Binatone Carrera A350

I bought this RUBBISH back in 2009 when i passed my test, thought i was getting a deal if i remember back then think i paid about £60 takes ages to load and it takes you on the wrong route wrong directions and its not loud at all. when you first past you test you want something reliable and that doesnt knock your confidence, never used it again til i dug it up out of the cupboard and thought give it a go as i need it for driving, and the same old RUBBISH doesnt work. Well i will try to get rid of it for FREE and get myself a decent satnav maybe a tom tom or garmin.

TRUST ME DONT BUY THIS YOU WILL REGRET IT, BUY IT IF YOU WANT TO GET STRESSED!!!!!

Good quality product.

Ideal GPS when purcased,good for the job at the time ,But the amount of changes on the roads now and not being able to obtain any updates for this SatNav seems to me a total waste of money.

Why have binatone not been able to come up with updates for this product instead of bringing new GPS sytems out to make more money.

Regards

Mr Brian Deeny

I bought this sat-nav back in 2009 just before i went on holiday, i have had it about 3 years now, and in that time it has got me to a few different holiday locations without any problems,

There has been a few times when it has wanted to take me the long way round but i just ignored it lol

I paid about £70 for mine, and i think it has been worth every penny, it is quite smart in design and not too big, overall a good little basic satnav to start with.

The only problems i would give it are - sometimes a bit slow to calculate (around 5 mins at the longest)

The battery doesn't last that long - about an hour when was new, and half an hour now, so make sure you have the charger with you at all times.

Also - at the moment - It can't be updated

But overall 8 out of 10 - i deffo would buy another one

takes it time to get a signal.the date and time has to reset itself via the sat everytime it is turned on.dont use in london,signal is rubbish,also volume is very quiet.good points,eerrrmmm,touch screen,looks good.i have gone back to my very old navman as this might not be able to update so driving through field when on a brand new road but it gets a great signal and is loud.

I can't understand the positive reviews for this sat nav.

It takes FOREVER for this unit to get a signal - so if you buy it, make sure you're never in a hurry to get anywhere (I live in London, by the way, not the Hebrides).

Also if for any reason you cannot take the route it suggests, the words "CALCULATING ROUTE" pop up, and the screen freezes for ages while it decides on an alternative direction.

When this happens, the best you can say about it is that it is frustrating and time-wasting. At worst it is seriously dangerous.

I have at times GUESSED my way to my destination before this thing has re-calculated its route.

The instructions it gives can be infuriatingly vague - I have learned to accept that when I am on the motorway and the sat nav says "In 500 yards, keep to the left," it sometimes means "In 500 yards, take the exit on the left." Sometimes, not always.

I also have to be alert for phrases like "In 200 yards, keep to the left, then keep to the right," which to be honest can mean absolutely anything and can result in me crossing lanes of traffic then crossing back again.

Yesterday I was so close to throwing this sat nav out of the window. But I guess you get what you pay for. Absolutely rubbish.

I'm finding it very hard to enter my home address, and before you say it yes I do know what I'm doing, just won't enter or deletes when I move onto next stage, if it don't work soon it's going into the fkn bin.

We have been to spain and used the Binatone Carrera A350.

resonably good until you get into the mountains then it is not happy.

The unit canot find the way to go so it then wants to take you to the spot it lost you. So you go round and round in circles.

Also going to the airport to come home i set it to Alicanti and the point of interest was the airport it took us to the airport but said and wanted to take us another 23 km. give Binatone the due as we had just bought the unit they sent me an update on a SD card free of charge.

I found the Binatone GPS Nav system very good. In fact I would put them up with other leading brands such as Garmin, Navman ect.Very easy to use, it gives clear distinct voice instructions, clear screen without the fancy colors displayed on other brands. I believe a GPS is for getting you for point A to point B without the stress of reading a malways which in my book is privative. I would like to see them make a GPS for motorcycles.

really good & cheap. the voice is excellent, accurate to take u wherever u like to go.. the Binatone Carrera A350 will show u all the side roads even those n very distant areas among farms. i found it more accurate than tomtom go 520 as i bought it after i damaged my binatone touch screen... i will buy carrera again soon !!

Had the Binatone Carrera A350 for a week and found it so easy to use, It's taken me half way across the country twice, with no problems. Found me a petrol station 2 miles away when i had forgotten to fill up before going onto the motorway.