99p for the uk roadmap book coupled with actually reading the road signs seems to do ok for me.
I used to do that, print off lots of sheets of the town i was going to etc, was a nightmare ! Yeah the roadmap book helps me find the town/city but finding the road is a different kettle of fish.
I love GPS's, i travel quite a lot and theyre handy as anything, put the address or postcode in and wham bam it gets me there everytime.
You sound like my dad saying something like 'who needs the internet when i have ceefax ?'
You sound like my dad saying something like 'who needs the internet when i have ceefax ?'
Internet? Ceefax? Never heard of them.
Actually, I like to see on a map where I'm going. I'm not keen on putting all my faith in a machine. How do they cope when you get a police diversion? You know, half way down the M11 and all lanes are waved off into the countryside. Does the machine sit and squawk "Turn round! Turn round! Your going the wrong way!" and try to direct you back into the problem?
I've been using my satnav tons, if a roads closed i follow the diversion, the GPS adjusts and then i use it after that.
Maps were great for seeing the main routes but when i have to go and see a customer then the map books not good at all unless it had a road map of every single town/city in the UK.
Soooo much easier using my Satnav. Been using mine for the last few years when i've had to do many journeys, been essential
Maps were great for seeing the main routes but when i have to go and see a john then the map books not good at all unless it had a road map of every single town/city in the UK.
99p for the uk roadmap book coupled with actually reading the road signs seems to do ok for me.
The advantage of using a map etc is you can designate your passenger as the nagivator, that way when you get lost it gives you someone to blame and yell at....a great stress reliever on modern busy/unfriendly roads.
The advantage of using a map etc is you can designate your passenger as the nagivator, that way when you get lost it gives you someone to blame and yell at....a great stress reliever on modern busy/unfriendly roads.
I disagree. Ever since I got a GPS, I never had to argue with my wife again about whose fault it is that we missed our exit/turn/whatever. The GPS simply recalculates the route, instead of slamming the map on my head and telling me I shall read it myself if I am that smart... That's what I call a relieve. :)
I disagree. Ever since I got a GPS, I never had to argue with my wife again about whose fault it is that we missed our exit/turn/whatever. The GPS simply recalculates the route, instead of slamming the map on my head and telling me I shall read it myself if I am that smart... That's what I call a relieve. :)
^^ This man speaks the absolute truth. GPS >>>>>>> wife+map.
The advantage of using a map etc is you can designate your passenger as the nagivator, that way when you get lost it gives you someone to blame and yell at....a great stress reliever on modern busy/unfriendly roads.
The advantage of a GPS is that you can do exactly the same, even if you don't have a passenger.
They had a lady on radio 2 from the US department of whoever looks after GPS and to paraphrase...
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So could it be out for weeks or even months?
...er ... er ... a bit longer ... er ... er ... We have to ensure that we get the right people on the project... er ... er ...
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Oh dear. Satellites falling out of the sky won't be replaced for years then. This is understandable as the US is bankrupt so billions to keep hick john on the right dirt track aren't really going to be available.
The advantage of using a map etc is you can designate your passenger as the nagivator, that way when you get lost it gives you someone to blame and yell at....a great stress reliever on modern busy/unfriendly roads.
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The disadvantage of using a map etc is you can designate your passenger as the navigator.
I'm hankering after GPS to find my way to all friends the houses my kids go to. The kids reel of an address 30 miles away and are genuinely surprised that I don't know every single detail of how to get there.
It's particularly irritating @ 01:30 in the morning and the house is 10 miles from anything that could be classified as a collection of dwellings nevermind a village.
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I used to do that, print off lots of sheets of the town i was going to etc, was a nightmare ! Yeah the roadmap book helps me find the town/city but finding the road is a different kettle of fish.
I love GPS's, i travel quite a lot and theyre handy as anything, put the address or postcode in and wham bam it gets me there everytime.
You sound like my dad saying something like 'who needs the internet when i have ceefax ?'
Internet? Ceefax? Never heard of them.
Actually, I like to see on a map where I'm going. I'm not keen on putting all my faith in a machine. How do they cope when you get a police diversion? You know, half way down the M11 and all lanes are waved off into the countryside. Does the machine sit and squawk "Turn round! Turn round! Your going the wrong way!" and try to direct you back into the problem?
Maps were great for seeing the main routes but when i have to go and see a customer then the map books not good at all unless it had a road map of every single town/city in the UK.
Soooo much easier using my Satnav. Been using mine for the last few years when i've had to do many journeys, been essential
fixed that. :p
What's does "john" in this case mean? And yes, I know I'll regret asking...
"Customer" in a derogatory sense methinks...
The advantage of using a map etc is you can designate your passenger as the nagivator, that way when you get lost it gives you someone to blame and yell at....a great stress reliever on modern busy/unfriendly roads.
I disagree. Ever since I got a GPS, I never had to argue with my wife again about whose fault it is that we missed our exit/turn/whatever. The GPS simply recalculates the route, instead of slamming the map on my head and telling me I shall read it myself if I am that smart... That's what I call a relieve. :)
^^ This man speaks the absolute truth. GPS >>>>>>> wife+map.
The advantage of a GPS is that you can do exactly the same, even if you don't have a passenger.
******************
So could it be out for weeks or even months?
...er ... er ... a bit longer ... er ... er ... We have to ensure that we get the right people on the project... er ... er ...
******************
Oh dear. Satellites falling out of the sky won't be replaced for years then. This is understandable as the US is bankrupt so billions to keep hick john on the right dirt track aren't really going to be available.
Perhaps it'll just carry on working anyway.
Would that lead to Engrish directions?
it would lead to the nearest chinese restaurant. :D
why do you think the europeans ARE putting up their own system?
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The disadvantage of using a map etc is you can designate your passenger as the navigator.
I'm hankering after GPS to find my way to all friends the houses my kids go to. The kids reel of an address 30 miles away and are genuinely surprised that I don't know every single detail of how to get there.
It's particularly irritating @ 01:30 in the morning and the house is 10 miles from anything that could be classified as a collection of dwellings nevermind a village.
Sat navs are dirt cheap and superb for going on long journeys.