viscount17
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 13/08/2007
Posts: 2615
Loc: Middle Earth,
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I've got a Navman icn 530 but the maps are at least 2 years out of date. they keep telling me I'm driving in a field.
Do any of you know if they have updated them as all I can find refer to the original set.
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In any other sport the purchase of new equipment after the age of 50 would be classed a vainglorious gesture; in golf it represents a sensible investment in the future. Michael Parkinson
H'cap 24.5 - gone the wrong way! 
The bag is changing:
Driver: TaylorMade r7 460 reg/Ping G5 10.5 stiff
5-wood: TaylorMade r7 steel
Hybrids: Bayhill Plasma 4i 25*/Ben Sayers M1 2i 17*
Irons: MacGregor M565 forged 3-PW 4.5 Rifles
Wedges: Ben Hogan Apex forged 49* & 54*
Putter: Ping Karsten B60
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Ken_A
enthusiast
Reged: 28/03/2008
Posts: 399
Loc: Armagh, Norn Iron
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check out this Clickey
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24.5 summer handicap (reduced 12.5% from may) - winter handicap 17 at the start now 13 - can I make it to 12?
Come on the Tandragee Cheeky Boys we can do it.
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viscount17
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 13/08/2007
Posts: 2615
Loc: Middle Earth,
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Ken, unfortunately the next page says that they no longer sell accessories or maps for the icn 530 (among a host of others).
It's only just 2 years old so I suppose the moral is don't buy a Navman.
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In any other sport the purchase of new equipment after the age of 50 would be classed a vainglorious gesture; in golf it represents a sensible investment in the future. Michael Parkinson
H'cap 24.5 - gone the wrong way!
The bag is changing:
Driver: TaylorMade r7 460 reg/Ping G5 10.5 stiff
5-wood: TaylorMade r7 steel
Hybrids: Bayhill Plasma 4i 25*/Ben Sayers M1 2i 17*
Irons: MacGregor M565 forged 3-PW 4.5 Rifles
Wedges: Ben Hogan Apex forged 49* & 54*
Putter: Ping Karsten B60
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theeaglehunter
veteran
Reged: 07/01/2008
Posts: 1526
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ah not to worry there isn't any new roads near my course, once you reach Cambridge you should be fine. 
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In The Bag:
Driver: Taylormade r7 Draw
3 wood: Adams Insight XTD A3
5 wood: Callaway Big Bertha Fusion
Hybrid/utility: Nike Slingshot tour #4 24*
Irons (5-sw): Ping G10
Wedges:Cleveland CG11 BS 60*
Putter: Ping G5i CRAZ-E
Handicap: 18
"If only I could Putt..."
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OldWindy
old hand
Reged: 02/04/2008
Posts: 804
Loc: Back of Beyond
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Ditch it. My mum had one and it's pretty much wasting 20% of her fuel on wrong turns.
She's going to get a TomTom very soon.
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viscount17
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 13/08/2007
Posts: 2615
Loc: Middle Earth,
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there's one road on the way to the Panshangar course where it thinks there are about a dozen right hand turns, none of which you want, in 300 yards. actually there are none and when it gets to the turning you do want it's taken by surprise and misses it.
I think you're right though, TomTom seems to be the only one that updates right through the range.
Pity I didn't title this post as Don't buy Navman, that way it would show up in a Google search.
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In any other sport the purchase of new equipment after the age of 50 would be classed a vainglorious gesture; in golf it represents a sensible investment in the future. Michael Parkinson
H'cap 24.5 - gone the wrong way!
The bag is changing:
Driver: TaylorMade r7 460 reg/Ping G5 10.5 stiff
5-wood: TaylorMade r7 steel
Hybrids: Bayhill Plasma 4i 25*/Ben Sayers M1 2i 17*
Irons: MacGregor M565 forged 3-PW 4.5 Rifles
Wedges: Ben Hogan Apex forged 49* & 54*
Putter: Ping Karsten B60
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realgolferuk
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 19/08/2007
Posts: 2921
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Hmmm... this is interesting reading. Me and the missus were considering buying a tom tom GB,I and Eur from ebuyer. She gets lost on the crazy rat runs around b'ham M6 and I want it to find golf courses!
I'd looked at navman as well......anyone liking tom tom?
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Dave
Returned from 5 years of not playing - played off 8-11, now 12 .
Member of the Tommy Armour 845 appreciation society (current membership 2!)
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theeaglehunter
veteran
Reged: 07/01/2008
Posts: 1526
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Quote:
I'd looked at navman as well......anyone liking tom tom?
Anyone not liking Tom Tom? They are the market leaders.
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In The Bag:
Driver: Taylormade r7 Draw
3 wood: Adams Insight XTD A3
5 wood: Callaway Big Bertha Fusion
Hybrid/utility: Nike Slingshot tour #4 24*
Irons (5-sw): Ping G10
Wedges:Cleveland CG11 BS 60*
Putter: Ping G5i CRAZ-E
Handicap: 18
"If only I could Putt..."
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vig
old hand
Reged: 17/11/2007
Posts: 862
Loc: west yorkshire
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I don't really use one but H.I.D & son both have tom toms and they use them with no probs.
I borrowed H.I.D's last week to go to mizzy fitting centre in wales and found it very good although the constant drone of being told "right turn ahead" did my nut in. I came back with sound off
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in the bag
Mizuno MP600 10.5* (fuji stiff)
Mizuno MP57 3-pw (nippon stiff)
TM R7 3 wood (looking to change)
Wedges, Calloway X tour vintage 52*, 56*, 60* (looking to change)
Putters: Rife 2 bar hybrid, Mizuno Bettinardi CO6
Griplock cart bag. Adams stand bag
Ball: pro v1
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TonyN
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 24/01/2008
Posts: 2992
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I have just bought a garmin, its better than navman but no where near as good as tom toms.
Dont ditch it viscount, just wipe the maps and install the tom tom ones on it!
I would do this with my garmin but its the processor that is the problem, it seems to think I am approaching turns as I have already gone past em!
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Callaway FT-5 draw bias 10.5* Aldila NVS 65-R 350 Shaft
Titleist 906f4 3 wood graphite design YS-6fw+ reg
*Awaiting MP52's*
Odyssey white hot xg #7, 34'' *Awaiting bettinardi CG3*
Srixon AD333
Mollington Golf Club
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viscount17
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 13/08/2007
Posts: 2615
Loc: Middle Earth,
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tony, is it possible to install tomtom maps? I would have thought that they each have encoding to prevent us doing it.
It's not something I've ever seen mentioned before and I would have thought the hackers would have been onto this in a flash.
If it is possible . . .
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In any other sport the purchase of new equipment after the age of 50 would be classed a vainglorious gesture; in golf it represents a sensible investment in the future. Michael Parkinson
H'cap 24.5 - gone the wrong way!
The bag is changing:
Driver: TaylorMade r7 460 reg/Ping G5 10.5 stiff
5-wood: TaylorMade r7 steel
Hybrids: Bayhill Plasma 4i 25*/Ben Sayers M1 2i 17*
Irons: MacGregor M565 forged 3-PW 4.5 Rifles
Wedges: Ben Hogan Apex forged 49* & 54*
Putter: Ping Karsten B60
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HartleyHare
journeyman
Reged: 01/06/2008
Posts: 70
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never had a problem with my Navman, it got us around the million back lanes of cornwall last year without any malfunctions.
i was considering upgrading because we got the cheap cheap one and it doesn't take full postcodes, which is a bit of a pain. when i do though it'll definitely be another navman..
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In my bag
Benross Velo-ct driver, 10 deg
Ben Sayers M1 3 wood, 15 deg
Ben Sayers M8 hybrid, 17 deg
MD golf Superstrong GM irons 3-PW
Bensayers M1 LW,60 deg
Wilson Blackjack V putter
Wilson Titanium ball
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viscount17
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 13/08/2007
Posts: 2615
Loc: Middle Earth,
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hartley, the issue isn't with malfunctions; I've worked with military grade mapping and they all have glitches from time to time, usually at the edges where the map sections are 'stitched' together.
It's simply that the maps need updating, and I can't get it done. Instead they've ceased support on a two year old model - and mine is not the only one.
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In any other sport the purchase of new equipment after the age of 50 would be classed a vainglorious gesture; in golf it represents a sensible investment in the future. Michael Parkinson
H'cap 24.5 - gone the wrong way!
The bag is changing:
Driver: TaylorMade r7 460 reg/Ping G5 10.5 stiff
5-wood: TaylorMade r7 steel
Hybrids: Bayhill Plasma 4i 25*/Ben Sayers M1 2i 17*
Irons: MacGregor M565 forged 3-PW 4.5 Rifles
Wedges: Ben Hogan Apex forged 49* & 54*
Putter: Ping Karsten B60
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TonyN
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 24/01/2008
Posts: 2992
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Not 100% sure on this to be honest viscount, I thought I heard someone in work say they had done it. And someone suggested it to me cause i moaned i bought the wrong one. I only wanted to spend £120 but wanted a 4.3" screen so the garmin was the best i could afford. Just have a look on the net and see if ya can find the maps, stick em on an SD card and you may not even have to delete ya current data! Even if ya couldn't get tomtom maps to work, surely ya could get the most upto date ones for your model.
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Callaway FT-5 draw bias 10.5* Aldila NVS 65-R 350 Shaft
Titleist 906f4 3 wood graphite design YS-6fw+ reg
*Awaiting MP52's*
Odyssey white hot xg #7, 34'' *Awaiting bettinardi CG3*
Srixon AD333
Mollington Golf Club
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HartleyHare
journeyman
Reged: 01/06/2008
Posts: 70
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i know what the issue is Viscount, i'm merely saying that i have never had a major problem where that's concerned with my navman.
when it gets to be a big issue i'll probably just upgrade mine anyway, by which time i'd have had 4 or 5 years decent service out of something that cost me £80, no big deal personally.
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In my bag
Benross Velo-ct driver, 10 deg
Ben Sayers M1 3 wood, 15 deg
Ben Sayers M8 hybrid, 17 deg
MD golf Superstrong GM irons 3-PW
Bensayers M1 LW,60 deg
Wilson Blackjack V putter
Wilson Titanium ball
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