Route 66 Maxi 4.3" GPS (UK and Eire Maps w/ memory card) - €53 delivered [Amazon]

Basq

Buy it @ Amazon.co.uk

Manufacturer's Description

The new ROUTE 66 MAXI is the smartest widescreen navigator. It gives you super-sharp HighDef maps, safety camera alerts, the very latest maps and more with a generous widescreen 4.3 inch screen. Navigate door to door with the MAXI's preinstalled UK & Eire maps.

Box Contains
* ROUTE 66 MAXI 4.3 inch portable navigator
* Memory card
* Car mount
* Mini USB cable
* Car charger
* Back-up CD/DVD-ROM
* ROUTE 66 Sync home software

Product Features

* HighDef super-sharp maps
* 4.3 inch touchscreen
* MP3 player & Photo viewer
* Geographic coverage: Britain & Ireland

Technical Details

* 266 MHz CPU
* 64 MB RAM / 64 MB ROM
* 4.3 inch wide screen / 480 x 272 pixels

ADTR

Been looking for a cheap one of these. Thanks!

rocky

Anyone know:
- what version of Route 66 comes with it 7, 8?
- Are the maps Navteq or Teleatlas?
- is it easily upgradeable?

Basq

rocky wrote: »

Anyone know:
- what version of Route 66 comes with it 7, 8?

Unsure

rocky wrote: »

- Are the maps Navteq or Teleatlas?

Navteq

rocky wrote: »

- is it easily upgradeable?

The Mini version is.. and think the Maxi version is also.

Saruman

That is a great price. I am not in the market for one but good find.

TestTransmission

Are these actually any good?

Basq

Yeah, supposed to be good alright.

Review: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/gps-satnav/196764/route-66-maxi-europe

That's with the Euopean mapping but same box.

Bazzy

Cheers op ordered

Tusky

Ordered. Another Christmas prezzie thanks to bargain alerts. I didnt even look up any reviews, which is unusual for me. Is it any good ?

[edit] just read the review. It doesnt come with a cradle =/

TestTransmission

I dunno,im not convinced about this and Im in the market for a satnav

Lenny

I bought one of these for the gf last year..(the search & map is ****)
I also have a tomtom one for myself
I put the tomtom software & maps on the route 66 and it runs better on it than on my tomtom unit itsself(and its way faster at turning on)

I then took the route66 with the tomtom software off the gf and I use it myself now

Capt'n Midnight

Tusky wrote: »

Ordered. Another Christmas prezzie thanks to bargain alerts. I didnt even look up any reviews, which is unusual for me. Is it any good ?

[edit] just read the review. It doesnt come with a cradle =/

ah crap

I'll have to fork out for velcro now

Tusky

Lenny wrote: »

I bought one of these for the gf last year..(the search & map is ****)
I also have a tomtom one for myself
I put the tomtom software & maps on the route 66 and it runs better on it than on my tomtom unit itsself(and its way faster at turning on)

I then took the route66 with the tomtom software off the gf and I use it myself now

Is it easy to put tomtom software on it ?

happymondays

Tusky wrote: »

Ordered. Another Christmas prezzie thanks to bargain alerts. I didnt even look up any reviews, which is unusual for me. Is it any good ?

[edit] just read the review. It doesnt come with a cradle =/

sorry if this is a stupid q but whats a cradle?
its says it comes with a car mount in the box, is that what you mean?

rai555

that's fantastic deal , thanks OP

Rooy

oooh ,im very tempted even though i have absolutely no need for one!
will watch some of the comments here for 24hrs before deciding.
Thanks OP!

Tusky

happymondays wrote: »

sorry if this is a stupid q but whats a cradle?
its says it comes with a car mount in the box, is that what you mean?

Cradle is a car mount. The review posted said it didnt come with one, happy days if it does!

webels

Tusky wrote: »

Is it easy to put tomtom software on it ?

Yeah not too difficult (It is WinCE OS), IGO8 is better than TomTom though IMO. A while back there was a really long thread (246 posts) on the Mini/Maxi version of this, with some good info on getting IGO8 on. I think it would be possible to get Garmin XT on without any difficulty too. Have the mini version of this and works great. As previosly stated Route 66 is #####.

By the way the mini came with a cradle, would be surprising if this was not included..

Rooy

Now "Temporarily out of stock."
just went i had decided to order it , typical!

leex

I have the Mini version of this which was on Bargain Alerts last year. My unit was 40euro IIRC in a Halfords sale.

I have never used a Garmin or Tom Tom so have nothing to compare with but have no issue with this unit. I have used it to get from Stansted Airport and drive around Greater London and it was spot on.

I also used it throughout Wales, incl. Cardiff city centre and a trip to Liverpool also. It uses full UK postcode searches. So far am very happy with the unit given what it cost.

mrmac

Tusky wrote: »

Cradle is a car mount. The review posted said it didnt come with one, happy days if it does!

A cradle is not a car mount.
The unit will definitly come with a car mount, it has to, otherwise it's not fit for it's intended purpose.
A cradle is like a docking station, which you can sit your unit onto, while it's not in your car. Most often used as a way of connecting your unit to your PC. However, you can still do this using a mini usb cable. Nothing to worry about.

I bought a Route66 Maxi last year, put iGO8 onto it, haven't used it since!
But I'm a bit of a gadget freak, and I've four other GPS units, nothing wrong with the sat nav!

Tip: you'll need to email a copy of your receipt to Route66 to get a free map update download. I think you have 30 days to do this????

Kotek Besar

Gone up to £60.94 and out of stock.

Tusky

mrmac wrote: »

A cradle is not a car mount.
The unit will definitly come with a car mount, it has to, otherwise it's not fit for it's intended purpose.
A cradle is like a docking station, which you can sit your unit onto, while it's not in your car. Most often used as a way of connecting your unit to your PC. However, you can still do this using a mini usb cable. Nothing to worry about.

I bought a Route66 Maxi last year, put iGO8 onto it, haven't used it since!
But I'm a bit of a gadget freak, and I've four other GPS units, nothing wrong with the sat nav!

Tip: you'll need to email a copy of your receipt to Route66 to get a free map update download. I think you have 30 days to do this????

Ah, I see. My mistake.

I'm buying this for my technically inept dad. With that in mind, what software would you recommend I put on it for him ?

webels

Tusky wrote: »

Ah, I see. My mistake.

I'm buying this for my technically inept dad. With that in mind, what software would you recommend I put on it for him ?

There is a version of IGO called Amigo that is very simple to use, but because there are very few skins available it lacks the functionality of IGO8.

I must admit that I find Garmin XT easy to use but they use Navteq maps which currently are not as up to date as the Teleatlas IGO8 maps. I think I have this the right way round - but I dont have access to my IGO8 maps right now.

If you are up for it try them all and see which is the best. It is a bit of a steep learning curve though to get them all working. You will have to look into skinning the WinCE on the Route 66 to get into a userfriendly screen if you reset the unit.

Eddie

Rooy

I ordered it when it was out of stock , but my order just got cancelled because they said they are unable to get any more stock.

I see amazon now have a Garmin 205 (newly overhauled ,whatever that means) working out about €70 , think I am going to go for this as an alternative or maybe I should just wait for the January sales

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Garmin-Nuvi-Satellite-Navigation-System/dp/B002JIMBN0

Slaanesh

Mine arrived today, not opening it because it's a pressie but it states that it's a refurbished product on the side. Didn't know that when ordering, sure it's fine though.

Basq

Slaanesh wrote: »

Mine arrived today, not opening it because it's a pressie but it states that it's a refurbished product on the side. Didn't know that when ordering, sure it's fine though.

Saw one or two people say the same thing on the HUKD deal on the matter.

Rooy

Slaanesh wrote: »

Mine arrived today, not opening it because it's a pressie but it states that it's a refurbished product on the side. Didn't know that when ordering, sure it's fine though.

was it the Route 66 or the Garmin I linked to ,that you ordered ? , do you think the Garmin is good value ?

Capt'n Midnight

Slaanesh wrote: »

Mine arrived today, not opening it because it's a pressie but it states that it's a refurbished product on the side. Didn't know that when ordering, sure it's fine though.

This is what my online order says

Items Ordered Price
1 of: Route 66 Maxi 4.3" GPS with UK and Eire Maps [Electronics]
Condition: New
Sold by: Amazon EU S.a.r.L.
£47.53

Had better be new , I'm a little upset with Amazon and un-obvious third party postal charges right now

Bazzy

Mine says new as well and it better be or there will be trouble.

Route 66 seem to be only concentrating on phone software which is why i assumed they were selling them off cheap

Lenny

Don't forget lads you can forward your receipt to route66, and they'll give you an update code to get the latest maps. maybe get on it now so you can update it for someone on christmas day

Bazzy

Not if the unit is scratched or whatever no tmuch use as a present!

Basq

Got a partial refund of £9.50 (20%) for complaining that it was refurbished, when it was meant to be sold as new.

Tusky

basquille wrote: »

Got a partial refund of £9.50 (20%) for complaining that it was refurbished, when it was meant to be sold as new.

Whats the email address to send a complaint basquille ?

Basq

Tusky wrote: »

Whats the email address to send a complaint basquille ?

I did it somewhere under the 'My Account' area of Amazon.

Tusky

basquille wrote: »

I did it somewhere under the 'My Account' area of Amazon.

Any chance you could be more specific ? I feel like a retard but Ive been looking around the website for 10 minutes and cant find it.

Basq

Tusky wrote: »

Any chance you could be more specific ? I feel like a retard but Ive been looking around the website for 10 minutes and cant find it.

Try here!

degsie

They offered me 15% discount, but I'm pushing back and looking for 20%. One guy in the UK got £20 back!

Bazzy

They obviously dont want them back and will offer a wallop back need to push them as far as possible !

Will route 66 still give the upgraded maps?

As always if it's too good to be true it probably is !!!

Basq

Got mine today... it's in absolutely perfect nick.

Everything sealed and perfect... not a sign of it being refurbished. Not a scratch or mark on it - looks brand new!

Don't see how Route 66 won't offer upgraded maps if you forward them an invoice saying it was bought new.

Absolute bargain for €40!

degsie

Happy days Amazon just refunded €9.50. Great bargain indeed

Thanks to the OP.

degsie

Contacted Route 66 support to inquire about free map updates and got the following reply:

I kindly inform you that we do not offer any free map upgrades. However, you can purchase new maps via the ROUTE 66 Sync application.

Anybody else have any luck with free upgrades?

Kotek Besar

Can you put third party GPS software on this, such as iGo 8?

death1234567

Sent a mail there to see if I can get a discount for it being a refurb, thanks Basquille.

Slaanesh

Yikes, I sent them an email about being disappointed that I had received a refurbished unit.

They issued a full refund and told me to return it! That's not what I said! Doh.

Tusky

Slaanesh wrote: »

Yikes, I sent them an email about being disappointed that I had received a refurbished unit.

They issued a full refund and told me to return it! That's not what I said! Doh.

Are you going to return it ?

Lenny

degsie wrote: »

Contacted Route 66 support to inquire about free map updates and got the following reply:



Anybody else have any luck with free upgrades?

thats funny, does it say anywere on the box "latest maps included" or anything?
first off check what version maps you have on it, theyh could be new enough. when I bought mine out of halfords they had 2007 maps on it and got an update code(though I could never update it because ya need a usb to sd device an didn't bother getting one

I sent amazon a query a bout one of my orders via their website..
what way do they reply to me, email or do I have to check the site?

Basq

Lenny wrote: »

what way do they reply to me, email or do I have to check the site?

They'll e-mail you..

Did you find where they e-mail them Tusky? See below:

Tusky

basquille wrote: »

They'll e-mail you..

Did you find where they e-mail them Tusky? See below:

Yeah I did, cheers basquille. I was stupidly clicking on the 'received wrong item' button.

Ive sent them an email, now to play the waiting game.

Rooy

Tusky wrote: »

Yeah I did, cheers basquille. I was stupidly clicking on the 'received wrong item' button.

Ive sent them an email, now to play the waiting game.

they are fairly prompt in fairness , i have been getting replies in 0-2 hours.

Slaanesh

Tusky wrote: »

Are you going to return it ?

Nope I'm not going to return it, I've sent them an email saying that, now I'm playing the waiting game.