01-10 19:09:38
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I think it sucks! Why isnt the software installed on a 128mb? Every gps on the market have a installed software and works fine, this is only a way for Wayfinder to earn more money and lock the user to pay for a new period EVERY year.....
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Posted: 2004-01-10 19:44:04
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Right this is the last *&^% time I try and post to this sodding thread tonight! Tried 3 times now and lost all my text when I entered my password incorrectly and am getting a little bored writing the same thing for the 4th time! Apologies, rant over.

I think CRX has a good point, doesn't Tomtom only need 128 memory? I could be talking crap but that seems to ring some bells.

Having said that, I don't necessarily think that having maps stored locally on the device is the best possible solution. Provided that:

- The central server is updated with the latest maps as they become available, and
- GPRS is widely available and reasonably priced in your country...

...you should, theoretically, always have the most up to date maps, and therefore, the best route information available. Although I understand that Wayfinder's servers are currently only updated every quarter (this is due to change to live updates in the next few months?). One thing I'm unsure of is whether Wayfinder can operate over the GSM network, the Wayfinder website says it can, but the review I posted early talks about an inability to download new routes when GPRS is unavailable.

As for the commercial relationship, all nav systems need to be updated to remain useful over the medium to long term. So no matter if you're paying for new DVDs or CDs for your in-car system, quarterly downloads to your PDA, or annual subscription + usage on your mobile or SmartNav system, it all amounts to the same thing; there is a one off cost to buying sat nav systems + ongoing maintenance costs. If I understand it correctly, Wayfinder only needs to download about 50k of info per journey (provided you don't want to view maps or make detours), which seems like pretty good value to me.
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Posted: 2004-01-11 01:45:24
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I dont have the need for uppdatede maps because i have basic use of a gps. I want to store fishing sites, and places in the woods by the position. Therefore wayfinder is a bit overkill for me.


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Posted: 2004-01-11 02:07:15
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You're not wrong there! Can't quite see how the most up to the minute survey of the North Scrotshire bypass would be of much use to you!

If you're driving around the UK where the road system is constantly dug up, ripped out, and generally messed about with, an up to the minute map is a handy thing, for fishing sites in Sweden, I'm guessing not so handy.
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Posted: 2004-01-11 02:56:56
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