Navman S90i Satellite Navigation Unit With European Mapping

great product but dont buy from amazon if you want to use camera updates - I bought what I thought was a new s90i from amazon only to find it was a factory repacked version ---- it would have cost 20+pounds less direct from navman----as such it would not load any camera updates so it had to go back to navman for furher service before it would perform correctly. So buy elsewere if you plan to use all its functions ----otherwise its a great product when sorted.

Diassappointing given its a flagship model. - It gets you there - they all do that more or less. But this is Navmans Top of the Range model so I expected all the bells and whistles. What don t I like:-As far as I can find, no GPS coordinate input option - WHAT!!!!???Cannot pre-plan routes from anywhere except where you are now, and if you are in your house with no signal, no chance even to do that. I want to plan several routes on a multi-stage holiday before I go - you just can t do it.Very hard to pre-plan detours you want to make - I like to use known or obvious short cuts - in France for example some C-roads are straight as a die, but all Nav s avoid them, costing you miles. Its very hard to make many of these changes before you get fed up bothering.Re-route is marginally slower than Tom-Tom. In a busy town you might miss the re-route before it tells you meaning you need to pull over for 15 seconds while it catches up - not a disaster and usually not necessary but it happens.Traffic option relies on a crappy 1.5metre long wire you have to dangle along your dash. Its VERY untidy and totally uncool. You won t use it.If you want a basic unit which gets you there and yo can t customise, its fine, but why pay for the top of the range model if that s all you want?Navpix is a gimmic IMHO - I doubt you will use it.

Great in parts. Not really good enough, overall. - I have been on the search for a sat-nav that meets all my needs for a long time, now. I already have the Garmin 670, the TomTom 920T and the Sony NV93, and my quest has now included the Navman S90i.But I m afraid that the search will have to go on...Parts of the NavMan are excellent -1. I really like NavPics. I found two uses that were very helpful. First on a trip to a theme park, I took a pic of my car and then used NavMan to locate it for me in the car park later that day. Second, I took pics of scenic views and so on, and have been able to use them to return on sunnier days.2. The mapping is clear and easily readable, and you can customise screen content.3. The windscreen mount is excellent - far superior to the current TomTom offering, and includes the power link.4. The TMC works well (subject to the usual comments about signal strength) and is clear. The estimated delay is not included, however, which suggests that it is the basic service, rather than the premium one that Garmin and TomTom use. 5. I found NavDesk 2008 (the software that was included) worked well under Vista and XP. There were niggles, but nothing too bad...For me, however, there are some very large drawbacks1. Bluetooth support is VERY patchy. Every other unit I own can pair with all my family s phones. Not so the NavMan. It refuses to connect with most recent phones at all (for phonebook transfers and data use). You can make calls, but only if you can remember their numbers. Phones that don t work include the I-Phone (both generations), the Prada phone, the Samsung G600 and most phones released in the last 18 months. For this reason alone, it s going to e-bay. If Bluetooth matters to you, check compatibility on the Navman website and if your phone isn t listed, then don t just assume it will work - my own experience suggests it won t. NavMan released a software update (SP2) in April, but it didn t include anything that helped with this. To me, the Bluetooth screens look like an add-in programme, written externally and patched into the main operating software.2. The speed camera database is only updated monthly, costs more than ALL competitors, and doesn t include many fixed cameras I have seen (and then reported dutifully through the website) that ARE on Garmin, TomTom, Sony, PocketGPS, SCDB etc etc etc. It also misses almost all temporary cameras (e.g. on roadworks on motorways). To charge 150% of the competition for it just seems strange...3. The unit is very sluggish. The map moves in steps , rather than smooth scrolling and key presses are not always received . If you load your own POIs on, this gets RAPIDLY worse. (It s not too noticable at first).4. The unit has an absolute maximum of 12,000 POIs that are recommended to be loaded onto it. It will accept more, but the speed of use becomes so slow (10 second button-presses) that the unit can t then be operated - and you have to remove them. Now that might not seem important - after all, why would you load 12,000 POIs? Well, the issue is back to that Speed-Cam database. If you use a third-party solution, they come in the form of POIs, and there are more than 12,000 cameras in the UK.5. The TMC antenna is pink, which against black and dark grey dashboards looks a bit odd - it resembles one of those antennas you used to get with radio units that you were meant to put on your wall, but never did because they looked too strange. All the competition use black ones...6. There s no MP3 player. Maybe I m odd in liking those, but I link the unit to my radio (with one of those adaptors) and I miss it on the NavMan. Every other top-of-the range unit (other than the Sony) has this.7. Text-to speech is OK, but it actually says less than the competition, in terms of directional information. Only you can say whether that is good or bad - for you.So there you have it. In its favour stands price, clear maps, an OK (2MB only) camera and it works. It seems to be constantly offered at a price below the top-of-the range systems of others. If you have a compatible phone, then the Bluetooth works well (and sound quality is good). Against comes poor Bluetooth support, sluggish software, dodgy speed-cam data (as an example, check the M60 in Stockport for 3 missing cameras that have been there for almost two years - that are in everyone else s database, and that I have reported to NavMan. Twice.If you need a basic sat nav, have an oler phone, and aren t worried about cameras, then it s a good unit to go for at the price quoted (factory refurbs can also be got from NavMan s own site).

NavmanFan - Navman S90i is brilliant. A week after delivery I took it on a 2 week holiday motoring around the Morbihan area in Brittany. It was fantastic and made travelling on strange roads a doddle. Even if you make a wrong turning the device very quickly re-routes you. Despite criticism by other buyers on the Review section, I have found no problems at all with my unit. Bluetooth connection with a Motorola L7 phone was simple. Buy one (or more!) - I am delighted that I did, and Amazon have them at bargain prices too. I would firmly suggest downloading and printing the 130 page manual from th Navman website - it contains an enormous amount of useful information not included in the hadn book. It is excellent for future reference in time of query.

gets you there but....... - I dont like this unit. It takes an age to boot up, and some of its route choices are odd to say the least. Also the traffic function is at times annoying- approaching a two mile queue at the dartford bridge it actually wanted me to turn around and follow the M25 all the way round the west ( usually even slower than the east side) Bluetooth doesnt seem to work reliably with my phone ( have to pair every time i switch it on despite enabling auto connect) and the traffic signal is very hit and miss, even with the aerial across the windscreen. ( which looks naff by the way) Yes it gets you to where youre going but the add ons leave a lot to be desired IMO . Perhaps Im not using it properly but for a top model it really should be easier to use. Have replaced it with a garmin nuvi 710 which solves all the above problems

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