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New Sat Nav: Garmin 3710 or Tom Tom 1000 Live?

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  • Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 24,790 Mod ✭✭✭✭KoolKid


    The real difference is the live Traffic, weather & Google search.
    I find it good, others couldn't be bothered, Its really what you want fron the device. Mapwise they would be pretty much the same.


  • Hosted Moderators Posts: 10,271 ✭✭✭✭mik_da_man


    so the Tom Tom has the same type glass captive screen?
    how much are the live services and does that include map updates?

    I know the garmin maps are about 80 for lifetime of the unit.


  • Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 24,790 Mod ✭✭✭✭KoolKid


    It comes with latest map guarantee and1 yeast free live.
    Live is around €50 a year. This doesn't include map updates.


  • Hosted Moderators Posts: 10,271 ✭✭✭✭mik_da_man


    Cheers for the info.
    I'm leaning towards the tom tom now.
    that live stuff looks cool, and tom tom are doing a 50 cash back type offer atm.
    maps are 33 for 2 years if bought with the unit.

    what's the in car charger like?
    is is wired into the holder?
    I have a mini usb cable hard wired into my car and want to use it if possible.


  • Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 24,790 Mod ✭✭✭✭KoolKid


    The1000 & 1005 have their own connection one end( this clips into the mount) and standard USB into lighter charger at the other end.


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  • Hosted Moderators Posts: 10,271 ✭✭✭✭mik_da_man


    Yeah - I was in halfords and they had a nice short Mini USB to TomTom adaptor for the display unit. Not for sale though and I cant find one on e-bay :mad:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,882 ✭✭✭pa990


    Garmin ftw


  • Hosted Moderators Posts: 10,271 ✭✭✭✭mik_da_man


    well I got the TomTom in the end. Its not as pretty as the Garmin but its a good bit better with the live features like live traffic and the google search is great..


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,039 ✭✭✭BArra


    have the live also and find it great with google search


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