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| Value for Money | 6/10  |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 6/10 |
By suzanb
on 8th Nov 2004
| Value for money | 0/10 |
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| Overall value | 0/10 |
 suzanb's recommendation | |
Clear 3D screen
Almost too many to mention - the main one being that it doesn't work! In the area I live in (North of England), it found NONE of the postcodes. The navigation was less than usefull, in fact downright dangerous.
The Navman iCN 630 vII Satellite Navigation System was a complete disaster from the moment of purchase. I had terrible trouble trying to load the maps. The 'Help' centre suggested it may be because I have AOL on my computer. The store could not load the maps and I had to send the whole unit back for them to load the maps for me (Great Britain only).
The unit boasts that it recognises up to 5 digit postcodes and 'door-to-door navigation.' This is a complete falsehood. The first postcode I typed in it didn't recognise - nor the third - or the fourth, fifth or sixth. I drove to the store where I bought it and got the assistant to accompany me in the car to prove that it didn't work as claimed. He tried inputting his postcode -which - you guessed it, it didn't recognise! nor ANY that we typed in.
The assistant rang the help centre when we got back to the store and ONLY THEN did they offer the information that not all postcodes would be recognised - excuse me! Not all - just one would be nice!
My partner and I spent the whole weekend trying it out, and it was less than useless, in fact downright dangerous! It tried to direct us into fields with closed gates, telling us to turn right where no right turns existed, and couldn't even keep track of us, as it told us we were on the motorway, when we were in fact on an 'A' road which we know really well.
It is a disgrace to sell this unit. I can only presume that it works better in different countries, or even different parts of this country, otherwise I can't for the life of me understand how all the units are not returned as being useless.
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Total Respect: -2
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seanhaywood
on 23rd Sep 2005