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Gunn Parker · Post by **Gunn Parker** » 21 August 08 3:09 pm

Thats a nice feature, thanks

Skippy&lambchops · Post by **Skippy&lambchops** » 21 August 08 5:42 pm

With the Garmin receivers you can add some Shonky maps for the outback stuff, also using macro's you can have all the cache info on screen

Gunn Parker · Post by **Gunn Parker** » 21 August 08 5:52 pm

Skippy&lambchops wrote:With the Garmin receivers you can add some Shonky maps for the outback stuff, also using macro's you can have all the cache info on screen

So I would be able to upload shonky maps to it as I have done with my 60csx?

Skippy&lambchops · Post by **Skippy&lambchops** » 21 August 08 5:57 pm

Yes and they will look nice on the larger screen

Gunn Parker · Post by **Gunn Parker** » 21 August 08 6:04 pm

But they are not routable are they?
So with these my wife will not be able to follow it and find me out in the bush?

Have I got it right?
Thanks

Skippy&lambchops · Post by **Skippy&lambchops** » 21 August 08 6:08 pm

Thats correct but if you buy one of the Nuvi range you can use the City Navigator Auto routeable maps to navigate and switch over to Shonkymaps when the bitumen / road stops

Gunn Parker · Post by **Gunn Parker** » 21 August 08 6:51 pm

What about this deal Garmin Nuvi 250 at Johnny Appleseed?

Skippy&lambchops · Post by **Skippy&lambchops** » 21 August 08 7:45 pm

Thats cheap but I don't think it comes with the USB cable , you won't need another one if you got one for the 60Csx don't forget to add postage.

This guy in Bellevue. WA is selling it for $239 and I think it comes with a 1 gb SD card with Topo maps , not sure which one

http://www.octapc.com.au/prod190.htm

He also has a GPS forum

http://www.gpsaustralia.net

for an extra $60 you can buy the Nuvi 260 which has Text-to-speech feature

Gunn Parker · Post by **Gunn Parker** » 21 August 08 7:53 pm

Hi
Thanks, gps aus I know and bellevue is just up the road from my work.
Cheers

Mr Router · Post by **Mr Router** » 21 August 08 8:07 pm

Say Gday to Nicko

Gunn Parker · Post by **Gunn Parker** » 27 August 08 2:43 pm

Hi
I have just been looking at the Navman S30 at DSE, has anyone used one of these?
or know anything about it?
Thanks

Skippy&lambchops · Post by **Skippy&lambchops** » 27 August 08 7:25 pm

I believe you can run OziCe on the NavmanS80 also on the Mio530 which is meant to be the same as the Hema Navigator.

But I don't know how good these are without OziCe to find the caches.

And I have heard some bad reports on the hema not having as good Auto routing software as the Garmin Mapsource City Navigator.

Gunn Parker · Post by **Gunn Parker** » 28 August 08 10:26 pm

Skippy&lambchops wrote:With the Garmin receivers you can add some Shonky maps for the outback stuff, also using macro's you can have all the cache info on screen

Hi
I am almost sold on a garmin s30 or maybe the nuvi 250 still not sure yet, tom tom seems to have a good name too but I cannot add maps to it.

but can you tell me how I would get the shonky maps onto a garmin please.
Thanks

EvilDan · Post by **EvilDan** » 20 November 08 7:32 pm

So does anyone know with the Nuvi255, when it arrives it has City Nav NT maps, but do I need a microSD card to add POIs or does it leave a couple of MB spare in the internal memory for POIs before needing a card? The specs say it has 0mb internal memory and to use the MicroSD cards... maybe I can delete an unwanted voice and free up internal memory that way?

Skippy&lambchops · Post by **Skippy&lambchops** » 20 November 08 11:26 pm

I think the 255 needs the microSD and the 255W needs the SD card