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[KelvinLow]

Any good recommendation? In my own country, I can online update the map free on my own,not sure is it the same in LOS. I will sometimes travel phichit to bkk or pattaya. So need a good set to guide me. Anyone know any model has the most accurate gps

[mca]

I've got an Alpine unit that I'm very pleased with. It's only let me down once and told me to take a u-turn that wasn't there. Every destination I've ever required I've always found to be pre-loaded. No messing around with co-ordinates etc. The vocal instructions are spot on ( apart from a tendency to say "keep right" as you pass every single junction on a main road. That can be a bit tedious). In all honesty i could navigate without ever having to look at the screen and just listen to the voice. I borrowed a friend's Mu-7 once with that i-genie system and it was a bit vague to say the least. Approaching a T-junction it said "Follow the road" whatever the F that meant.

[Martyjustice]

Garmin 1350 with sea maps did great for me.

[Maestro]

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Any good recommendation? In my own country, I can online update the map free on my own,not sure is it the same in LOS.

The availability of free updates depends on the map provider.

[Sumthanfuni]

Try the Garmin Nuvi 3.5", Bought this one at tesco in Banchang 3,500 thb  due to other gps died,unit comes with latest updates,altho street names were in thai,no problem as you can go on line and download the English street name version! works a treat.

[vijer]

I have SpeedNavi which comes as the GPS built into a lot of car radios.  It is HORRIBLE!!  It is made by the Korean's so maybe that is why.  Terrible method of finding locations, cannot find by address at all, cannot find by street, cannot find by cross streets.  You can only find locations by names of businesses or government buildings.  Oh and a really stupid way of finding a location BY PHONE number, that is seriously stupid.  You cannot save your current location unless SpeedNavi has the business in its database.

If you "Save Destination" it saves to a general route manager and you have to press extra buttons to get to the general route manager.  The one button My Locations is a multi-step process to get destinations saved to and it isn't a simple process.  

The stupid thing will frequently tell you to make a slight left/right when it wants you to make a 45 degree turn.  When traveling on the lower level highways it will tell you to stay to the right every 300 meters whenever there is an exit.  So on some roads it is annoying you constantly.  

I used to have a Garmin and wish I would have just bought a radio and a separate Garmin GPS.

Just to put it out there, I bought a Kamaz radio, which is made by the Germans, this is a serious piece of shit.  Apparently the Germans know how to build cars but don't have a clue when it comes to electronics.  All of the problems are software related, a moron designed the user interface and the logic behind it.

[pgangell]

I have TomTom which is pretty good although there are a lot of 'unnamed roads' but at least the roads are generally in the right place.  I live in Phetchabun and the small farm roads are missing sometimes - my house is in the middle of a rice paddy!  But, as I say, it gets you from a to b very well.  It's particularly good for getting around Bangkok.

[KelvinLow]

Got it. Will take into consideration. Thanks

[David48]

The OP maybe is looking for direction for a fishing holiday.

He seems to have a very slow stroll.

[MrKrabbe]

the Garmin Nuvi 3.5" works fine

[KelvinLow]

MrKrabbe, on 2012-05-16 08:32:50, said:

the Garmin Nuvi 3.5" works fine

Noted. Thanks

[FergusMPower]

Garmin Nuvi.  I bought the high-end 3770 (there are probably more recent versions available now) for 15,000 baht.  Beautiful interface, and the size of an iPhone so easy to slip into your pocket.  Wonderful 'photographic' quality detailed intersection information for the major cities.  For other intersections the usual 3D-display is perfectly adequate also.  It is sometimes a little tricky to find the right location using the spelling option (as there are a multitude of ways of Karaoke-ing Thai), but if you have a Thai partner/friend, just get them to insert the Thai after changing script to Thai, and Boom - there's your answer.  Simply edit the new location in English when you are saving it.  At the risk of sounding like an advertisement - I can't imagine life without my Garmin Nuvi.

You can purchase much cheaper Garmins, but you get what you pay for.  An acquaintance showed me his recently-purchased older model Garmin the other day and the maps and interface looked (to me) a little like a Stonehenge relic.  Just pay the money and never look back ......

Tip: because Thailand has no logical street address system, GPS cannot take you to a specific street address as in most countries.  You need to alter your approach and ask the destination what obvious feature can be used to better-pin-point your destination (Seven-11's, Wats, gas stations etc).  Whenever you stop anywhere you think you might want to return to - 'Locate' yourself (1 button push), and enter the location into a suitable (self-created if you wish) category.  A dream to use.

[FergusMPower]

Addendum:

Remember that when you have purchased your product, for map updates you need to register your product on: http://www.gpssociet...iety.com/.  You will need the serial number of your device.  Annoyingly, the username and password length for this site are limited - choose a name no longer than 10 characters.  Same for your password.

Use Firefox or IE to do the downloading, as the site warns that Safari and others may 'stop' downloading.  Deactivate download accelerators as well.  Instructions on how to update your device can be downloaded as a pdf file (zipped).

Once you have used your device you will want to back it up.  I use Dropbox to do this, so that my Garmin information is available anywhere (literally) should my GPS be damaged or stolen.  Getting back up to speed is then just a matter of transferring the backed-up files to your replacement Garmin device.  If using a Mac, some of the Garmin folders (on both your device and in your back-up) will show as 'Invisible'.  To perform subsequent back-ups, you may find that you need to first delete the old 'invisible' files from Dropbox, then transfer all files (including the 'invisible' ones, from your Garmin device to Dropbox.  They will not transfer (i.e. overwrite your existing Dropbox back-up files) if the 'invisible' files are still sitting in your Dropbox folder (as a precautionary measure, Mac's won't let you overwrite critical 'invisible' files.  They must first be removed).

Edited by FergusMPower, 2012-05-24 13:25:03.

[KelvinLow]

FergusMPower, on 2012-05-24 13:20:04, said:

Addendum:

Remember that when you have purchased your product, for map updates you need to register your product on: http://www.gpssociet...iety.com/.  You will need the serial number of your device.  Annoyingly, the username and password length for this site are limited - choose a name no longer than 10 characters.  Same for your password.

Use Firefox or IE to do the downloading, as the site warns that Safari and others may 'stop' downloading.  Deactivate download accelerators as well.  Instructions on how to update your device can be downloaded as a pdf file (zipped).

Once you have used your device you will want to back it up.  I use Dropbox to do this, so that my Garmin information is available anywhere (literally) should my GPS be damaged or stolen.  Getting back up to speed is then just a matter of transferring the backed-up files to your replacement Garmin device.  If using a Mac, some of the Garmin folders (on both your device and in your back-up) will show as 'Invisible'.  To perform subsequent back-ups, you may find that you need to first delete the old 'invisible' files from Dropbox, then transfer all files (including the 'invisible' ones, from your Garmin device to Dropbox.  They will not transfer (i.e. overwrite your existing Dropbox back-up files) if the 'invisible' files are still sitting in your Dropbox folder (as a precautionary measure, Mac's won't let you overwrite critical 'invisible' files.  They must first be removed).

Wow So details. I will check it out, thanks for your info

[Gary A]

I belong to the Audible book club. I love listening to good books while driving. I am very disappointed with the new Garmin units. Both of my older Nuvi units (750 and 855) have a 3.5 mm audio jack plus they both play MP3 and Audible format books. Both also have FM transmitters. As far as I am concerned, Garmin has gone backwards. It appears that I will be using my older Nuvi units until they die.