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In Topic: Tom Tom, Sat Nav

2011-05-25 14:13:06

View PostInterestedObserver, on 2011-05-25 11:34:54, said:

View PostSpringman, on 2011-05-25 10:16:50, said:

View PostGary A, on 2011-05-25 09:31:36, said:

View PostSpringman, on 2011-05-25 08:11:05, said:

agreed ESRI Thailand maps are excellent in book form and and on the internet to view an area as are google maps.but that wont help me when I am driving round Bangkok trying to find some soi in horrendous trafic. Sat nav  in Thailand which ever one you use has a long way to go and is nothing ike sat nav in Europe  so can we get back to the subjet please! This comment from the above says it all like i said we are in Thailand!   "I simply expect the proper roads to be there and not to get lost" I rest my case your Honour
If you're driving around Bangkok looking for some soi, you don't need a GPS. Paper maps will work for you. I always locate my destination, mark it, and allow the GPS to guide me there. I have been doing that for several years and have never had a problem. Usually I will try to come up with coordinates from someone who knows the location and also has a GPS or uses Google map to find the coordinates. Translation problems make looking for addresses and even soi names nearly impossible so you have to work around the limitations. I can usually find a point of interest that is already programmed in the GPS close to where I want to go.
You are very old fashioned Gary must take you ages to get anywhere! maybe you should get a guide dog I have used my equiptment to travel south to Hat Lek through the night and north to Kanchanaburi  daytime recently with no problems why should i want to travel with a tonne of books/Maps or my comuter in my backpack when my 5" TomTom will Suffice hey ho off we go maybe  I'll try it on my next elephant trip LOL informed opinion! it make me want to yawn. Bye
Surprise, surprise! TomTom can locate Hat Lek and Kanchanaburi, both cities, without difficulty. The question is can TomTom locate an obscure side street (Soi) or alley in Bangkok with equal ease and if so, how when even Thais are not sure of the English spelling.

In Topic: Tom Tom, Sat Nav

2011-05-25 10:16:50

View PostSpringman, on 2011-05-25 10:11:09, said:

View PostGary A, on 2011-05-25 09:31:36, said:

View PostSpringman, on 2011-05-25 08:11:05, said:

View PostGary A, on 2011-05-24 20:35:09, said:

Actually I'm in Thailand and NOT in the UK or Mars. I simply expect the proper roads to be there and not to get lost. Naturally all the maps are not perfect but after trying most of the available maps, I find the ESRI Thailand maps to be the best and resent people who don't know anything trying to offer expert advice when they have no idea what is best. You would be better informed to do some research and venture a more informed opinion.

agreed ESRI Thailand maps are excellent in book form and and on the internet to view an area as are google maps.but that wont help me when I am driving round Bangkok trying to find some soi in horrendous trafic. Sat nav  in Thailand which ever one you use has a long way to go and is nothing ike sat nav in Europe  so can we get back to the subjet please! This comment from the above says it all like i said we are in Thailand!   "I simply expect the proper roads to be there and not to get lost" I rest my case your Honour
  





If you're driving around Bangkok looking for some soi, you don't need a GPS. Paper maps will work for you. I always locate my destination, mark it, and allow the GPS to guide me there. I have been doing that for several years and have never had a problem. Usually I will try to come up with coordinates from someone who knows the location and also has a GPS or uses Google map to find the coordinates. Translation problems make looking for addresses and even soi names nearly impossible so you have to work around the limitations. I can usually find a point of interest that is already programmed in the GPS close to where I want to go.

You are very old fashioned Gary must take you ages to get anywhere! maybe you should get a guide dog I have used my equiptment to travel south to Hat Lek through the night and north to Kanchanaburi  daytime recently with no problems why should i want to travel with a tonne of books/Maps or my comuter in my backpack when my 5" TomTom will Suffice hey ho off we go maybe  I'll try it on my next elephant trip LOL informed opinion! it make me want to yawn. Bye

In Topic: Tom Tom, Sat Nav

2011-05-25 10:11:09

View PostGary A, on 2011-05-25 09:31:36, said:

View PostSpringman, on 2011-05-25 08:11:05, said:

View PostGary A, on 2011-05-24 20:35:09, said:

Actually I'm in Thailand and NOT in the UK or Mars. I simply expect the proper roads to be there and not to get lost. Naturally all the maps are not perfect but after trying most of the available maps, I find the ESRI Thailand maps to be the best and resent people who don't know anything trying to offer expert advice when they have no idea what is best. You would be better informed to do some research and venture a more informed opinion.

agreed ESRI Thailand maps are excellent in book form and and on the internet to view an area as are google maps.but that wont help me when I am driving round Bangkok trying to find some soi in horrendous trafic. Sat nav  in Thailand which ever one you use has a long way to go and is nothing ike sat nav in Europe  so can we get back to the subjet please! This comment from the above says it all like i said we are in Thailand!   "I simply expect the proper roads to be there and not to get lost" I rest my case your Honour
  





If you're driving around Bangkok looking for some soi, you don't need a GPS. Paper maps will work for you. I always locate my destination, mark it, and allow the GPS to guide me there. I have been doing that for several years and have never had a problem. Usually I will try to come up with coordinates from someone who knows the location and also has a GPS or uses Google map to find the coordinates. Translation problems make looking for addresses and even soi names nearly impossible so you have to work around the limitations. I can usually find a point of interest that is already programmed in the GPS close to where I want to go.

In Topic: Tom Tom, Sat Nav

2011-05-25 08:11:05

View PostGary A, on 2011-05-24 20:35:09, said:

Actually I'm in Thailand and NOT in the UK or Mars. I simply expect the proper roads to be there and not to get lost. Naturally all the maps are not perfect but after trying most of the available maps, I find the ESRI Thailand maps to be the best and resent people who don't know anything trying to offer expert advice when they have no idea what is best. You would be better informed to do some research and venture a more informed opinion.

agreed ESRI Thailand maps are excellent in book form and and on the internet to view an area as are google maps.but that wont help me when I am driving round Bangkok trying to find some soi in horrendous trafic. Sat nav  in Thailand which ever one you use has a long way to go and is nothing ike sat nav in Europe  so can we get back to the subjet please! This comment from the above says it all like i said we are in Thailand!   "I simply expect the proper roads to be there and not to get lost" I rest my case your Honour







In Topic: Tom Tom, Sat Nav

2011-05-24 20:05:51

View PostSpringman, on 2011-05-24 20:01:17, said:

View PostInterestedObserver, on 2011-05-24 12:13:48, said:

View PostGary A, on 2011-05-24 11:16:56, said:

View PostSpringman, on 2011-05-24 11:01:53, said:

That is just a matter for an update and it is a very new road only open a few months and it does pick up at the last section built so i would say for thailand that is exceptionally good (we are not in the UK now if you noticed)

Very new? Highway 7 to Pattaya has been open for over a year.
That puts the TomTom map for Thailand at least a year out-of-date. Both the ESRI and Rotweiler maps are current in this regard.

Gary we are talking about satalite navigation on Garmin and Tom Tom what world are you on  Mars!

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