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On 8/12/06 11:39, "Darren Beale" <bealers at gmail.com> wrote:

> I had assumed I'd be taking this route so I could get the best
> receiver, they seem to be in the 20 to 80 quid range, e.g:
> http://www.handtec.co.uk/section.php?xSec=27

There's loads of those Holux GPS's on eBay but they go for a lot less than
this, £30ish.

> Plus I'd of course need to buy the cradle/charger and find the
> software. I've budgeted about a ton.

Some of the ones on eBay come with cradles and the charger, mine has an old
style Nokia charger connection. Not that you'd need an in car charger the
battery life on mine is something like a week.

> I'll jump onto some specialist forums and ask the ppl there. For
> example it'd  be good to know if one could place the receiver in the
> glove compartment and it still work (though I doubt it)

I *think* it depends on the number of channels that the receiver has, go for
a 32 channel one and it will work indoors and in the car.

The TomTom mobile/PDA software works really well on my Nokia N80. Its not
just for cars either, it gives you walking and cycling routes.

Mat