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Sony U82

“I purchased one of these as a new item. The first...”

Written on: 01/10/2008 by Cazfer (1 review written)

I purchased one of these as a new item. The first thing I noticed was the maps were at least two years out of date. The A421 Great Barford Bypass opened in August 2006 and is not on the system. There is no way of updating the maps except by purchasing new ones from Sony another £59 plus P&P. The icons on the nice large screen are small and difficult to distinguish especially when driving. There is a very annoying beep which sounds every time you press one of the `keys' which you can not... (read more)

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Sony U82

“Sony are more than happy to sell you a subscription...”

Written on: 23/08/2008

Sony are more than happy to sell you a subscription for TMC but they dont tell you need to spent a further £50 on a cradle.
I would not buy another sony system ever again. It has never got me to any me to any destination correctly e.g the voice command is telling you to turn right but the on screen map is telling you to turn left.
Over rated and over priced. (read more)

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Sony U82

“Brilliant piece of equipment makes travelling a...”

Written on: 01/08/2008 by Brian Kent (1 review written)

Brilliant piece of equipment makes travelling a pleasure again
recommend this to any first time buyer of sat nav (read more)

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Sony U82

“Superb sat-nav, very large screen makes navigation...”

Written on: 25/04/2008 by monkeyboy85

Superb sat-nav, very large screen makes navigation possible without audio prompts whatsoever, very quick at finding location, really cant fault it. (read more)

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Sony U82

“When bought new from Argos, second it broke down,took...”

Written on: 09/03/2008

When bought new from Argos, second it broke down,took it back to argos after lot of hassle,it was sent for repair,was told it will take 10 working days,had to wait more then 25 days to get it back,after making many,many,many calls direct to Sony UK service centre,because I wasn't getting anywhere with Argos,I had a lot of headache with Sony's service UK,so next time its "GARMIN" for me. As I have mentioned above I had trouble with my new Sony U82 from day 2, please e careful before you go... (read more)

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Written on: 25/08/2008

Your review gives 9/10 overall but you seemed very unhappy with the Sat Nav. Were there some features that brought the overall score up or was this a mistake?

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