Integrated SatNav?
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honestly don't bother
I have it but only used it once when it pissed me off, tomtom/copliot/waze is so much better and easier to use ( and cheaper, has better life traffic, more up2date maps, etc)
Yep as above really. I’ve got built-in nav but use the TomTom Go app on my phone. I don’t even use the Apple CarPlay and won’t unless Apple relax the restrictions to allow third party navigation apps. Built-in nav is a nice thing to have but unnecessary.
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If the integrated sat nav is added it needs updating every so often, mine seems to have roads that don’t exist, personally I use apple car play but if I didn’t have that I’d probably use my old Garmin
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Or....
I use the built in nav and find it excellent, but I am the sort of person that doesn’t see the point in having a nav unit and then a phone stuck on your dashboard/windscreen... I am also old fashioned, in that I check the traffic before I leave, and use the traffic program facility
The reality is that unless the car came fitted with it, it’s expensive and not simple to retrofit
I use the built in nav and find it excellent, but I am the sort of person that doesn’t see the point in having a nav unit and then a phone stuck on your dashboard/windscreen... I am also old fashioned, in that I check the traffic before I leave, and use the traffic program facility
The reality is that unless the car came fitted with it, it’s expensive and not simple to retrofit
Traffic program is terrible! TomTom is the only reliable source of accurate delay info. I rarely use nav to find directions, but use it every day on my 160 mile commute to avoid traffic hotspots.
From the next release of IOS you will be able to use Google Maps and Waze with Apple Carplay and this really will make the built-in Nav obsolete. Obviously if you use Android Auto you can already do this.
As above, mine came with Tech Pack (LED lights, dab radio and sat nav.) Never use sat nav, always Tomtom app on my phone. Hate the graphics on the maps and traffic is so behind tomtom. Updating the maps, on my 2014 head unit is a no go unless you buy new sd cards from dealer at about £120 a pop.
Stick with the tomtom unit...
Stick with the tomtom unit...
Without hijacking this thread, too much, I thought the m1b Head unit couldn't be updated.. Only the m2b ones..
Well i believe i have the mib1 easy connect unit as updated it and when i tried a mib2 update it didnt work
I have to admit I've only used it a couple of times. Now I have a brodit mount so my phone is right next to it and I just use the sat nav as a nice touch screen radio.
Exactly. If it had something decent like TomTom maps on it then it would be good. But HERE maps are not great and are not updated frequently enough. I'm not sure how much updates cost either, if the traffic info was decent I would look into it...
There's nothing wrong with the inbuilt Satnav but it's not worth paying to get it added when there are free alternatives readily available that keep themselves updated.
There's plenty wrong with the inbuilt satnav. I use satnav every day for work. As I've already said the traffic information is poor. And the maps are not as up to date as they should be.
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