Route 66 Sat Nav - €39.99

tdow

Picked up this in halfords yesterday. Seems to be getting good reviews too

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/03/03/review_route_66_mini_regional_sat_nav/

josue9

Hi.! Which maps has this installed.?

johnnyrotten

josue9 wrote: »

Hi.! Which maps has this installed.?

Route 66 "The maps, based on those developed by Route 66 for the Nokia 6110 Navigator"

brightkane

Good price for a stocking filler for sure

tdow

maps are by navteq. full spec given below

http://www.66.com/route66/index.php?cid=UK&act=1&prodid=5233

foxirl

tdow - What do you think of it so far. Might pick one up at lunch time?

josue9

Yeah, tell us your opinion so far... I have a Tomtom, with old maps, thinking to buy new ones, but maybe is cheaper to buy this one...

2qk4u

Are these still available ?

MarkR

My old satnav has started misbehaving, a 2 year old Airis T920. Might give this a go. Thanks!

Wertz

Any particular halfords?

tdow

foxirl wrote: »

tdow - What do you think of it so far. Might pick one up at lunch time?

I haven't turned it on yet. It's is charging at home at the moment. Its seems a solid well made unit, screen seems a bit on the small size. Any reviews i've read say its an excellent sat nav.

Wertz wrote: »

Any particular halfords?

I got mine in limerick but think its a nationwide offer

TarfHead

Read this post, legged it up to Carrickmines and got one.
Thanks

The guy in Halfords didn't know what I was asking for but I persevered and he found one in the stockroom.

foxirl

Just picked one up in Limerick there 20 mins ago. They have a Navman for 40 euro as well

kcb

Is it Europe maps or just UK / Irl?

tdow

kcb wrote: »

Is it Europe maps or just UK / Irl?

Just UK & Ireland

MarkR

Just picked up two in Limerick, one for me, one for a new start in work who needed a sat nav. Thanks

leex

Did any of you try these out yet? Hoping to get someone in Cork to collect one for me.

Wertz

Just got one in the Dundalk branch...couple left. They're in a display case away from the garmins and tom toms. Also had a 4.3" model @€;69.
Charging now, will post back later...

Carturo

Did it during the summer. More fun with an actual map/guidbook imo.

tw0nk

anyone know if its possible to replace the software on this with tomtom or something? thanks

skuzzb

Malahide Road sold out of the 40 quid ones.
Got the 70 quid one with the bigger screen.
Screen is bright, clear and responsive, seems to be good at picking up location but didnt go for a drive with it yet.
Search function is decent but not as good as others.
Its Windows CE so its probably very hackable so might try TomTom out on it.
Glad I got the bigger one tbh. Still a bargain!

LightningBolt

Went to Liffey Valley Retail park, after myself and another bloke there was about 15 units left at 6.30pm. It's pre loaded with the Q2 2007 maps. One thing you'll need is an sd card reader in order to actually update the thing tho, I haven't so I've to buy one tomorrow. They're not too expensive in fairness though. Used it tonight and it was fairly quick recalculating any wrong turns I took when testing it out. For €40 you can't go wrong really.

unklerosco

My mam has the older version, she loves it.. For the money its a bargain.

tw0nk

Lightening bolt, i dont think there are free updates to Q4 2008, I tried the software and you can upgrade the 2007 maps to latest fixed version but cannot upgrade to 2008 Q3 maps without purchasing.

Skuzzb, could you please shed some light on how to install tomtom on this device please? thanks in advance.

LightningBolt

^^^

tw0nk

eh, where does it say this on the site? are you guessing? i tried updating and it wants 49.99 to update to latest maps, if you know how to do this for free please state, otherwise you are just commenting without proof.

CFC007

Anybody know if these are still available in the Cork store in Mahon?

LightningBolt

tw0nk wrote: »

eh, where does it say this on the site? are you guessing? i tried updating and it wants 49.99 to update to latest maps, if you know how to do this for free please state, otherwise you are just commenting without proof.

Hold on, I went out and bought the unit because of the said update on the maps. I'll go look for it and pm you, deleting that last post until I find it.

edit: can't find official site link so apologies, here's a link which does confirm it though. Third paragraph. http://www.yournav.com/content/n/368/MINI-and-MAXI-new-Route-66-PND+

I've yet to sync it since no sd slot so if I find out I'll post back.

ninty

Got one yesterday, says demo model not for resale on bottom of box.Only noticed this now,is this on anybody elses box and will it make a difference in operation.

tw0nk

LightningBolt wrote: »

here's a link which does confirm it though. Third paragraph. http://www.yournav.com/content/n/368/MINI-and-MAXI-new-Route-66-PND+

no offense but I think that article is either wrong or route 66 gave them false information, i hope it is right and that I am doing something wrong

Eurorunner

Bought Route 66 - the mobile version - three years ago. Whilst this unit will be different, I'm interested to see how much better the mapping is now.

Can some of you post back any shortcomings you find? The version I have is ok most of the time, but the mapping could be better - especially when it comes to the smaller country roads.

TarfHead

I took my route 66 on a quick 5-mile spin around South County Dublin this afternoon. So far, it's the best value €40 I have spent in a long time.

Side roads clearly labelled, petrol stations and shops flagged, re-calculation of route done well.

I may be even more impressed if I ever get around to reading the 128 page manual !

brightkane

Got 3 of them today as pressies - they are flying out of the store the guy said.

menuisier

hey brightkane where did you pick up those three?
if anyone knows if there are any left in blanchardstown or anywhere for that mater i would be much obliged

brightkane

Blanch, and was around 20 left when i got them 2 hours ago.


get ur skates on and enjoy!

ulviking44

hey everybody,

im fairly new to all things sat-nav. if i was to buy one of the route 66 mini's (im in cork) do i then have to buy maps for it too or are local maps already set-up on it?

thanks in advance,
alan

brightkane

It comes with uk and ireland maps already loaded

CFC007

Sold out in Halfords Cork:(

gary the great

Is this the best sat nav for under 60quid?

Might pick one up...

ulviking44

thanks for the info brightkane. one more question, is there anywhere i can find out if my samsung j700 phone will be compatable with its handsfree phone function?

brightkane

from reading the specs it doesnt come with a built in handsfree, where did u get ur info?

Fnz

It mentions Bluetooth syncing with a phone in the manual on the disc. The review in the original post also mentions it.

Strange that it says nothing about that feature on the outer packaging.

Zilog

Mini's sold out in Halfords Liffey Valley this evening; plenty of Maxi units left though!

brightkane

from this review

http://www.trustedreviews.com/mobile-devices/review/2008/01/07/Route-66-Mini-Regional-Sat-Nav/p1


"TMC and Bluetooth phone functions can be added at a later date via various add-on accessories as and when funds allow."

MarkR

There is a wireless car kit accessory available seemingly.

thenobody

Goddamn it.
Bought it tonight and thought was suspicious that the seal sticker was broken.
No car charger and memory card in the box and unit did not start from new install and had history items from wexford and waterford.. Damn them

thenobody

Oh by the way maps are Q2 2007 and Q2 2008 is available by R66 sync.
These are quite old stock.

erinn

i dont trust sat navs, i was using one on my way down to galway, and considering i live in maynooth so i drive the N4 and M4 on a daily basis i know its the sligo road but it leads on the the M6 (for galway), but when i was passing the maynooth turn off after collecting my friend from leixlip it told me to turn off, then to make a U-turn (on the M4) i turned it off as i didnt need it, my friend turned it back on later to find we were supposedly driving trough fields and it was givig us all sorts of directions.

when we finally got to glaways city (no thanks to the sat nav) it tried to send me down a one way street which i took cause i dont know galway city and ended up having to reverse back down!!! it wasnt fun!!!

eirlink

MarkR wrote: »

There is a wireless car kit accessory available seemingly.

yep...for around 90 euro !

eirlink

tw0nk wrote: »

Lightening bolt, i dont think there are free updates to Q4 2008, I tried the software and you can upgrade the 2007 maps to latest fixed version but cannot upgrade to 2008 Q3 maps without purchasing.

Skuzzb, could you please shed some light on how to install tomtom on this device please? thanks in advance.

you can download Q3 2008 from R66 using R66SYNC software supplied with the unit. it will load and run the mapping fine for around 30 days, then it locks the maps. you need to put 50 holes in your credit card to unlock them again !

..and before anyone asks..the answer is NO, keygens or cracks will not open the padlocks. the decript key is unit specific,with one side on the R66 server, and anyway its illegal.

Eurorunner

erinn wrote: »

i dont trust sat navs....

The unit is only as good as the mapping that comes with it. Its the mapping that let you down in this case. I remember driving through a town in the midlands 3 years ago - it was sending me round in a circle!