tablet to use as sat nav

ladyloulouladyloulou Posts: 7,932
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my hubbys sat nav has died :mad: it can be fixed which they say is going to be £50! for the amount we use it, that seems a lot so we are thinking of going down the tablet route. We have a kindle fire hd but cannot seem to do it with that, is there another tablet that we can use occasionally as a satnav?
many thanks

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  • brillopadbrillopad Posts: 3,226
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    ladyloulou wrote: »
    my hubbys sat nav has died :mad: it can be fixed which they say is going to be £50! for the amount we use it, that seems a lot so we are thinking of going down the tablet route. We have a kindle fire hd but cannot seem to do it with that, is there another tablet that we can use occasionally as a satnav?
    many thanks

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  • GamerGirlGamerGirl Posts: 623
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    A new TomTom XL2 costs about £80 +/-

    I have a Nexus 7 tablet, but once away from the home WiFi I can't understand how this would work as a satnav unless you have one with 3G and a data plan :confused:
  • Rodney McKayRodney McKay Posts: 8,143
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    GamerGirl wrote: »
    A new TomTom XL2 costs about £80 +/-

    I have a Nexus 7 tablet, but once away from the home WiFi I can't understand how this would work as a satnav unless you have one with 3G and a data plan :confused:

    Well you can either use a free full on Satnav app like Navfree

    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.navfree.android.OSM.ALL&hl=en

    or Google maps which has Satnav built into it, if you plan your route you can save the route and map to memory so the tablet does not need an internet connection.

    There are other pay for satnav apps for Android, but Navfree works really well, you will need to download the UK maps once it's installed and the maps get updated every few months.
  • alan1302alan1302 Posts: 6,336
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    GamerGirl wrote: »
    A new TomTom XL2 costs about £80 +/-

    I have a Nexus 7 tablet, but once away from the home WiFi I can't understand how this would work as a satnav unless you have one with 3G and a data plan :confused:

    It works the same way as the TomTom - install a map and away you go
  • c4rvc4rv Posts: 29,538
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    you can also create a local hotspot with most smart phones. Google maps takes very little data once maps are cached. It will work without a data connection but you lose live traffic and POI lookup.
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