Advice If Poss Before Purchase Made !

[+scooby scrappy and mp]

Can anyone help me

I am looking at purchasing a Garmin Streetpilot i3 for my car, can anyone tell me if i would be able to download the cache's as points of interest from GUK filedown load web site, and if the memory card at 256mb would have the storage space to take the caches should it be possible. Tom tom is not a option for me really as its more costly.

 

Michelle

[+rutson]

GC:UK does not provide Garmin POI loader, however I'm 90% sure GPSbabel can now convert to this new format. As a last resort I have a method using excel to make the correct files.

 

As for the storage, I've haven't actually handled one, but I have helped get all caches in the manchester area onto one, proably in the order of 100. I'd be suprised if you couldn't get the whole of the UK on there, but I cannot be 100% sure.

[+rutson]

I can now confirm GPS babel (and therefore GSAK) can export in the right format to load into Garmin POI loader.

[+little-miss-naughty]

i own an i3 an can say that it is brill bit of kit seams to have pleanty of space and does all the speed warnings etc.

i dont no how to download the way point though so if you manage to do it please let me know.

LMN

[+Jaz666]

As for the storage, I've haven't actually handled one, but I have helped get all caches in the manchester area onto one, proably in the order of 100. I'd be suprised if you couldn't get the whole of the UK on there, but I cannot be 100% sure.

 

There is more than enough room to fit the entire UK database on an i3 - there's room for ten of thousands of entries.

 

Just remember that this unit will only get you to the nearest road, as it has no handheld off-road features.

[+scooby scrappy and mp]

Thanks for info have downloaded Gsak and file download from GUK its a brilliant piece of software without the streetpilot so well worth posting the request anyway (been playing with the data most of the night). May need to come back to you when I have the streetpilot if I get stuck on the download.

 

Phil

[+scooby scrappy and mp]

i own an i3 an can say that it is brill bit of kit seams to have pleanty of space and does all the speed warnings etc.

i dont no how to download the way point though so if you manage to do it please let me know.

LMN

When I have worked it all out will come back to you

 

Phil

[+Us 4 and Jess]

hiya phil

 

that was what we were gonna get before we bought the tom tom 1

 

we were amazed at the price of them you can get them for 99 quid, but the reason we were put off them was because there was no download from guk for it yet

 

go for the tom 1 like we have tis good......just add speed cameras and voices ect as you go and once you get the hang of it (well after you told us) it was very easy to put on all the caches for the whole of the uk

 

mandy

[+MarkGPX]

hiya phil

 

we were amazed at the price of them you can get them for 99 quid

 

 

Where from? Even I could be tempted at that price!

[+Us 4 and Jess]

woolworths and somerfields both had them on special offer

 

and 149 at maplins

 

M

[+scooby scrappy and mp]

woolworths and somerfields both had them on special offer

 

and 149 at maplins

 

M

Had to get it from Maplins at £149 , couldn't find any bargains at £99, but i'm worth it

Michelle