Shonajeff15
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hi wee are looking to get a good sat nav for home and abroad please
do you have the area and time limits, mine worked all over USA over a 4 week period.
I downloaded a good few gigs worth. They did expire after about 3 weeks if not used or updated,(over wifi obvs) but now it lasts a year I think but as long as you update them before that they continue on a rolling 365 days basis.
EDIT: just checked my offline maps I downloaded 7th November 2019, says expires 10th december 2020
I’ve tried all the iPhone apps; Maps.me, google maps, CoPilot and others whose names escape me now and I reckon if you want a good navigation system then you can’t beat a dedicated navigation system. A phone is too small to see on your dashboard and doesn’t give enough info. A tablet is difficult to locate without obstructing your windscreen view. Tom Tom or Garmin is the way to go I reckon. Tried and used both for years, sometimes side by side and I prefer Garmin. Others will differ. Folk on here will rave about Chinese Sat Navs which are cheap as chips but I didn’t get on with them mainly because it’s not simple or easy to load up 3rd party POIs. Maybe things have improved and no doubt you’ll get some good advice with your enquiry.
Happy Travels,
Pat
Yeah a good dedicated does have more positives than google maps, but for a cheap/budget conscious integrated solution, look no further.I agree. I just use a TomTom start with full Europe mapping. Does the job and the best thing about it is the massive amount of motorhome related POI from wild spots to Aires. I think mine cost less than £100 brand new online. Just shop around for one of them at the best price, just remember when looking that you get either a Western Europe or full Europe model and not just the UK.
The HERE WeGo app for Android is pretty good.
They supply the mapping for many major European vehicle manufacturers