Route 66 Sat Nav - €39.99

TarfHead · 09-12-2008 02:11PM

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

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brightkane · 09-12-2008 05:31PM

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

menuisier · 09-12-2008 06:54PM

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 · 09-12-2008 06:57PM

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

get ur skates on and enjoy!

ulviking44 · 09-12-2008 07:00PM

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 · 09-12-2008 07:04PM

It comes with uk and ireland maps already loaded

CFC007 · 09-12-2008 07:40PM

Sold out in Halfords Cork:(

gary the great · 09-12-2008 08:03PM

Is this the best sat nav for under 60quid?

Might pick one up...

ulviking44 · 09-12-2008 08:03PM

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 · 09-12-2008 09:03PM

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

Fnz · 09-12-2008 09:12PM

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 · 09-12-2008 09:18PM

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

brightkane · 09-12-2008 09:25PM

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 · 09-12-2008 09:31PM

There is a wireless car kit accessory available seemingly.

thenobody · 09-12-2008 09:34PM

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 · 09-12-2008 09:41PM

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

erinn · 09-12-2008 09:43PM

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 · 09-12-2008 09:48PM

MarkR wrote: »

There is a wireless car kit accessory available seemingly.

yep...for around 90 euro !

eirlink · 09-12-2008 09:52PM

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 · 09-12-2008 11:03PM

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!

gary the great · 10-12-2008 12:18AM

So is there better for the money, Q2 2007 maps is quite old. May get that tomtom for 100quid in PC world...

leex · 10-12-2008 12:40AM

CFC007 wrote: »

Sold out in Halfords Cork:(

They weren't sold out at 7pm as somebody purchased one for me at that time. They're not on display - you need to ask for them.

thenobody · 10-12-2008 09:22AM

Its fine for the hardware which is why i bought it. Not the maps or R66 software
Just get into Windows CE and run other programs from there.
Edit APShell.ini in Shell folder on the Flash Disk
Path1 to \\\Windows\explorer.exe

MarkR · 10-12-2008 11:13AM

Still sitting on my desk in the box. I emailed route66 to see exactly what sw / maps are on it now, what versions can be updated to for free, what they can be updated for by paying, and how much. Will let you know once I hear back. Or if I hear back.

Del2005 · 10-12-2008 11:27AM

eirlink wrote: »

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.

How do you know that you have to pay after 30 days? It says free software update on their website and I can't see any comments saying you have to pay after 30 days. Could you please provide a link to where you have to pay after 30 days?

thenobody · 10-12-2008 11:27AM

Well its Q2 2007 maps
€50 to upgrade to Q3 2008 maps - you can also download county only maps and can also download and pay for maps from anywhere in the world but may need to get another memory card to store them.
Each county is €10
Full europe is €99
America (including Canada) is €49.99 - individual cities are €10 if you just want them
All Q3 2008

Have a look here to browse the prices and options - without needing R66 sync software
https://secure.66.com/store/

Oh and wireless kit is actually €49.99 from the R66 website. Delivery €9.95 though

thenobody · 10-12-2008 11:29AM

Del2005 wrote: »

How do you know that you have to pay after 30 days? It says free software update on their website and I can't see any comments saying you have to pay after 30 days. Could you please provide a link to where you have to pay after 30 days?

Thats a software update. Not a map update.

The maps can be (one only) downloaded for a free trial for 30 days use. Locked after.
So just before going on holidays use up your free trial:P

Del2005 · 10-12-2008 11:49AM

thenobody wrote: »

Thats a software update. Not a map update.

The maps can be (one only) downloaded for a free trial for 30 days use. Locked after.
So just before going on holidays use up your free trial:P

Ah OK, so what does the software update do?

tw0nk · 10-12-2008 11:51AM

best thing to do is to change the software on device to latest tomtom, i did that today with latest 2008 maps and all working good, tomtom actually runs better on the device, faster etc

thenobody · 10-12-2008 11:57AM

iGo8 is much much better.

Software update is the same as any other software update. Bug fixes, new features etc etc etc.
Its updating the R66 navigation software on the device.
Look through the website
http://www.66.com/support/index.php?cid=UK&opt=releasenotes&id=14

ROUTE 66 MINI/MAXI PND version history

Version 8.0.5365

* UI: Improved visibility of map elements (road names and color)
* UI: Added Nordic languages keyboard input support (Swedish, Norvegian, Finnish and Danish)
* UI: Added Thai keyboard input support
* UI: Improved Cyrillic (Ukrainian and Russian), Thai and Portuguese-Brazilian translations
* UI: Improved searching support for Cyrillic (Ukrainian and Russian) and Thai languages
* EXTRAS: Improved safety cameras warning sounds playing
* EXTRAS: Improved Travel guide display support

Route 66 Sat Nav - €39.99

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